The fastest growing company in the UK at the moment is a media brand co-founded by Gary Lineker. www.linkedin.com/posts/john-h...

Bot clicks are a red hot topic in email marketing right now, and I'll be discussing them with Jack Wrigley from Omnivery and my colleague Carl Alder from Upland Adestra on my next webinar. www.linkedin.com/posts/john-h...

The publishing and media industry is broken! Actually, I'm calling BS on that. This isn't a wake. It's a reset. www.linkedin.com/posts/john-h...

Google faces regulatory crackdown in UK over AI use of publisher content. But what does it actually mean? We’re not moving back to the old search economy. We’re moving into an owned audience economy. The sooner publishers align to that, the stronger they’ll be. www.linkedin.com/posts/john-h...

There can't be too many industries as highly regulated as the Financial Services sector - but perhaps this is a standard that more of us marketers should aspire to reach: www.linkedin.com/posts/john-h...

This photo was taken in a dark place. If I were to use this photo to illustrate an email marketing problem, it might suggest a bloated list, a fatigued audience, and a lack of testing. It might also suggest a poorly optimised send time and a lack of overall strategy. www.linkedin.com/posts/john-h...

Wow! Let's see which operators pass on the savings and which ones pocket the difference. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Is Gmail Killing Newsletters? Or is it Just Raising the Standards? www.linkedin.com/pulse/gmail-...

Tired and emotional at JFK after a whirlwind trip to New York and in need of a hug.

This photo was brought to you in association with jetlag, zero sleep, and perhaps a few cheeky wee jack daniels and coke last night.

Selfie/view from the penthouse at 80, 5th Avenue.

35km ride out to the former RAF Binbrook site. Not what I expected to see on an old tin shed roof next to the runway.

37km into what should be a fairly easy 70km ride and I've had to stop for an emergency sandwich.

After months of inactivity, 110km (yeah, I'm rounding up - what of it?), was a little ambitious. Everything hurts. Check out my ride on Strava: strava.app.link/hDawMFEQs2b

Booked time off work. This looks like it might happen. Just hope my new bike arrives in time or I'm doing it on a Grifter. Don't call it a mid-life crisis: thejoyofridingbikes.substack.com/p/the-coast-...

Planning a new coast-to-coast bike ride - but I need encouragement. If I get 50 free subscriptions to my Substack - I'm doing this. open.substack.com/pub/thejoyof...

How Far Can You Ride on a £300 Bike? How about three-quarters of the way around the world! thejoyofridingbikes.substack.com/p/how-far-ca...

How Far Can You Ride on a £300 Bike? How about three-quarters of the way around the world! thejoyofridingbikes.substack.com/p/how-far-ca...

At the risk of triggering a few readers, at just 2.6 square miles, Gibraltar is the perfect 15-minute city. You can walk from the airport to your hotel, the shops, your place of work, the kids’ school - pretty much anywhere - in a matter of minutes. thejoyofridingbikes.substack.com/p/i-dont-do-...

Anyone else sat on the sofa (or still in bed) watching GCN and thinking about going for a bike ride? Why is the hardest part of any ride leaving the front door? thejoyofridingbikes.substack.com/p/there-must...

Experimenting with Substack. Where will this go? There Must Be Thousands of Us: A cycling blog for ordinary riders who love the road but have no interest in keeping up - thejoyofridingbikes.substack.com/p/there-must...

If AI begins replacing traditional search results (it already has), your direct audience becomes your greatest strategic asset. This webinar gives you the tools to tighten your program, close performance gaps, and strengthen the channel you control. Register: uplandsoftware.com/adestra/reso...

Publishers are waking up to a hard truth: if you don’t own the relationship with your audience, you don’t really have one at all. That’s why more publishers are moving towards a multi‑platform newsroom model - and why email now sits right at the center of it. uplandsoftware.com/adestra/reso...

My job is too much fun. Great to spend the day in Bristol with my colleagues from Upland Adestra making videos for incredibly cool clients like Truffle Shuffle. www.linkedin.com/posts/john-h...

