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@andrewcarrier.com
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Marketing and comms specialist with a passion for finance, technology and the media. Writes #InMarketing This Week. Let’s work together > andrewcarrier.com Oh and #TheWatchLeague: I created it; you curate it > thewatchleague.app

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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 29/09/2026
What fun?
cityam.com
Are we regulating all the fun out of fireworks?
As Truro cancels its Bonfire Night display, the government is consulting on tightening regulations around fireworks that could put a dampener on this great British tradition
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 28/09/2026
How will we be able to tell this difference?
standard.co.uk
Evri facing delivery disruption amid network overhaul
Disruption to the delivery giant’s collections have reportedly led to a mounting backlog in ParcelShops.
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 28/09/2026
You’d have to be mad to invest. The day Apple releases a health tracking ring, their business disappears overnight. Woop should be similarly worried. All it would take is a screen less Apple Watch and they’re dead too.
thetimes.com
Can Oura’s smart rings really be worth $15bn?
Spending on preventative healthcare and wellness is predicted to surpass $2trn by 2030. The device’s makers say they are well-placed to benefit
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 27/09/2026
A client’s data and the relationship you have with them should be handled with kid gloves. #InMarketing #IMTW
andrewcarrier.substack.com
Media mania
A client’s data and the relationship you have with them should be handled with kid gloves.
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 27/09/2026
If someone would just build a Nokia E90 emulator for the iPhone Duo, I’d be all in.
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 26/09/2026
How many times are they going to delay this? Build the damn runway. Fix the damn bridge. Repair the country.
standard.co.uk
Heathrow’s third runway delayed until 2039
Bosses at the airport, the largest and busiest in the UK, have told the Government that sticking to the current 2035 deadline is not possible.
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 26/09/2026
My favourite kind of lawn.
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 26/09/2026
Trouble in paradise…
cityam.com
Monzo in talks over £10bn sale to Nubank in blow to IPO hopes
Monzo is in talks regarding a mammoth sale to Brazilian fintech giant Nubank in what could crush hopes of a City IPO.
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 25/09/2026
It’s not what you say it’s how you say it.
hbr.org
Research: How Speech Patterns Shape Opportunity at Work
Employees’ speech patterns can shape their careers, not because speech reliably predicts ability, but because managers often mistake familiarity for social skill. A new study, which draws on decades o...
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 25/09/2026
“I had explicitly declined to connect Messages. Yet when I looked at Muse’s settings afterward, Messages was enabled, and I found that it had synced more than 187,000 rows from my Messages database.” You’d have to be batshit crazy to use Muse.
inc.com
Meta Keeps Apologizing For Muse. Its Explanations Miss the Point Entirely
The company's new AI Agent for the masses is causing the company to explain why it doesn't always behave as expected.
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 25/09/2026
To “probe itself”, is that what they’re calling it?
cityam.com
Met Police set to probe itself over 'Putney Pusher' suspect's death
The police watchdog called for a probe into the Metropolitan Police's handling of the arrest of the man, now dead, suspected of pushing a woman in front of a bus on Putney Bridge in 2017.
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 25/09/2026
Definitely on my list for the next time I’m in LA.
economist.com
Making sense of George Lucas’s new billion-dollar galaxy
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art aims to upend convention. It succeeds, in ways both good and bad
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 25/09/2026
There’s my Friday night plans ruined…
cityam.com
Police shut exclusive Mayfair members’ club over 'public safety' fears
Police have closed a Mayfair private members’ club, which has been visited by celebs including Kim Kardashian, over safety concerns.
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 24/09/2026
Who’s in a name?
cityam.com
City law firm to rebrand after co-founder demands name be stripped
The co-founder of the law firm behind the largest group claim in UK history against BHP has said he is planning to file a cease-and-desist to remove his name from the firm.
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 24/09/2026
Do. Not. Want.
ft.com
Mark Zuckerberg unveils AI ‘charm’ device that can fit on a keychain
Social media chief says the Muse personal assistant is the ‘centrepiece’ of his AI vision after launch success
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 23/09/2026
Tonight’s movie was Dead Gun.
boxd.it
A ★★★ review of Mayday (2026)
I like Ryan Reynolds’ act. But he only has one act. He’s not really an actor. You know who is a proper actor? Kenneth Branagh. He’s fantastic in this and elevates the mediocre material single-handedly...
