For those who have asked, www.businesscommonsense.com is Denny Hatch’s website. Denny is one of most perceptive commentators on the American business scene in my view, partly because he is one of the few who really understand marketing. Why should this …
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Outrage? Unfair? Rubbish!
On Friday one of the gossip-riddled rags that purports to be a newspaper in London ran a story complaining bitterly about a poster campaign for Eurostar. They think it represents English football fans in the wrong light. You can see …
Read MoreDrayton, you idiot! It’s Michael, not Tony
I was lying in bed last night wondering what is my worst quality. This works much better than counting sheep as there is a limitless catalogue to select from. Anyhow, in business I decided it is a close run between …
Read MoreA thought for O’Leary
Last week my partner and I went to Brussels for a meeting. Not wishing to remortgage the flat so as to pay to go by Eurostar or go on a posh airline, we went on Ryanair. If you don’t live …
Read MoreHealth and safety warning
When you get to my age you have to keep a close eye on your health. I think I go to no end of trouble – breathe on a mirror every morning to see if I’m still alive and so …
Read MoreAh! This explains it: mutant ninja chimps are in charge
I am too damn cheap to buy the papers, which is a waste of time anyhow – yesterday the Sun’s front page said CHELSY QUITS BRITAIN. If you are a normal person you may not give a toss who Chelsy …
Read MoreThis week’s great read
What a wonderful day! My business worries are over. Someone has e-mailed me about a book that “provides readers with proven business intelligence from C-Level executives (Chairman, CEO, CFO, CMO, Partner) from the world’s most respected companies nationwide.” I like …
Read MoreDo I look as though I’m 17?
I have clearly discovered the secret of eternal life. Last Saturday an idiot in the Kings Road Tesco, where I went to buy some cooking plonk, greeted me at the check out with this astounding request: “Can I have proof …
Read MoreIn awe of this stupidity
Anyone out there who can tell me how this makes anything even vaguely resembling sense? My colleagues and I are organising a conference in Brussels (which means they’re actually organising it and I’m asking irrelevant questions). Anyhow, my PA Iane …
Read More“Fings ain’t what they used to be”
That was a very popular show back in the ‘60’s. It struck a chord partly because we all moan about things going downhill. For instance, for hundreds – no, thousands – of years, people used to get married then have …
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