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These opinions are my own, and not that of any of my current or former clients.
Monthly Archives: May 2009
Leaving for the Brass
Be prepared. The experienced motorcycle adventurer knows that it pays dividends to pack light, prepare well in advance and do a shake down run. Me – well I am a bit different. Not only was it a mad scramble to … Continue reading
Posted in NZ Business
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Want to motorcycle the world? It’s easy
This DVD intro gives a taste for the sort of person that you need to be to ride the world. Assemble your personal excuses, and then watch. (Hint – age and even Parkinsons won’t cut it. Neither will lack of … Continue reading
How NOT to Twitter if you are a corporation
A little while back I praised Vodafone New Zealand for their excellent Twittering, inside an article on How to Twitter if you are a Corporation. They reached out to customers, solved problems, gently nudged opinion their way and generally were … Continue reading
Brass Monkey Time
I’m off tomorrow (Wednesday) on the Brass Monkey – an annual event where… well damn it – let me bow tothe description writen by Mod from the incomparable Mod’s Motors: This weekend some of the more fanatical of New Zealand’s … Continue reading
Let’s make it happen
On Tuesday last week I was lucky enough to listen to an interesting range of cool people give 5 minute talks on the topics of their choice. (ok – only one person hit the 5 minute market exactly, and he … Continue reading
Posted in Internet Business, Life, New Zealand Institute, NZ Business, Trade Me
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Tuesday Three: 3 ways to improve your business
Introducing a series of posts where I’ll be suggesting three simple (or not so simple) ways to improve your business. Here’s the first installment: Reduce the big costs – and the little ones List your major suppliers in descending order … Continue reading
Well done Trade Me, but the threat remains
There’s an interesting article over at eBay strategies, which talks about how eBay lost the market for classifieds and mentions that Amazon is taking out the top end. (If you work at Trade Me then you should have eBay Strategies … Continue reading
I’ve joined Equip – a Better by Design consultancy
Better By Design is a NZ Government sponsored program that seeks to help high growth companies become design-led – and thus turn into great companies. The end goal of Better by Design is for New Zealand companies to generate more … Continue reading
Posted in Business, NZ Business
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Red Bull is a tobacco company
A scary article in the NZHerald on how a Brooke Robertson lost 55 Kg of weight by abandoning foods and solely drinking Red Bull. “I managed to wean myself off it by being in hospital for that long but I … Continue reading
Posted in Business, media, NZ Business
Tagged Caffeine, disingenuous wankers, Red Bull, tobacco
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Let’s deliver mail once a week
From this great illustration of the average US Postal Service residential customer’s mailbox we can glean some interesting facts. Amongst them is numerical evidence as to why I don’t check my mail very often. There are almost 200 billion pieces … Continue reading
It’s a long way down
If you have not already subscribed or started following Boston Globes‘s Big Picture – then go ahead and do so. They are a newspaper that has carved out a photographic niche that reaches worldwide. Here’s a recent stunner:
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Why are Harcourts not yet on Trade Me?
There’s a fun discussion happening over on the Unconditional Blog – which if you have not found it yet is well worth following. I commend Alister Helm for not only his writing, but also for balancing the real estate industry … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Internet Business, Trade Me
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Let there be light
A simple idea – cover a 55,000 sports stadium with solar panels, and use them to power (75% of) the lights. This is in Taiwan, ready for the World Games, and, more importantly, Rugby sevens. When there is no match … Continue reading
Make it easy for me to leave you – unsubscribing
Like Rowan, I’ve been unsubscribing from a lot of list emails recently. Let’s see what we can learn from the process. The Good The best email subscriptions are easy to unsubscribe from – requiring a simple click from inside the … Continue reading
