It was a real pleasure to deliver a workshop at Not on the High Street HQ to their partner account handling and development team. Needless to say they were full of ideas, pressing questions and interesting observations.

It was good to be able to show them that two of Lola clients are already on this platform marketplace - The Drifting Bear Company who we worked with from almost before they opened their doors, and Smith & Sinclair, manufacturers of cocktail confectionery whom we also supported in their very early days.

The session was full on and fast, covering all sorts of aspects around intellectual asset development and IP.

Great to be back talking with Lucy Mann on Small Spark Theory Podcast.  This time we were discussing different ways creative companies could look at earning revenues other than just through selling their time.  Listen here  https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ep20-agency-revenue-models-erica-wolfe-murray-lola-media/id1199337779?i=1000419000984&mt=2

... where so many world-famous actors, radio, tv, film and theatre professionals have trained was an exciting moment.  We are going through our Discovery/Mapping, Creative/Trends and Development/Assessment process with the BOVTS team to see what amazing assets they have within their people, their processes, their IP, in  fact everywhere and anywhere, to develop new value and revenue streams.

The process we use is very simple, yet works incredibly well, to find under-used or under-exploited assets across a wide range of organisations, companies and charities.  Needless to say it involves a lot of discussion as well as much research.  And occasionally, just occasionally, it is a passing remark or a throw-away line that unlocks hidden potential no-one had spotted - until now.

Wizards, witches, monsters, creatures, planes of existence, planets, characters, goodies, baddies and everything in between - the Lone Wolf RPG archive is quite extraordinary. Written by Joe Dever and continued by his son, Ben, the opportunities that abound in exploring the archive, what has been done to date and how it can be developed in the future forms the basis of our work together.

We have worked with a range of archives of all types and sizes, whether helping Harvey Nichols rediscover and collate theirs, developing interesting and diverse product ranges from their history for Historic Royal Palaces or advising Vitsoe and the Dieter & Ingebor Rams Foundation on a range of options for preserving their unique archive.

In its beautiful setting in St Margaret's, south-west London, the senior team at Rambert School are opening their doors to the Lola team to explore what potential new value and  revenue models we can find within this internationally renown school.  We are delighted to be working with this talented team.

Rambert School is just one of the six organisations who comprise the Conservatoire of Drama and Dance.  We have also been working with co-members, the Central School of Ballet and are about to start with the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

When the designer who has evolved one of your favourite brands gets in touch... of course you want to work with them. Designer of Peter's Yard comms and packaging, Warran Brindle of DBC Studio had heard Erica's interview on Small Spark Theory's podcast and pinged us an email.  We're helping Design by Country to extend its reach to work with other early stage companies with ambitious plans.

Other creative clients with unique positioning strategies include Truth & Spectacle, social impact data graphics company Visualizing Impact and global pattern experts, Patternity.

We are delighted to be working with award winning creative agency, Designate.  Known for their brand building work on insurance company, LV=, as well as their in-depth understanding of the travel industry, we are looking forward to developing their intellectual assets across the board.  And we get to go to Brighton more...

Other agency clients that Lola has worked with include Hey Human, Without Studio, NB Studio, Gregory Bonner Hale and Lovers.

We get cracking with promotional merchandise business, Pod Packaging, today, looking at how best we can help the company evolve and develop new products and services.  Lots to do which will be fun.

Other product companies Lola has worked with include product designers Chauhan Studio, crossover design studio New Territory, knitwear designer Donna Wilson and street furniture designers and manufacturers, Furnitubes.

Lucy Mann of Gunpowder records and uploads her podcast, Small Spark Theory, every month interviewing a range of contributors within the creative industries.  She interviewed Erica about marginal gains, including two lists that every company and freelancer can compile to help them benefit from intellectual assets they already have.

Listen here https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/small-spark-theory-marginal-gains-approach-to-new-business/id1199337779?mt=2

Poet and spoken word artist, Chris Redmond starts working with us today on developing the brand that is Tongue Fu, the riotous experiment in live literature, music, film and improvisation.

In the past we have also worked with poet Inua Ellams on his experiential arts event, the Midnight Run, as well as audience development programme, Cinovate, run by the University of Wales.  Other arts clients include Hackney Empire, Farr Festival with Front to Back and creators of a pop-up theatre, Studio 360.

Today's breakfast at Hey Human involves briefing the whole company about the value of IP and intellectual assets - we're going to work with all those team members interested in the development of new commercial thinking for the behavioural communications agency.

Other company-wide initiatives have been implemented at fabrication company, Factory Settings, the marketing group at Soho House, Forma Arts and printers, Gee Brothers among many others.