I Did Say I had an INTEGRATED Business System DATELINE: Still stuck in a queue somewhere trying to buy vacation packages for Tokyo Disneyland… We are now in the final quarter of the year. I don’t know about you, but the first week for me includes reviewing the many Quarterly Financial Reports that we send...

Crack the Secret to Sales Growth DATELINE: Surfers Paradise, Australia Next Friday I’m flying Brisbane to Manchester, for another 2 week visit to England. In addition to some client workshops in the North, I’m planning to spend time in around a dozen different counties and council areas. (Thank you again to all those who helped on...

What’s My Archetype? DATELINE: LOGANHOLME, AUSTRALIA Last week, I introduced you to the concept of Brand Archetypes, and encouraged you to do the free online Brand Archetype Indicator to learn what yours may be. There’s still time to catch up! I promised that this tool would be practical, and so in this week’s follow-up episode I’m talking...

You Can Call MeQueen Bee DATELINE: BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA Not for the first time, I’m on a Billboard! You might recall from last time, when Blackboard Fridays had a Billboard thanks to Valley Edge, that I said “for our small business, we may not do it again”. So what happened…? Nothing quite as flash as my previous incarnation. Our daughter’s...

Don’t Want to Grow?Ignore This! I’ve been in business long enough to remember when websites were optional. It was hardly ‘the good old days’ – we used to spend $20,000 a year on a Yellow Pages ad – but they were simpler times. Of course we’ve all realised that’s no longer the case, but still too...

Guinness FactoryAlways In The Black Skip the sentimentality and go straight to the profit conversation and video here. South of the equator, today marks the shortest day of the year; while my Northern Hemisphere friends join the druids at Stonehenge in celebrating the longest stretch of daylight on the calendar. This also means today marks the 21st Anniversary of...