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Should You Change Your Accent to Get Ahead?
This is usually code for: “Should I try to sound posh?”
Jan 9
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Paul Russell
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December 2025
Discounting in December? You’ve Already Lost
The more you discount, the less people trust your price.
Dec 19, 2025
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Paul Russell
2
1
16:29
Desire, Interrupted
Why too much visibility makes even luxury feel ordinary.
Dec 5, 2025
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Paul Russell
1
13:47
November 2025
NLP’s Borrowed Credibility. How It Steals the Language of Science
But it only sounds scientific to people who’ve never actually met any scientists.
Nov 21, 2025
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Paul Russell
7
25:48
Prestige anxiety.
The very quiet but very real panic of wealthy clients.
Nov 14, 2025
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Paul Russell
4
10:00
Because You’re Worth It. Apparently.
Beneath the gloss and craftsmanship lies a far older business model: comfort for the anxious.
Nov 7, 2025
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Paul Russell
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1
12:58
October 2025
Corporate Fortune Telling
The pop psychology that keeps bad science in business.
Oct 26, 2025
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Paul Russell
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1
15:30
The Myth of Loyalty (and Other Fairy Tales Told in Boardrooms)
Brands love to believe clients stay for love. More often, it’s because leaving requires effort.
Oct 18, 2025
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Paul Russell
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3
8:41
Most Colour Psychology is Nonsense
The Myth of Colour Psychology
Oct 11, 2025
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Paul Russell
5
11:43
Two Labradors, a Turner, and the Death of Taste
Because in luxury, selling out isn’t profitable, it’s terminal.
Oct 3, 2025
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Paul Russell
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1
9:46
September 2025
Halfway luxury is fatal
Don’t fake heritage, don’t panic-discount, don’t call yourself “Luxury Whatever.” It’s better to be an honest Greggs than a dishonest Gucci.
Sep 29, 2025
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Paul Russell
9
12:12
Why Gatekeepers Hold the Real Power
Selling to Ultra High-Net-Worth Clients
Sep 19, 2025
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Paul Russell
3
9:13
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