by Guy | Mar 23, 2023 | Business - General, BusinessFitness, Character Traits, Coaching, Disruption, HR & Personnel, Productivity, Social Media
Have you ever had “one of those days” where you just can’t seem to finish anything? You’re constantly distracted, and end it feeling your productivity has been bad and you’ve a longer to-do list than when you started? Have you also noticed that smart people often seem...
by Guy | Mar 16, 2022 | Board & Governance, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Disruption, Leadership, Risk, Social Media, Success, Technology
There’s little doubt that cyber crime is a massive threat to businesses of all sizes, as well as to individuals (I had a card hacked very recently – I suspect from an online ride hailing service site). But are you taking the cyber security risk seriously, do you have...
by Guy | Aug 2, 2021 | Advertising, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Customers, Economy, Lifetime Value, Marketing, Profitability, Sales, Social Media
I’m always amazed by how often one of the first areas cut when a business is looking to save money is advertising / marketing. Henry Ford perfectly sums up why this is a case of ‘penny wise, pound foolish.’ The problem is that advertising can, and should, lead to more...
by Guy | Jan 10, 2011 | Banking, Business - General, Economy, Investing, Recession, Social Media
A group of hedge-fund managers are launching a multi-million dollar hedge fund next month, using Twitter as its market indicator to determine sentiment and to thereby make investment decisions. This information came from a recent article on CNBC / Yahoo Finance which...
by Guy | Dec 2, 2010 | Board & Governance, Business - General, Customer Experience, CX, Customer Service, Social Media, Social Networking, Strategy, Technology
Image by Laurel Papworth laurelpapworth.com and Gary Hayespersonalizemedia.com The old order is being turned on its head; companies used to being in control of their customers and their brand are now finding customers are wresting control from them and that they need...
by Guy | May 2, 2010 | Advertising, Airlines, Banking, Business - General, Customer Service, Lifetime Value, Recession, Social Media, Strategy
Image via Wikipedia 2010 certainly seems to be going down as the year when the proverbial corporate skeletons are coming out of the cupboard: Toyota – which had built its brand on reliable, safe vehicles – recalls many millions of cars all around the world in an...