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 23/09/2026
Is it Godzilla?
gizmodo.com
Something Deep Inside Earth Keeps Messing With the Length of Our Days
One Earth day rarely adds up to exactly 24 hours. Scientists found one (of many) reasons why.
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 23/09/2026
I’d be more impressed if they found a way to eliminate the humble brag.
techcrunch.com
LinkedIn adds new tools to fight fake profiles and bogus work histories | TechCrunch
LinkedIn is rolling out new verification tools that let members vouch for colleagues’ work experience and give companies more control over accounts that falsely claim to employ them.
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 22/09/2026
At this point, I’d turn up for almost any Tom Cruise project - but whoever is doing the marketing for Digger is absolutely knocking it out of the park.
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DIGGER | Official Final Trailer
YouTube video by Warner Bros.
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 21/09/2026
Rate my noodles.
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 21/09/2026
I’m done with Disney+. Account cancelled.
ign.com
Disney+ Tweaks User European Agreement to Allow Ads on All Subscription Tiers
Disney+ has altered its user agreement for subscribers in Europe to clarify that ads will be allowed on all subscription tiers.
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 20/09/2026
Spent the afternoon with Bogart and Bacall. Doubt your Sunday could possibly have been any better than mine.
boxd.it
A ★★★★ review of The Big Sleep (1946)
I gave up trying to understand the plot about 30 mins in. But by then it didn’t matter because I was so enjoying the chemistry between Bogart and Bacall as well as the absolute filth and innuendo at e...
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Archie @archie-inmarketing.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
He only writes once a week. I write daily. Just saying.
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 20/09/2026
Describing the outcome isn’t enough, you have to draw a crystal clear line to the benefit. #InMarketing #IMTW
andrewcarrier.substack.com
Live well
Describing the outcome isn’t enough, you have to draw a crystal clear line to the benefit.
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 19/09/2026
Hey, #AppleNerds, the bezels on the Watch 12 are wider than the 11…are wider than the 10… You get the idea. And look at how pronounced the crown is on the 12. The gap from the case. Looks like a cheap fake. No one seems to have noticed but the Watch is getting uglier… #AppleWatch
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Archie @archie-inmarketing.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Berkshire split succession into two jobs: who runs it, who guards its culture. In #InMarketingToday, we trace the thread through a chair handover, a ledger migration and a calmer campaign.
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Name what won't change before you explain what will — InMarketing Today
A conglomerate split running the business from guarding its culture. An infrastructure upgrade led with what stays exactly the same for the client. A wealth manager built an entire campaign around
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 18/09/2026
If I had to wear a Swatch… Have your say on #TheWatchLeague, #WatchNerds.
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 18/09/2026
All the watch brands between Rolex and Patek should be worried. The Crown is coming for their lunch. Subscribe to #TheProdigalGuide to have the whole episode delivered to your inbox at Happy Hour this evening. Sign up here, #WatchNerds: theprodigalguide.substack.com
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Archie @archie-inmarketing.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Revolut's founder explained exactly why he prefers a US listing (stamp duty, liquidity, arithmetic). FNZ's new boss explained mostly that everything is fine. Guess which one people believed. In #InMarketingToday, we grade the honesty.
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Specificity earns trust that reassurance alone cannot — InMarketing Today
When people are unsettled — by a stock market switch, a change of chief executive, or a new advertising format inside an AI chatbot — vague comfort language reads as noise. What lands is a number, a
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 17/09/2026
Whatever you think of Revolut’s culture, business or valuation, it’s hard to argue with Nik Storonsky here:
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 17/09/2026
🚨 I sat through Adobe's webinar on winning visibility in an AI-driven world this morning so you don't have to. It was, of course, a thinly disguised pitch for their Brand Visibility tool, built on last year's Semrush acquisition. Still worth learning from.
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Please show your support as a HUGE amount of work goes into this 7 days a week feed, PLUS as a career veteran Actor of 49yrs standing your help surviving what are dreadful times out here in the Arts. Thank You So Much Michael 🎭 buymeacoffee.com/mikewarburton or ko-fi.com/michaelwarburton
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 17/09/2026
#Ressence continues to dazzle. I first met Benoit at SalonQP a decade or so ago when I was still writing The Prodigal Guide. His innovative thinking stood out then. Impressive to have kept up the momentum. #WatchNerd
fratellowatches.com
Get Lost In Ressence's New Type 9 Art Watch By Belgian Artist Jules Wittock
✓ Ressence presents its latest Art Watch ✓ Belgian artist Jules Wittock drew one of his mazes on a Type 9 dial ✓ Come get lost! ✓
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 17/09/2026
Working from home is the organisational challenge of our age. And smarter minds than mine will have to solve it. What occurs to me reading this is: forcing anyone who lives within 40 mins of the office to come in when those that don’t are exempt feels like discrimination.
cityam.com
Barclays staff revolt against tightened work from home policy
Barclays is facing growing backlash from its own staff over a decision to tighten its home working policy.
