Here’s where my essential personal assistant Phillippa Goodwin becomes such a valuable asset. Virgin Atlantic flight delayed. Connecting flight in Barbados now impossible. Next flight to the BVI is a day later. Hotel tonight buggered. Swimming with dolphins tomorrow buggered. By the time they all open, I’m on a flight. One phone call – sorted.
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There is a growing sense that all of those “bling” practices that emerged in the boom years may be catching a severe cold in the harsh reality of 2010. I’ve noticed a rise in enquiries from this genre, asking for help either in growing, changing or to be rescued. There is a move towards advanced
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Eight products/services that are selling like hot cakes in dentistry: Whitening Facial Aesthetics Cerec Invisalign Incognito Smile Makeovers Dental Implants Denture stabilisation Questions are you selling these products and services? are you SEO’ed and/or PPC’ed on them? do you have a KEDO for each of them? If not – you are in the wrong place.
A client writes to me this morning as follows: “Probably sound silly but would you mind reassuring me that I really can contact you with questions? I write e-mails and then delete them because I think the questions aren’t good enough/you hear all this all the time/you are exhausted already (blog)/this will bore you/etc etc
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I am a Luddite when it comes to books. The chance to browse around the Falmouth Bookstore when Annie and I go bimbling on a Saturday afternoon. The weight of a good hardback novel. The smell of new pages opening. The tactile relationship with a good book when you are curled up on the sofa
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What do you think would happen if I took your team into a film studio and asked them to tell what it was like to work for you or your company? What would they say? I use www.lynda.com for my online software training and have found their products and services to be excellent. In their
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Hi Chris, after the conference call last week, I was very inspired by the description of one participant’s practice as “a million pound practice”. We sat down last week to think how we could turn our business into a million pound practice- and it’s not so far away. Do you have any good ideas for
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It has been an absolute pleasure to enjoy a true weekend “off”. By the time I did get back to Cornwall on Friday evening, last week’s weather and travel had taken their toll and, in spite of my best intentions, there was no way I could face my home office over the last 2 days.
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Just started to play with Snagit for Mac Beta. I think this could be a very good learning tool. For example, capturing a clients web page and pointing out likes and dislikes.
The late, Sir James Goldsmith (one of my personal heroes – read his biography) told a famous story. After his successful takeover of Exxon Oil he became one of the richest men of his time in the world and moved much of his wealth into the stock market. During a business trip to New york
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