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Martin Potter | Basel, Switzerland Eurovision 2025: From DNA to Do-Re-Mi
Jan 30, 2026
Martin Potter | Basel, Switzerland Building the digital experience of a premium brand
Jan 28, 2026
Martin Potter | Basel, Switzerland The allure of experiential marketing
Jan 28, 2026
Martin Potter | Basel, Switzerland Ten things I learned about global sponsorships
Jan 27, 2026
Martin Potter | Basel, Switzerland On running ten marathons
Jan 26, 2026
Martin Potter | Basel, Switzerland Designing the moments where a premium brand becomes real
Jan 25, 2026

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Ten things I learned about global sponsorships
Ten things I learned about global sponsorships

Executing a sponsorship campaign is complex. This outlines ten practical lessons for doing it right.

On running ten marathons
On running ten marathons

An essay on running through ten marathons, from my first in New York to an accidental Boston qualification.

The poem that changed how I see language
The poem that changed how I see language

How Wilfred Owen’s Dulce et Decorum Est transformed my sense of the English language.

Relocating to Switzerland
Relocating to Switzerland

Moving to Basel with a young family in 2019 and finding belonging, balance and community in Switzerland.

Leaving the UK for a job in the US
Leaving the UK for a job in the US

What happens when the dream of the US meets reality and why no one there ever calls you an expat.

Visualising ideas with Dall-E
Visualising ideas with Dall-E

An exploration of how GenAI can be used to visualise ideas and stories early, helping shape creative thinking before design begins.

Lessons from boarding school
Lessons from boarding school

A look back at my Wellington School years and the lessons that shaped me long before I understood them.

Why creative teams often fail in large organisations
Why creative teams often fail in large organisations

What allows creativity to survive inside large organisations, from authority and trust to internal studios and decision-making.

Agency or client side?
Agency or client side?

What agency and client-side roles each get right, get wrong, and rarely admit.

When the Women’s EUROs came to Basel
When the Women’s EUROs came to Basel

From the opening match to England’s win, a fans experience of the 2025 Women's EUROs in Basel.

A creative career without art school
A creative career without art school

How a creative career can grow without formal art school training.

The best career advice I didn’t expect to give
The best career advice I didn’t expect to give

I had coffee with a university student who wanted to break into marketing and creative communications work.

The year I first worked abroad
The year I first worked abroad

A story of a Gap Year that stretched from Cheltenham to Finland, Germany and across Europe by rail.

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