“The bitterness of poor workmanship remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.” Longfellow
Monthly Archives: November 2009
The Weekend Read – Ping by Alan Stevens
My clients, like all owners of professional businesses, are aware that they need to promote themselves and their businesses; although in most cases the two are synonomous. But where to start? Newspapers? TV? Radio? and what about the apparently overwhelming number of social media opportunities. Where do they fit in with Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter and the rest?Continue reading “The Weekend Read – Ping by Alan Stevens”
Imagine – The Brave New World of NHS Orthodontics
A posting from Ortho-UK. Imagine Imagine you work for a PCT that feels the need to impose a central referral service without running it past the MCN the OHAG or any other orthodontic representative body. Imagine the first you hear about it is when a circular comes round advising all dentists that all referrals mustContinue reading “Imagine – The Brave New World of NHS Orthodontics”
Choose your customers, choose your future – from Seth Godin’s Blog
Choose your customers, choose your future Marketers rarely think about choosing customers… like a sailor on shore leave, we’re not so picky. Huge mistake. Your customers define what you make, how you make it, where you sell it, what you charge, who you hire and even how you fund your business. If your customer baseContinue reading “Choose your customers, choose your future – from Seth Godin’s Blog”
A Diversion …..
During 2008 I was involved with a business that had “corporate” aspirations. Unfortunately most of those were realised by pretty colours, poor financial management, a culture of blame and death by email. The last straw was a meeting where the phrase “going forward” was used over 20 times in two hours (yes I was counting,Continue reading “A Diversion …..”
The Monday Morning Quote #61
“When written in Chinese the word “crisis” is composed of two characters – one represents danger and the other represents opportunity.” John F. Kennedy