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These opinions are my own, and not that of any of my current or former clients.
Monthly Archives: February 2009
Powershop saves me 32.5% at the moment
So Powershop lowers switching costs, but as you can see from the headline it also lowers actual costs. So how much can you save? If you are like me – then a lot. I was using Contact, who like the … Continue reading
Powershop lowers switching costs – and that is good
A while back Ari from Powershop gave me, and a few others, a demonstration of Powershop – a new way to buy electricity. It’s pretty cool – you can choose which supplier you buy your units from each time you … Continue reading
Why this site is in #blackout
#blackout Section 92A of Amended New Zealand Copyright Act comes into effect on the 28th of February, 2008. The chilling effect of 92A has been reported here before – one email to an unused address, and a family’s internet connection … Continue reading
#blackout – is self regulation the answer?
Here is a commentary on the change to the copyright act, section 92A, and the #blackout protest. Its by my father, Glen Wiggs, who is a lawyer and ex-head of the Advertising Standards Authority, a self-regulating organisation here in NZ. … Continue reading
Bad news for Cricket: Sponsor Standford is being investigated
Via the WSJ it appears that Stanford International is under investigation: Stanford International Bank Ltd. of Antigua recently failed to provide some $16 million in funding to a small Florida telecommunications firm, while a small Alabama health-care firm said it … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Global Macro Trends
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How bad things get when it’s only the brand
There is very little you can say to defend this leaked (I hope) report on Pepsi’s new logo (big pdf). Go and read it if you have not already – it will affect you in some way. I felt ill. … Continue reading
Posted in Business, media
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It’s the products not the brand
A timely find – a viral video about Trader Joes - a small USA chain of food stores that are lots of fun to shop in. The products at Trader Joes are high quality – and that is especially relevant in the … Continue reading
It’s the Gelato, not the brand
Somewhat by mistake I found myself reading something that Kevin Roberts had written – he apparently has a blog in NZHerald. This post was about new Queen Street, Auckland, Gelato shop – Giapo, and here’s what he had to say about … Continue reading
Five ways to increase your free time
This is Indexed once again sums up a complex thought on a card. Most people are in the middle of this curve, and would really like to be at the far end. But why not move the curve? Why not … Continue reading
Finda and Yellow: they had already lost
Business listings is a winner take all game right? After all – why would you have more than one set of Yellow Pages in your house? So Yellow’s purchase of Finda is a great move. Right? Well not exactly. When … Continue reading
Posted in Internet Business, Investing, NZ Business
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Well done Green Cabs. Now – about that website?
A big change when I came back to Wellington late last year was the emergence of Green Cabs. What an overdue idea, and what a great one. It’s a triple play – better for the environment, better for the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, NZ Business, wellington
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