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About buying my books

July 21, 2022 Paul

I’ve just been doing a little survey of my books online. It was horrifying. The bookshops have their own mark-ups…

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Posted in: ABOUT THE BOOKS, Main Blog Filed under: Amazon, Paul Wallis books, Smashwords

Apology to commenters

December 16, 2021 Paul

I don’t often apologize for anything, but in this case, I feel obliged. There were quite a few commenters on…

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Font sizes – An apology

June 8, 2021 Paul

I don’t apologize much or often, but I feel I owe readers an apology for the abysmal default fonts on…

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Posted in: Main Blog Filed under: Sydney Media Jam blog., WrodPress default font size

Contact me

February 13, 2021 Paul

To my surprise, I seem to have been getting a lot of hits on the Contact page. The Contact page…

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Forget trying to post spam

June 2, 2020 Paul

I’ve been seeing a lot of spam recently. It will NEVER be posted. Nothing goes online unless it’s NOT spam.…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: spam policy

Sydney Media Jam.com on hiatus as of next week.

May 9, 2020 Paul

The website will be on hiatus as of next week 11May 2020. I’ve had it for years, but I’m not…

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Posted in: Main Blog

No spam policy

October 20, 2019 Paul

I’ve been seeing a lot of spam comments. Take your clickbait garbage elsewhere. Get this straight: Every post is checked…

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About this blog

June 9, 2019 Paul

This is the third time I have tried to run a simple WordPress blog. It has been a truly infuriating…

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Posted in: Main Blog, Older blogs recovered Filed under: Paul Wallis, Sydney Media Jam

Nigel the Denouement and Revelations of a Graphic Artist (Ads Part 39)

June 25, 2026 Paul Leave a comment

The egregious Nigel had left a gaping hole in Al’s understanding of the mess at the US end. Meanwhile, domestic…

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Posted in: Main Blog Filed under: Ads, advertising, amazon books, Australia, Paul Wallis books

NIGEL- THE DENOUEMENT (Ads Part 38)

June 21, 2026 Paul Leave a comment

Our Nigel is in deep. Too deep. It gets less impressive as it goes on. Meanwhile, an apology: I missed…

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Posted in: Main Blog Filed under: Ads, advertising, Australia, Paul Wallis books

HELP FROM ABOVE (Ads Part 37)

June 12, 2026 Paul

Advertising fundamentals with a happy outcome. About time, you’d think, particularly if you work in the sector. “You never allow…

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Posted in: Main Blog Filed under: Ads, advertising, Australia, Paul Wallis books

A Clash of Cultures (Ads Part 36)

June 7, 2026 Paul

The ugly side of the Australian media manosphere gets a long-overdue comeuppance. The tiresome “celebrity” Donaldson makes a fool of…

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Posted in: Main Blog Filed under: Ads, advertising, Australia, Paul Wallis books

A CLASH OF CULTURES (Ads Part 35)

May 30, 2026 Paul

The agency attends a meeting of the sector. a dinner, no less. It gets “awkward”. Carla and Joe had been…

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Posted in: Main Blog Filed under: Ads, advertising, Australia, Paul Wallis books

Reality is avoidable if it smells bad enough (Ads Part 34)

May 25, 2026 Paul

The reality show is a horror of production and lousy advertising. A decision works out well. “You’ve got problems. I…

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Posted in: Main Blog Filed under: Ads, advertising, amazon books, Australia, Paul Wallis books

REALITY IS AVOIDABLE, IF IT  SMELLS BAD ENOUGH. (Ads Part 33)

May 16, 2026 Paul

More business, more adspeak, more fun. The Missing Nigel affair soon receded into an unexplained backdrop to their lives, like…

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Posted in: Main Blog Filed under: Ads, advertising, amazon books, Australia, Paul Wallis books

DEVELOPMENTS (Ads Part 32)

May 7, 2026 Paul

Bruce takes to the airwaves to find Nigel. It’s gruesome. Really. Actually. Voiceover: If someone buys 60 toilet rolls at…

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Posted in: Main Blog Filed under: Ads, advertising, Australia, Paul Wallis books

NEW STARTER (Ads Part 31)

April 30, 2026 Paul

This is a major hire for the agency, and she’s as mad as they are. “Spring Rolls; a reason for…

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Posted in: Main Blog Filed under: Ads, advertising, Australia, Paul Wallis books

Nearer My Client to Thee (Ads Part 29)

April 21, 2026 Paul

The Chutney Man arrives. The Ads crowd are carrying on their conversation. “That silly Isaac Newton.”  Joe and Carla had…

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Posted in: Main Blog Filed under: Ads, advertising, Australia, Paul Wallis books

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