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Jim Connolly

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traditional marketing is dead! you need creative marketing. why? read this↓ jimsmarketingblog.com/about-2

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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 21/08/2026
I buy cheap notebooks, rip the pages out and write on them. Why? Previously, I bought expensive notebooks and waited for someone ‘important’ to write in them. This method catches everything in my tiny studio. #creativity
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 21/07/2026
A very powerful image, regardless of which side of the fence you're on. Image Credit: Kylie
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 19/07/2026
Hay! They’ve taken it!
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 19/07/2026
Yeah whatever
White square of paper on a table top, with the word ’different’ written with a black sharpie, and the word ’in’ placed vertically within the word with a pink sharpie.
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 17/07/2026
Help make @bsky.app better. In the latest update, you can choose the enable beta features. Our feedback can make a difference.
Screenshot of the Bluesky Beta features setting.
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 15/07/2026
Love this piece. In Gainsborough. This morning.
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 15/07/2026
You might find this helpful.
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 14/07/2026
Yesterday's newsletter was my most shared since 2012. I almost didn't publish it. It had been in drafts for about 3-months.
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 13/07/2026
Just arrived in Lincoln.
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 16/05/2026
Don’t let them fool you.
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 06/05/2026
AI marketing is wiping out your competitors. Now take their market share! Here's how. jimsmarketingblog.com/2026/05/05/w... #SmallBusiness #Marketing #AI
Image says: the best opportunities are never obvious. The problem? AI can’t spot a non-obvious opportunity. Why? It cannot make a move that seems to go against the data. This inability on the part of AIs, means those leaning into AI for their marketing will miss all the biggest wins.
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 04/05/2026
Can you see the bubbles?
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 19/04/2026
My cup is basically showing off.
IAM UNIQUE.  I DO NOT HAVE A PLASTIC LINING.  PUT ME IN THE RECYCLE BIN.  100%
RECYCLABLE PAPER CUP!
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 13/04/2026
This is what North Nottinghamshire looks like this evening. My view right now. Sun setting. Birds singing.
Sun setting in Nottinghamshire village. A winding road in north Nottinghamshire village. Spring evening.
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 04/04/2026
Just cancelled my Premium subscription on Twitter / X. I was one of those who were given a verified account because of my reputation. Back then, it was a big help to my work. Today, there's literally no commercial upside to a so-called 'premium' account as anyone with a few $ can buy one.
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 27/03/2026
I’ve never built a pen, but I play with them occasionally.
Lamy Safari fountain pen on a desk, next to an iPhone. The pen is a combination of the yellow and the red safari. iPhone screen shows @bluesky app.
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 24/03/2026
Hi Mikhail. The 'suggestions' are in your timeline. As you scroll down, you will occasionally see what looks like some tiny profiles in a rectangle (see below). These are accounts that @bsky.app thinks you'll find useful. The idea is to make Bluesky more engaging for us. Hope that helps.
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 14/03/2026
I hear you. I have a green Noto, also. Broad refills. Writes like a dream.
Fountain pens on a desk. 7 Lamys and 1 Montblanc.
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 07/03/2026
Just had a lovely walk around the village. When we moved here from London, I asked my wife ‘I wonder if I'll ever take our new location for granted’. Almost 25-years later, I've never loved this place more. We live on the boarders of North Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire.
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 07/03/2026
Come on... who else remembers these?
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 24/02/2026
If you ever wondered…
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 16/02/2026
I got these ready yesterday, for the week ahead. #FountainPens #fpgeeks
A selection of Lamy fountain pens on a studio’s production table. A fountain pen on a studio’s production table.
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 15/02/2026
You have your mentors... I have mine.
cats, jokes, lols, funny
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 14/02/2026
Hi Dr Nick. I inked my main fountain pen just now, too. I see you have one! #fountainpens #Meisterstück149 #FPgeeks
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 25/01/2026
Consulting chatbots before EVERY decision? Pretty sure that's a really bad idea. #CreativeThinking #AIslop #Think
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 23/01/2026
Welcome to a typical morning in the Connolly household. This is a quick note my wife left in the kitchen, so our son would see it when he came downstairs... and keep quiet.
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 06/01/2026
Can you relate?
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 24/12/2025
For friends in the UK. This time of year can be extremely challenging for many people. If you need support today, the numbers and sites here are eager to help you. #MentalHealth #Depression #DepressionHelp #SuicideAwareness
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 24/12/2025
👀
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 19/12/2025
Wanted!!!
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 27/11/2025
I've had enough of the baddies. So...
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 07/11/2025
And 7-days later it's rocketed up to... 👇
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 05/10/2025
Small business owners. Follow up on that prospect who seemed interested, but went silent. Why? 👇
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 02/10/2025
Small things can make people feel massively better. For example, use someone’s name, just once, in your conversations. I’ve no idea why people respond better when you do this. But they do. Almost always. Give it a try. If you already do this, what changes do you see?
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 01/09/2025
Every Apple influencer / YouTuber: "Your workspace must be minimal." Also: Steve Jobs' home office.
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 04/08/2025
There's a generation of note-takers, whose notes almost like art. It’s about the aesthetic, rather than the ideas. Honesty matters, too. What good are dishonest observations and ideas? #SmallBusiness #SmallBiz #Marketing
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 10/07/2025
Essential info for local friends, this time of year. #NoBeesNoTrees
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 26/06/2025
Just back from a glorious summer evening walk around the village.
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 02/06/2025
She thinks her art isn’t up to much! What do you think? The person who served my coffee today, went to the zoo recently to do some ‘quick sketching’. I asked if she had her sketchbook. Here’s one of the dozen or so she did. Thoughts?
Sketch of two lions. One is sleeping.
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 02/05/2025
Coffee before Mass.
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 01/05/2025
Currently enjoying lunch at a Roman Forum, built in the year 43AD. #RomanLincoln
Pigeons sharing my lunch. Roman forum Lincoln.
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 23/04/2025
Tune in.
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 23/04/2025
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 23/04/2025
Clearer.
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 23/04/2025
Words work differently, depending on how you frame them. This is something I was thinking, while waiting for my coffee. It’s for a client of mine who’s in the packaging industry. The napkin came with my coffee. It was perfect.
Words written on a napkin. Lincoln, Lincolnshire, uk.
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 23/04/2025
Ohhhh yes! I need this.
A cappuccino photographed on a table in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK.
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 19/04/2025
Working on Jim Connolly .com over the Easter weekend. It needs content. My focus will be on short form ideas, that people will hopefully find useful.
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 18/04/2025
Miles Davis - 'On The Corner' is more than a great album. It's actually magical. And 50-years ahead of it's time.
The cover of, On The Corner, an amazing album by Miles Davis.
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 16/04/2025
These notes will become a thing tomorrow. Not sure what, though.
An open notebook, with a few ideas on it. There’s a ballpoint pen and highlighter on the page.
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Jim Connolly @jimconnolly.com · 16/04/2025
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