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Twitterrific on Carte Blanche

March 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Those guys on Carte Blanche were right about one thing. Some of us are on the roller coaster and some of us aren’t.
I’m feeling like i’m on it big time at the moment - from the moment i wake up to the time I finally fall asleep, I’m being hit by every digital angle there [...]

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Sao Paulo versus South Africa

February 18th, 2008 · No Comments

I just returned from a whirlwhind trip to South America, where I spent time in Uruguay and Brazil.
When I arrived in Sao Paulo in Brazil I was told by the hotel staff a very similar message which I assume is being told to all visitors to South Africa…
be careful, don’t wear jewellery, don’t allow your [...]

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Question for Kauai - Do you want to negatively affect your brand for only R2?

January 27th, 2008 · 9 Comments

I used to write quite often about bad service in South Africa, yet quickly realised that I would have to hire a team of people to keep up to date with just my experiences as South African service is so bad.
Over the last few weeks many experiences have got me “up in arms” but I [...]

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OHIO & Doubt

January 23rd, 2008 · 4 Comments

Do you know that OHIO and Doubt are 2 of the latest buzzwords in the US?
Since I heard them mentioned for the first time at a talk two weeks ago, they have changed the word i’ve been working!
The speaker mentioned that although the 2 concepts are SIMPLE, seminars are being held dealing with just these [...]

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President Jacob Zuma

December 16th, 2007 · 7 Comments

Only those with their head in the clouds, would not have heard about the nail biting race between Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma for leader of the ANC.
It’s been a fascinating few months watching the ANC succession race develop - the new elected leader of the ANC will (unless some dramatic events unfold) assume the [...]

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