The good news about the 2008 crunch, crash, confusion, and fall is that there are a number of ânew kids on the blockâ. Sophisticated investments that are unrelated to equities, non-correlated, have bounced into view for the private investor. There are several unrelated structures that have sprung into view. One in particular has caught a lot of attention …
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Today, a lot of commerce is conducted online and so many relationships are of a digital nature and hence, quite impersonal. In many cases, the relationship is totally system driven and so must be very structured in order to be efficient and reliable. However, that doesnât mean you canât add a âpersonalâ touch to what you do…
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Over coffee recently with a long-standing direct marketing colleague of mine, we got onto the subject of the many changes which marketing has undergone over recent years. When we came to the Internet, he made the following comment: âI like many others are part of a lost generation. We know retail, space, TV, telesales, direct…
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Singapore Airlines tells us itâs âA great way to flyâ with âthe service even other airlines talk about.â Both slogans, along with the Singapore Girl who graces every ad, go right back to the airlineâs beginning. But back around 1980, âthe service even other airlines talk aboutâ disappeared from their ads. So I wrote a column for Media & Marketing magazine…
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I used to own a business. At least, thatâs what I thought . . . until I read Robert Kiyosakiâs Cashflow Quadrant. According to him, what I had WASNâT a business at all. Worse: I had to agree! When I went on vacation, even for a few days, I had to be available pretty much any time. After a whole year, thereâdâve been no business to come back to, for sure…
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The virtual services business scene today is populated by thousands of small companies, many with only 1 or 2 staff, who are facilitating a broad range of business-related activities through offshore based âvirtual teamsâ …
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The online services of the 80’s and 90’s were a TRUSTED source of information. The same cannot be said about the Internet. In fact, the Internet is a medium full of LIES. Consider the following…
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When people say you can be based anywhere and make money online, they are correct – the world is your market and you can literally drive your business from anywhere. However, it is vastly different matter for many small businesses…
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