Archive for June, 2008
It’s in the name…
Thursday, June 26th, 2008Get great publicity from charitable deeds
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008I was particularly impressed by how a local estate agency not only got to help people in need this winter, but also did so in a way that got them great publicity. The past few weeks have seen many people in South Africa in dire straits as winter set in with a bite, and xenophobia […]
People remember URLs…
Monday, June 23rd, 2008No, Coca-Cola isn’t the only cola!
Monday, June 16th, 2008Make holiday promotions meaningful
Monday, June 16th, 2008I have in front of me two flyers from Seeff Properties that I received through the post this year. The first is for Mother’s Day and the second is for Father’s Day. While I am all for doing special promotions for the various holidays in our calendar year, I am a little sceptical about whether […]
Well done on the MyGenius upgrade
Monday, June 9th, 2008South African based online business community - MyGenius - went live with a major upgrade today. A round of applause go to it’s founders John Raath and Doug Timberlake whose innovation has helped to ensure that thousands of entrepreneurs of small companies around the country have many opportunities to meet other like-minded people and to […]
Some basics about Correx boards
Thursday, June 5th, 2008Dustbin advertising must be big enough to seen
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008Many street corners in Centurion sport a rubbish bin covered with advertising. It’s a great medium for promotion, particularly for local companies. We have a look at some ideas to get better mileage out of this platform…
The big plus about this advertising method is that if the bin is placed in a good location, it […]
Hello. How are you? (Grrr)
Monday, June 2nd, 2008This has got to be the one telephonic greeting that gets me the most annoyed and not willing to listen to what the caller (almost inevitably a tele-marketing sales person) has to say. I understand that this is being used as a greeting so I know why this is happening, but I really would prefer […]