I like Billy Connolly. He's a funny man. He can also be offensive at times and enjoys a special breed of black humour. He also understands human nature as is reflected in this quote:

"The desire to be a politician should bar you for life from ever becoming one."

We should tell that to Jeb Bush, or Donald, and, perhaps to Guillermo Zapata. If you live anywhere but Spain you'll have never heard of Guillermo Zapata, but the news has been filled with nothing but details of his twitter account for the past week.

A few months ago I wrote a blog post about the frustration caused by the fact that remarketing lists generated in Google Analytics could not be used for RLSA campaigns.

Today, I am pleased to report that Google has now integrated Google Analytics lists with AdWords to the extent that they can now be used for RLSA campaigns. You see, you can get what you wish for.

Back in February I wrote about @Cellla_ and @Robertwaple - a girl (Cellla) who sent out a tweet about the job she was about to start, and the pizza restaurant manager (Robert) who sacked her before she even started.

At the time I called it a Lose Lose in 140 Characters or less. 

Now that the dust has had time to settle it felt like the right time to go back and see what the aftermath looked like - and it's interesting.

So what do you do if you are in charge of attracting tourism to a tiny country in the Pyrenees known for it's skiing... in the summer months?

This is the problem faced by the Andorran tourist board. Great in winter - empty in the summer.

Their brilliant solution? Host a show by the Cirque du Soleil and give away free tickets.

Free? Yes - free. Standing. If you want a seat you can buy a pack that includes your hotel... unless you live close to Andorra you're going to need a hotel - and, let's face it, not that many people live that close to Andorra.

It probably costs a lot to host the Cirque du Soleil for a month. But as toursim budgets go - this is probably going to net the region a significant surplus in their quietest time. Someting toursim budgets generally don't manage to do.

So to the person who developed this brilliant campaign - we salute you - you are a marketing genius!

Fancy a trip to Andorra? Go see the Cirque du Soleil for free!

There was a short debate on one of the forums I regularly visit this morning where several AdWords consultants and agencies were discussing client's "interference" in accounts.

One contributor suggestedf that clients should be given "read only" access to the AdWords interface. Another, that they should only be given a monthly report, and that no access be given to the AdWords account itself at all.

I was, not to put too fine a point on things, stunned. Actually, double stunned.