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Once in a blue moon there is a blue moon.
The moon is not actually blue but there are two full moons in a single month.
This rare and special event is happening tonight, December 31st, as we say goodbye to 2009.
This is a special beginning of a new decade!
Wishing you all the [...]
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The 12 days of Christmas is an opportunity to think again about your marketing and get ready for the new year. Be your own true love and give yourself some marketing presents!
The best gift you could give your business is some inspired marketing.
On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me:
12 Twelve [...]
A really superb dancer failed to win a reality-show dance competition. The winner of Strictly Come Dancing had more personality which was preferred by the audience to dancing ability.
The judges gave higher marks to Ricky Whittle, who had more talent, but Chris Hollins was the winner voted by the public. And the public [...]
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Comments by Simon Cowell in the semi-finals of X Factor last weekend suggested to me that he thought Danyl was the best contender to win the competition. Evidence? He said that his was the best first audition ever, and seemed a little warmer in his approval of him than the other three contestants.
My [...]
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The Climate change summit in Copenhagen will affect us all, and we have to hope that concerted action will be taken. So often in the media we hear about the warring parties and the lack of agreement, but maybe this time it will be different.
I was encouraged to read WorldVision’s [...]
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Twitter is often treated as a double edged sword. It has kudos in the media for its newness, strangeness and rapid growth. These same qualities can often put off a small business owner. Many an internet-savvy marketer has confessed that they didn’t “get” it for a long time. So what is the average small business [...]
National Women’s Enterprise Day on Wednesday 17 November reminds us that women in business is no longer the exception. A more feminine business model has been vividly handed on as a legacy by Anita Roddick and Laura Ashley to every woman dreaming at the kitchen table. The number of inspiring examples of women doing business [...]
Millionaire Bootcamp for Women held over the last weekend brought together women who know how to make money easily with women who have not done it yet (and want to!) Internet marketing, property, NLP, and speaking were the most popular route to riches, but vision, strategy and above all generosity were the hallmarks of the [...]
What a pleasure! Good efficient customer service from a government-type organisation!
My road tax became due and I was excited to read on the form that my car qualifies for payment of only £35. I rushed off to the Post Office with what I thought were all the forms needed.
I had completely forgotten that my [...]
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It is National Poetry Day. Here is my contribution especially for anyone (male or female) who has suffered in a totalitarian work environment.
Hope you like it! Poetry is such a great way to express imaginative ideas.
Justice at work
As the bullies come near in the playground
I go quiet, neutral.
Skirt length unremarkable, occupied
Don’t catch their eye
Hold my [...]
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