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Simon Collins, eSubstance (www.eSubstance.com), simon.collins (A) esubstance.com

August 2003

1. What does your business do?
   Marketing communications business specialising in customer magazines, websites, mobile content aggregation and direct marketing.
   
   
2. What's currently hot for your business?
   Our recent move into the mobile space has been very exciting. In addition our continued success in the travel sector, specifically inflight media has enabled us to continue our expansion.
   
   
3. What's not?
   It's still very tough out there.
   
   
4. How long have you worked in digital media?
   Since 1995.
   
   
5. What's been the high point?
   1999 - I loved it. ;o)
   
   
6. Any regrets?
   No.
   
   
7. Best digital marketing / advertising campaign you've seen recently?
   Nothing really springs to mind.
   
   
8. What websites help you most in your job?
   www.Google.co.uk, www.Mad.co.uk, www.BrandRepublic.com.
   
   
9. What websites distract you most when you should be working?
   www.popbitch.com.
   
   
10. Have you got a personal site or blog?
    No.
    
    
11. Most useful application or software that you use?
    Browser, mail client.