I have been very cautious about “wedding fayres” as a source of new business over the years. Feedback from clients has been that interest and new business have slowed down over the years – sometimes because the bride and groom and so far away from the “big day” that investing in whiter/straighter teeth is not
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I have been very cautious about “wedding fayres” as a source of new business over the years. Feedback from clients has been that interest and new business have slowed down over the years – sometimes because the bride and groom and so far away from the “big day” that investing in whiter/straighter teeth is not
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There’s no better way to start a foreign holiday then to wake up on Saturday morning to a good Cornish coastal “mizzle” – a light rain falling at the speed of snowflakes onto a damp garden. Last night we entertained Cat Maceachen, who will be house-sitting with her boyfriend Ash whilst we travel. As Falmouth
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Things Fall Apart – Chinua Achebe The Seige of Krishnapur – J G Farrell A Prayer for Owen Meany – John Irving The Book of Chameleons – Jose Eduardo Agualusa The Angel’s Cut – Elizabeth Knox The Other – David Guterson
I know this is 5 minutes of unabashed promotion for Guy Levine (nothing wrong with that) but also an interesting perspective on the financial benefits of search engine optimisation.
I have to admit to being astonished. Here’s the time-line. 18:00 casually click on Facebook advert from Optical Express, offering free laser-eye correction for those age 55 and over (yes – that’s me – sigh). 18:02 – finish completing basic details – name, post-code, email, phone and…..CLICK 18:03 I kid you not – 60-seconds later…
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I have to say that the team air-side are almost always polite and efficient but I want you to make a mental note to yourself to NEVER that’s NEVER use this airline. The photo above is an imaginary wave “good-bye” to me from this company. I’ve written to Phillippa this morning, asking her to delete
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Quite bizarre to be chatting with a client on the phone yesterday who has just returned from his main annual vacation. He is calm, relaxed, refreshed and determined to read more, take more time for physical fitness, spend more time with his family. And, of course, to knock his business into shape once and for
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Interesting to note that July was a 3300-mile month but, as you can see, a fair proportion of that is just getting in and out of Cornwall at the beginning and end of the week, so that I can then do “that thing I do”. It’s a tough decision to live down here – but
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Another example of BOP marketing (bold, outrageous, provocative). Microsoft announce a global competition for a jingle announcing their new competitor to Google – and here is the winner I would so love to see a dentist do this on their web site home page.