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How to market during a recession

How to market during a recession

We’re facing a downturn. Yup. Did that. Said it out loud. Quick, touch some wood so it doesn’t happen. Wait, maybe you touch it so it does happen. Doh. According to forecasts from Infometrics, the New Zealand economy “might just be able to avoid a recession”. Even if...
2022 Marketing To-do List

2022 Marketing To-do List

It’s on everyone’s lips, “Let’s hope that 2022 is better”. Lockdowns and levels (and now lights) brought obvious change to business, and the New Year often brings a fresh perspective on goals. Once you’ve had a restorative break, a reset of your motivations, it’s a...
Mind your language

Mind your language

For a word to qualify as a swear word, it must have the potential to offend. They come from taboo topics – death, disease, excrement, and sex – uncomfortable conversation. So be warned, if you continue reading, there is possibly offensive language used. Context plays...
The word “busy”

The word “busy”

Busy – it’s a phrase I’ve been using a lot lately, when someone asks, “How are you?” my go-to-answer has been “Busy!” The dictionary has ‘similar’ words associated with busy in the negative… Busy (bizi) Adjective: having a great deal to do – hard-pressed /...
The Customer is no Longer King

The Customer is no Longer King

In the past, companies have been built on the motto that ‘the customer is always right’, and yet, it is becoming more and more apparent, that the customer can sometimes be a complete idiot. Previously, you would have to put up with it. And in the rise of the digital...
Time is free, but it’s priceless.

Time is free, but it’s priceless.

You can’t own it, but you can use it. You can’t keep it, but you can spend it. Once you’ve lost it, you can never get it back. “All these years, you’ve lived but you’ve never had a life.” In the movie Age of Adaline, the main character gets stuck being the same age...