Alexander Garrett

Freelance writer

United Kingdom

I've been writing about business, property and associated topics for more than two decades including a seven year stint at The Observer. I currently contribute to a range of business magazines as well as writing articles, reports and thought leadership on behalf of corporate clients.
Contact me at [email protected]

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BL Global magazine
07/11/2022
DA Overload?

An article for the Channel Islands business magazine on the strange world of DAOs – decentralised autonomous organisations.

APM Project magazine
04/01/2022
The Guggenheim Effect

A look back at one of the most successful mega projects of the last 50 years.

WPP Atticus Journal
12/10/2021
The Atticus Journal

WPP's journal of original thinking which I have edited since its inception.

The Review
03/25/2020
The Review | Getting in, and getting on

To have two generations of the same family working in the same sector is an indicator that social mobility isn't happening. For financial services, that indicator stands at three times the national average in the UK alone. Why is this bad news and what can be done about it?

INFLUENCE magazine
05/13/2019
Digital detox: Could a tech backlash derail your comms strategy?

"Is the digital detox set to be 2019's biggest health fad?" asked a recent headline. The hashtag #DigitalDetox was used 100,000 times on Instagram in 2018, and a wave of recent communications campaigns have capitalised on the trend. In November 2018, Vienna's tourist board launched Unhashtag Vienna, a campaign encouraging visitors to switch off. Is social media simply not cool anymore?

CISI The Review
08/02/2019
A healthy approach

When it comes to poor mental health, financial services professionals are one of the worst affected groups. How can the sector start out on the road to recovery?

BA First magazine
03/29/2019
Miami has a moment

Developers in Miami are pushing luxury property to new boundaries.

Business Life
03/01/2019
Innovation Cities

A look at three cities leading innovation in the UK