![Stories Mean Business - Nick Warren artwork](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts123/v4/29/0f/c5/290fc517-3398-570d-3ffd-62ee46009fac/mza_7006090900229119062.jpg/100x100bb.jpg)
748: Identity and the Freshers’ Fair
Stories Mean Business - Nick Warren
English - September 29, 2021 04:00 - 4 minutes - 4.05 MBMarketing Business Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: 747: Building Your Assets
Next Episode: 749: Thinking Outside The Body
30 years ago, The Freshers’ Fair felt like a seething cauldron of possibility. It was my first week at university and all the clubs, cliques and societies were vying for my attention.
But the other thing I remember – my clearest memory actually – is the huge stalls selling posters. Hundreds of cheaply printed, mass produced images of bands, movies and memes.
But of course, they weren't really selling posters ... they were selling identity, signalling and status.
And we – 18 years old – were the perfect audience.
Episode home:
https://StoriesMeanBusiness.com/podcast/747:-Identity-and-the-Freshers-Fair