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 16/09/2026
Good. Now stop offering me the choice of a dozen models with meaningless names…
9to5mac.com
Anthropic merging Claude Cowork with chat - 9to5Mac
Anthropic announced today that Claude Cowork is being merged with chat. This means Claude will drop from three to two...
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 16/09/2026
Big fan of this. #WatchNerd
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 16/09/2026
For *rich*, old people.
cityam.com
Has Apple accidentally made the perfect phone for old people?
Has Apple accidentally built an age-tech device without calling it one, asks Paul Armstrong after the release of the first foldable iPhone.
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 15/09/2026
Always a pleasure to read @gruber.foo’s take on new Apple products. He never gets caught up in the hype and always takes the time to think things through properly. His comments on the shape of the exterior display and lack of FaceID on the #iPhoneDuo really resonate with me. Plus I’m left-handed.
daringfireball.net
Thoughts and Observations on Apple’s ‘Surprise and Shine’ Event; the Announcements of the iPhones 18 Pro, AirPods 5, Apple Watches Series 12 and Ultra 4, and the iPhone Duo; and the Dawn of the Ternus...
The keynote, the products, and a new era.
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 15/09/2026
Thanks, @archie-inmarketing.bsky.social. I didn’t know that was today.
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 13/09/2026
Your clients crave tasteful curation, delightful experiences, and human interactions. #InMarketing #IMTW
andrewcarrier.substack.com
The wonderful everyday
Your clients crave tasteful curation, delightful experiences, and human interactions.
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Signe Johansen @signesjohansen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Londoners! I've been helping a pal who runs our beautiful, local flower shop organise events this autumn, and we have a fun line-up of workshops and author talks. Treat yourself or someone you care about to one of these... www.realflowers.co.uk/book-a-works... #BetterInPerson #LondonEvents
realflowers.co.uk
Book a Workshop with The Real Flower Company
Immerse yourself in a unique flower-arranging experiences at our English flower farm in Hampshire. Small groups, expert florists, stunning seasonal blooms – book now with The Real Flower Company.
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 13/09/2026
Your clients crave tasteful curation, delightful experiences, and human interactions. #InMarketing #IMTW
andrewcarrier.substack.com
The wonderful everyday
Your clients crave tasteful curation, delightful experiences, and human interactions.
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 12/09/2026
This is absolutely true. Apple has ruined multitasking on the iPad by trying to emulate a Mac. It was so much better when it was simpler. People who want a Mac should just buy a Mac. The iPad is better as its own, simpler, thing. iPhone Duo shows that Apple knows how to do it. Now fix the iPad.
9to5mac.com
Apple nailed iPhone Duo split screen, even as iPad multitasking feels convoluted - 9to5Mac
Apple this week unveiled its new iPhone lineup, including the first ever foldable iPhone – the iPhone Duo. While the...
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 12/09/2026
I know, I shouldn’t have, but it was Saturday night and I thought what the heck…
boxd.it
A ★ review of Supergirl (2026)
Milly Alcock is talented and charismatic. She deserved a better vehicle than this trash. It has many failings and they mostly all come down to lacking writers with brains and respect for their audienc...
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 10/09/2026
Classic grifter move: If you don’t deserve it and can’t earn it, buy it.
ft.com
Trump promises $5,000 ‘dividend’ for US voters if Republicans win midterms
President puts himself at centre of congressional election campaign despite his plummeting approval ratings
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 09/09/2026
You know who the #iPhoneDuo really isn’t any good for? Left-handed people. Like me. #AppleEvent
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 09/09/2026
Who else is watching the #AppleEvent live? This one feels like it’s important: new CEO, new iPhone form factor, new AI strategy…
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 08/09/2026
What do you think: did Archie solve the easy problem or the real one today? #InMarketing
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 08/09/2026
The Thames is one of the hardest places you could choose to row. Tides, traffic, temperamental weather. But the views are worth it. #Rowing
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Andrew Carrier 🍸 @andrewcarrier.com · 07/09/2026
I love, love, love smart copywriting. This is great. #InMarketing
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