All posts by Doug Kessler

A few months ago, we decided to find a home for our beloved agency. Today, we’re thrilled to announce that we’ve found a wonderful one…

Like the best public speaking, every piece of content is first a performance. So what can we steal from the best public speakers? Ask the Head of TED.

Start spreading the news. After god-knows-how-many years stuck in the leafy-ass end of London, Velocity has finally opened a second office – and it’s in New York City. Can I get a ‘Woo-hoo!’ (A discreet…

Two ads just went viral: Pepsi’s Kendall Jenner fiasco and Heineken’s ‘World’s Apart’ experiment. One flopped. One soared. But are they really so different?

Surely, you and I have been to enough content marketing conferences. Nuh-uh. We haven’t. Here’s why.

Airbnb are SO good at smart, useful, on-brand content – and their City Guides are a perfect example. Here’s what you can steal from them…

6 (or more) great examples of the power of Insane Honesty in marketing: the art of putting your worst foot forward.

Managing your audience’s expectations is the second most important factor in content marketing success. Or is that over-promise?

Our latest content marketing video performed so poorly that we asked our audience why it flopped. Here’s what happened.

I have mixed feelings when people refer to ‘the Velocity voice’. I love that we have a distinctive, even recognisable way of writing and that people seem to respond to it. But I wouldn’t want…

A new content format is a powerful thing. But sometimes marketers overlook a great format with lots of advantages: the long-ass, multi-media web page. Here’s why we think you should be doing more of them.

Woo-hoo! Velocity has won the Content Marketing Institute Award for Agency of the Year! It’s not just an honour, it’s a really great feeling too — as a breathless DK explains.