Simon Young

I’m very pleased to announce the launch of #sy social media consultancy last week just north of Auckland. #sy takes over the business consultancy side of iJump, which will remain as a hub and resource for New Zealand’s marketing, communications and social media communities. Why the change? While iJump was an attractive and interesting brand, [...]

In a nutshell… Co-writing an article with Jake Pearce on the future of banking (or even of money itself!), especially as it pertains to Generation C. Developing the brand philosophy of iJump with help from 7degree. Incredibly challenging, yet also incredibly valuable. Reading We Think, by Charles Leadbeater, which in turn is introducing me to [...]

Okay, I can stand it no longer. This poor blog has been silent for too long, and meanwhile such exciting things have been happening. Things like: celebrating one year in the heart of Auckland City jumping on the many aggregation bandwagons out there – you can now find me on friendfeed, profilactic, tabber and socialthing [...]

This week, I… got quoted in the New Zealand Herald, discussing social media on behalf of iJump got mentioned in the Czech Republic by our friend Adam Mezei dipped my toe in the water of The Biz, Variety magazine’s new social network. Met some new people through it, have yet to get to know them [...]

This week I: Made a case for content writers in the web development process. Thought aloud about some inspirational movies. Attended my first Auckland Web Design Meetup. Got the latest Marketing Magazine and found I’d written two pieces in it! Released Jump In episode 11, an interview with Professor Jonathan Schroeder on “Brand Culture” And [...]

Last week I had a brilliant idea! Do a weekly summary of anything useful I’ve created around the place. This is the first one, and it’s two-weekly. Last week I… Answered a question on LinkedIn about naming a web 2.0 startup. (Some pretty good advice from others on this post, too!) Cautioned a startup against [...]