Interesting to hear from a few of our media contacts on how slow certain sectors have been in the South in terms of ad spend, but how good it's been for the same sectors in the North. One sector in particular (Housing) has been business as usual for us and if anything, we've actually seen more client spend and lot more activity in this sector. In contrast, some of our clients based in the South have been…well, lets just say they've been a tad on the quiet side!

I'm not saying this is the norm for everyone but we've certainly noticed a difference lately.

On another note, our local area (Chorlton) is still seeing lots of new businesses cropping up all the time. I think there's been 2 restaurants, 2 bars, a deli and an eco-friendly gift shop. All good for the local economy and the only thing to take the gloss off is the new eyesore in the form of a Tesco local at the bottom of our road! All of this in the first month of the year is hardly economic slowdown!