The haircut of a four-year-old child made news around the world in the last few days. It’s a great story. It makes sense that it went viral. What you may not have realized is that it isn’t just a good…
Lessons From A Viral Haircut
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Flowers? Pah! Say It With Sauce!
“When a woman says she doesn’t want flowers, you buy them for her anyway.” That’s what Brent Hardison tells me. And he’s right. He always takes his Momma flowers, even when she says she doesn’t want them. That’s just one…
A Zombie Suitcase?
A couple of years ago, someone said to me, “It must be great to travel so much for business.” “I hate the travelling,” I replied. “But I like the being there.” Perhaps that’s because I’m always flying economy class. I’m…
Listen To Customers And Enter Their Story
“You’re wasting your time. There’s no money in customer reviews.” The year was 2000. I’d just left Leeds university. I was 22 years old. I wanted to start a business that would capture what customers had to say about a…
A 50 Year Old Turkey?
50 years ago, an event took place that changed the world. The day after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, on November 23rd 1963, a new TV show started in the UK on the BBC that became the longest running…
How to Find Your Facebook ID or Admin ID
Having finally found out the right way to go about this, I thought I’d share it. When you’re setting up a website to talk to Facebook, like getting your WordPress website to link up to your Facebook page, you need…
Outrageous Marketing Ideas from Unusual Wedding Invitations
New marketing ideas can turn up in all sorts of places if you’re looking out for them. On the Telegraph’s website is a feature on unusual wedding invitations. Every single idea (well, perhaps except the zombies) could be used by…
Drive Traffic With Cool, Fun Stuff
Cool, fun stuff can drive traffic to your website. Two examples from today: 1. This morning I was with one of my clients, Michael Cotton, from Eastcote Sign and Display. I was looking through Michael’s photos of recent jobs to…
Successful Business: Lessons from Seinfeld and Facebook
How can your business learn from Seinfeld and Facebook to make you more money? When it comes to the attention of internet users, social media is fast catching up to search engines or even overtaking them. According to Experian Hitwise…
The London Eye Doesn’t “Get” Twitter
The London Eye celebrated its 10th anniversary on Tuesday 19th January. To mark the occasion, they offered the chance to win 10 pairs of tickets if you tweeted @TheLondonEye #LondonEye10 between 9.50 and 10.00 am on the day. I was…
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