Zac Martin

Zac Martin

Zac Martin is an 19 year old university student, currently in his third year of a Marketing degree. He is a freelance writer and social media marketing consultant but hates the word “expert”. Depending on whose authority you’re going on, he’s either a Gen Y or an iGen but often acts like a five year old.

Zac loves to blog, tweet and have conspiracies about the Loch Ness Monster emailed to him. He loves long walks on the beach, getting caught in rain and when he grows up he wants to be an evil marketer. At one point he considered attempting to stop talking in third person. He was unsuccessful in this endeavour.
When not donating to charities, helping old people across the road or saving kittens from burning trees, Zac writes about gen y, social media marketing and the internet.

Articles by Zac Martin

What if you had a birthday and nobody poked you

What if you had a birthday and nobody poked you

12 Aug 09 I’m addicted to Facebook. It’s not uncommon for me tie a piece of elastic around my arm and shoot up…... Read more

What do medicated kids and Rick Astley have in common?

24 Jul 09 So, as much as I hate admitting it, I’m the kind of guy who watches DVDs with the audio commentary…... Read more

Make friends, investigate murders on the internet

09 Jul 09 The internet is probably the best beach in the world to go for a surf. It’s the reason I spend…... Read more

I know you hate marketers but face it, you need them

24 Jun 09 Well it’s official. People hate marketers, particularly those in advertising. Research by Roy Morgan has ranked advertising as the third…... Read more

It’s not just a mint - it’s a really bad campaign

10 Jun 09 Alongside PowerPoint slide design, I think I have a fetish for iPhone applications. Last week I was doing my usual…... Read more

Who the hell is Dewey? Books on life support

21 May 09 I borrowed my first book from the University library the other day. I realise that doesn’t really seem like a…... Read more

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choice ringside rantings

From: Punch on: Open thread 09/02/2012

marley says:

I'm one of the older ones, so I've certainly seen a few changes in my time. When I started school I learned to write with a nib pen, dipped in an inkwell (no, I'm not kidding). My mother became a dab hand at getting inkstains out of my clothes. Flicking ink at one another in the classroom was an essential… [read more]

From: I’d rather have a piece of toast than listen to crap lyrics

Erick says:

Led Zeppelin are responsible for my all-time favourite mixed metaphor: "There you sit, sit and stare, like a book on a shelf rusting." (Misty Mountain Hop) I laugh every time I hear it. Hmmm, I believe I've decided what to play on the way to work today. [read more]

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