Yearly Archives: 2011

Are They For Real?

I doubt anyone would dispute that children need a safe environment, and it is annoying when something in or around the house goes wrong and needs fixing.

When something needs fixing around our place, unless it is something major we… Continue reading

Creating Excellence in Your Restaurant

Dine America is one of the premier restaurant and food service industry conferences globally and one that all leaders in this industry should put on their agenda to attend. This is not just another trade show! I mention this because… Continue reading

The Secret Colours of Marketing & Communicating Your Message – Part 3

This is the final part in the series on the secret colours of marketing & communicating your message. I hope that this has been valuable thus far and that this final article will complete your understanding of the impact that… Continue reading

The Secret Colours of Marketing & Communicating Your Message – Part 2

In the first part of this series I gave an introduction to the use of colours in marketing, how different colour tones can elicit a different response, and that if you understand the response you can choose the right colours… Continue reading

11 Key Leadership Attributes for Restaurant Managers

Much of the following can be applied to almost any industry. In this article though I’ll use the restaurant and hospitality industry as an example, as it is one in which the lessons are particularly pertinent.

Your value to your… Continue reading

The Secret Colours of Marketing & Communicating Your Message – Part 1

Choosing the right colours to accurately convey your message or create the right perception in your marketing materials is as much an art as it is a science. Colours impact the emotions and actions of your target audience so it… Continue reading

How to Make Hotel Investments

Emerging markets such as India and China are augmenting an otherwise lack lustre global travel industry.  The reality is that the upswing in recent years in the hotel industry is due mainly to travellers from these too massive regions. It… Continue reading

Positioning Your Start-up Using Blue Ocean Strategy – Part 1

By using Blue Ocean Strategy innovative start-ups can identify market spaces that have no competition, and in doing so render their traditional industry competition irrelevant.

The basic premise of Blue Ocean Strategy is that every market can be segregated into… Continue reading

Changing What’s Normal Sydney 6th July 2011

I am very excited to tell my network about my good friend Ian Berry’s 90 minute seminar in the Sydney CBD from 4.30 through 6 pm on Wednesday 6th July.

Participants will received a copy of Ian’s “Changing What’s Normal”… Continue reading

How to Value a Family Office Database Resource – What to look for before you buy

I’ve discussed these elements before in other articles but a recent stream of questions from people in my network has prompted me to reiterate these points in a more summarised way and all in one place … eh … blog.  I… Continue reading

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