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Bend over backwards.. Get bitten in the ass

| January 28, 2012
Bend over backwards.. Get bitten in the ass

It’s actually the same lesson but in two different contexts. That lesson is that WHEN YOU BEND OVER BACKWARDS, YOU’RE BOUND TO GET BITTEN IN THE ASS.

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FNB sponsors new Durban Chamber memberships

| November 15, 2011
FNB sponsors new Durban Chamber memberships

This is probably one of the best things I’ve seen happen for businesses of any size or shape in the South African commercial space. Well done FNB.

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Does business English communicate?

| October 11, 2011
Does business English communicate?

So the question to ask ourselves is whether “business English” really work in business, or whether it is more a burden than a benefit. Are we really communicating when we verbally regurgitate dictionaries at people in the hope they will be impressed enough to want to do business with us because we appear smart?

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Excited about what’s happening on Linkedin

| October 9, 2011
Excited about what’s happening on Linkedin

It is now a lot easier for companies to communicate with their audiences on Linkedin whereas in the past you had to first “befriend” someone that works for the company before you can get acces sto any company information that is not available online. Now you have a direct line to companies.

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Why the prepaid debit card is just dumb

| October 1, 2011
Why the prepaid debit card is just dumb

The, the chutzpah, they say that with your Prepaid Debit Card you have unlimited “ATM withdrawals”. Why would anyone want to take CASH, deposit it into an account only to withdraw it again. So not only are they targeting poor people. They are convinced that poor people are idiots too.

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My 4 reasons why EVERY company MUST be on Twitter

| September 20, 2011
My 4 reasons why EVERY company MUST be on Twitter

Twitter can be used to send traffic to other online destinations, from where you can then send traffic to your products and services.. or you can send traffic directly there from Twitter. If you tweet good, valuable and useful content, chances are these tweets will be retweeted by others

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Nothing Velvet about the Sky

| September 6, 2011
Nothing Velvet about the Sky

They bloody took my post – a genuine concern I raised in the interest of people like myself that fly at least once a month – and removed it from where it can be seen by “the public”, despite the fact that they willingly chose to position themselves on this public digital playground

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Your staff are your biggest brand-threat

| March 29, 2011 | 0 Comments
Your staff are your biggest brand-threat

Before I get into my story, please note that a brand is not a logo on a cap, a sign on a shopfront or a wrap on your vehicle. Yes that is “branding”, which is a process. None of that is a brand. A brand is a collection of things that you and your company [...]

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SCHMooZ 2.0 – Durban business goes Social

| January 31, 2011 | 0 Comments
SCHMooZ 2.0 – Durban business goes Social

We have a guest speaker (who’s very well known in Durban business circles) coming through that will speak to us on a topic of great interest and one that causes loads of confusion especially among young business people. Fluence New Marketing is also sponsoring welcome drinks on arrival and a possible gift bag when you leave (gift bags not confirmed at time of posting). I will personally expound on one of the rather important aspects of marketing today and we will also introduce you to some of the young powerbrokers in Durban’s business and social elite.

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Apple vs Blackberry. Great comeback

| January 25, 2011 | 1 Comment
Apple vs Blackberry. Great comeback

I just came across these two videos via Facebook wall post and I find it greatly entertaining. It’s comparative advertising at its very best. Blackberry takes a potshot at Apple, and Apple makes comeback that speaks volume in just a few words.

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