DLD15 – The Four Horsemen: Amazon/Apple/Facebook & Google–Who Wins/Loses (Scott Galloway)

If you have even a passing interest in future trends in media, retail and more, watch this video – and then watch it again. Scott Galloway is a star if only for the fact that he admits to getting things wrong.  

The Weekend Read – The E-myth Revisited by Michael Gerber

I first read this book in February 2001 and my reaction was, “how did I survive for so long without this knowledge?”. The answer of course was, “at great cost both financially and emotionally”, so whilst I had learnt a lot of Michael Gerber’s lessons I did so painfully and slowly. This is a bookContinue reading “The Weekend Read – The E-myth Revisited by Michael Gerber”

Would you really let these guys manage your online reputation?

I recently received a communication via Linkedin. It’s my own fault I know, like the final glass of red, I shouldn’t have said yes without thought. I should have heeded Michael O’Donnell’s advice. Here’s the message: “My company, Practice Builders has created your Online Reputation Assessment. The assessment covers all of your online patient reviewsContinue reading “Would you really let these guys manage your online reputation?”

The Daily Grind – for the nth time.

An article in the London Evening Standard about the character Carrie Mathison in Homeland made me think. Firstly. About the incidence of pain in teeth, face and head that can be related to over active muscles of mastication and bruxism. I learnt a huge amount about occlusion during the last recession in the late 80sContinue reading “The Daily Grind – for the nth time.”

Please stop using these pictures…

I use them, you use them, we all use them. What? Stock photos. That’s fine. We’re not all talented enough to take our own. We’re not well heeled enough to commission one off artistic photographs to illustrate our websites. The exception is the team of course so please invest in a professional to take theContinue reading “Please stop using these pictures…”

“On Oscar Wilde, football and dental businesses.” The current Ezine

Professional Reflections If I had been challenged to connect football and Oscar Wilde in an ezine I think I might have struggled but in writing notes for this piece they somehow fell together. Television is trying desperately to get me to watch the Football World Cup; sorry, but the harder you try folks the lessContinue reading ““On Oscar Wilde, football and dental businesses.” The current Ezine”