Its a rainy day here in Cornwall and I am back at my desk after the Glaswegian adventures of the last few days. I have to say that the “one-day weekend” just does not suit my equilibrium – and it’s hard to be back at the start of a busy week after what seems like
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Marcus and Louise Spry from Fresh Dental Care in Maidstone have sent me this link to a brief BBC South East feature on their local BNI chapter. Marcus is lurking in the background of the clip, although you will have to watch carefully to spot him. As an avid fan of BNI, Marcus has participated
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Do you trust English politicians? Do you think the Brussels expenses scandal is being hidden away as we watch? Do you trust international bankers any more? Where do we look for our leadership? Alan Sugar? Simon Cowell? 20 million people tuned in to Saturday’s final of “Britain’s Got Talent” – 1 in 3 of the
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If I had £250,000 spare I would open a brand new private dental practice. Why? because that’s how much it would cost to do a “proper job” because new-starts don’t have any “baggage” What do I mean by “baggage”? “baggage” is existing patients that have been trained to expect something for nothing and to expect
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The new Ollie and Darsh web site has now gone live: CLICK HERE and is a considerable improvement in many ways. Not the least of which is overcoming the challenge that the average “browser” invests just 4 seconds in your home page to see if “it suits”. To entice them to stay longer requires a
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Here’s a great marketing idea from The Fountaine pub situated in the Yorkshire Dales (Linton). When you arrive for an evening meal, the price of two courses is the same as the time on the clock: £6.30 at 18:30 £7.00 at 19:00 £8.00 at 20:00 and so on. What a brilliant way of getting customers
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Working in my Fortress of Solitude in Altrincham – the only way I can get through the task list for the day. I went to bed last night feeling a little overwhelmed at “everything I have to do” today – but, true to form, I made a list of it all this morning at 06:00
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Perhaps unusual to be investing the Saturday of a Bank Holiday weekend in a meeting with no agenda. But you have heard me declare the benefits of “shooting the breeze” – just a good conversation. I’m not asking for any medals – but want you to know that I made no charge for facilitating this
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