Big Revolution arrives on YouTube
Some news from my business, Big Revolution. It’s just launched a YouTube channel!
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Why I’m taking Marriott International to court
It’s become a depressingly familiar situation. You get an email from a company telling you that they’ve suffered a data breach and your personal information was stolen. You sigh, you shrug, and then you forget about it — because you’re powerless. You can’t get that personal data back. It might end up being used for … Read More
What the ‘SFP’ in my name means
Unluckily, there’s a mass murderer who has exactly the same name as me. Like, the same middle name and everything. I’d tolerated this fact for a long time, but last year, I took the decision to tweak my name and start calling myself ‘Martin SFP Bryant’ professionally. When I was an employee, it was less … Read More
A return to podcast production
An unexpected development for 2019 has been getting back into podcast production for the first time in over a decade. I produce two well-received series: social media news and discussion series Geekout with Matt Navarra, and a short documentary series explaining venture capital called Making Sense of VC. You can find out more and subscribe … Read More
Big Revolution is expanding into online classes
Today, my consultancy Big Revolution has announced its first online class. Join me on 26 March for ‘Building Strong, Consistent Messaging for Startups.’ It’s aimed at startups up to Series-A funding, and if you can’t make it, you can always watch later. If you know a startup who could benefit from putting what they do … Read More
Introducing a new consultancy for tech and media companies: Big Revolution
Today I’m launching Big Revolution, a language-focused strategy consultancy for tech and media companies. The story so far… When I went freelance at the start of last year, I deliberately kept my offering broad. The idea was to find out what people wanted me to do, what I enjoyed doing (beyond journalism), and then find … Read More
Testing LinkedIn’s new Series feature
I’m part of a small group testing a new feature on LinkedIn that allows people to subscribe to a series of themed posts. My series is called The Language of Technology, and there will be a new episode every two weeks. The first part is about the importance of having a ‘micro-pitch’ for your business. … Read More
Here’s what I’ve been working on. What’s next?
When I went out on my own at the start of this year, I knew one thing – I was tired of being pigeonholed as a journalist and editor. I wanted to do less writing and more diverse work with tech and media companies. I’m happy to say, that’s exactly how it’s turned out so … Read More
Introducing my new newsletter: Big Revolution
Every day for nearly two years I’ve been diligently curating a list of must-read links from around the web and putting them into a Nuzzel newsletter. Now it’s time to expand that newsletter into something new. Something with a bit more space to go into detail about why things matter, and play around with new … Read More
Working with the Google Digital News Initiative Innovation Fund
I’m delighted to be working with the Google Digital News Initiative as an external assessor for the latest round of its Innovation Fund. The initiative exists to support digital journalism in Europe, and the fund already supports a huge variety of projects. If you’re a media or technology company working on something new and innovative in … Read More