Brilliant day in Bristol filming website and social media content with my colleagues at Upland Adestra. Thank you so much to the amazing crew at Dark Falcon Productions and Qu Studios for looking after us so well. Work shouldn't be this much fun.

Bristol bound, time for a disappointing coffee and bacon roll at Sheffield.

The Christmas tree is up - but there's still plenty to do in the world of email marketing before the big day. Check out Upland Adestra's December newsletter for the latest news about email marketing optimisation, compliance, and personalization. www.linkedin.com/pulse/email-...

10 days to go before we set off on our next Portuguese cycling adventure. Training has not gone to plan. Wish us luck. Better yet, send us your money: www.justgiving.com/page/portuga...

72% towards our fundraising goal for Friends of ANCHOR. Not a bad way to start the week. justgiving.com/page/portuga...

Announcing Friends of Anchor as this year's charity partner for The Portugal Pie Eaters' ride across the Algarve. All support gratefully received on behalf of a great cause. justgiving.com/page/portuga...

Longest ride of the year, 147 km (91 mile) circular route out to Skegness and back. Hellishly long way to go for a Starbucks.

Why does Google hate email marketing? uplandsoftware.com/adestra/reso...

Let's forget for a moment that improving online accessibility is always the right thing to do from a human perspective. Why does it also make commercial sense? Show me the money: uplandsoftware.com/adestra/reso...

Ace to see my squinting face and a link to my recent article about the European Accessibility Act (EAA) being featured on LinkedIn News. www.linkedin.com/news/story/t...

The European Accessibility Act (EAA) may not have made headlines like the GDPR did in 2018 - but its implications are just as significant. uplandsoftware.com/adestra/reso...

What does good email deliverability look like? I break it down in my latest blog for Upland Adestra. uplandsoftware.com/adestra/reso...

We need to talk about email deliverability.You might have a big email list - but it don't mean a thing if your campaigns don't land in the inbox. uplandsoftware.com/adestra/reso...

ICYMI – I had the pleasure of wrapping up last week with a guest post on ChannelX (formerly Tamebay), where I explored how AI is set to radically transform the retail industry over the next two years. channelx.world/2025/06/reta...

Why I’m So Confident Email Will Survive the AI Apocalypse. Check out my latest post om ChannelX.World (formerly known as Tamebay). channelx.world/2025/06/reta...

One for all the marketing peeps out there. My first article for Upland Adestra talking about CDPs - what are they and do you actually need one. uplandsoftware.com/adestra/reso...

London to Brighton. Hardest 54 miles I've ever done. Half way through I started thinking I had Covid (I don't). Ditchling Beacon is a monster. Beer never tasted so good on Brighton Beach and no it wasn't a Neck Oil (my chain came off).

Day one in the new job. While I wait for HR to come online for orientation—and for my first official meeting with my new boss—I figured it was a good time to share what I’m up to and, just as importantly, why I’m doing it. www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-do...

Silly idea for making the UK a better place to live. If a train station has a cafe and the trains are still running, that cafe should stay open. God knows - they might even sell some coffee.

Interesting conversation with a friend with a long term health condition who recently had to surrender his driving license. Why are eBikes not part of the Mobility Scheme? How can we make this happen?

Sad news from the FLAB lads. fatladattheback.com/blogs/news/t...

A bike ride to the beach for a bacon butty and a black coffee before work. If there's a better way to start the day, I haven't found it yet.

I've had a mad idea about an interrail pass, a bike and a tent. I'm 52. I should be looking at SAGA Cruises. Has anyone here ever combined a bike with an interrail ticket?

Selling furniture online has its challenges. But that doesn't means its not a growth industry. Check out this fantastic resource from @linnworks.bsky.social about the explosive growth in ecommerce furniture sales and how sellers are driving more sales online: www.linnworks.com/ebook/online...

I love about eBooks. You can learn about a title one minute and be reading it the next (on your phone). I also love that you can download sample chapters and try before you buy. If you love #Cycling or plan to visit #Portugal this Summer, check out my book: Follow The Blue Line: Cycling The Algarve.

New shoes, new brakes, blob of grease on my headset. 92km, might be my longest ride this year. Still cold and wet. Note my fuelling strategy.