Coaching for personal growth, change and development
December 31, 2003
1. Employment Market Turbulence. More secure employees will stimulate
unprecedented churning in the labor marketplace. This turbulence will
threaten corporate stability and capacity to serve customers, particularly
for employers who took employees for granted in recent years. [Read more…] about Herman Trend Alert: 2004 Workforce and Workplace Forecasts
https://www.colette.fr/news/12_03/letter_12.html
Preserves… Yummmmmy ! The perfect medecine for the blues.
Back to childhood, to jam and marmalade and preserve on loaf-sized bread-slices and pancakes, by spoonfuls or on a piece of cheese or a vegetable. The TH/PR (pronounce Ter-prer) the MT/CH (emter-sher) and BL/CT are a new line of body-care products for the sweet tooth. This brand new jelly concept created by Claudine Morne with a packaging by ich&Kar will be first launched at colette’s. 1 plant 1 fruit = Yum !
Mint/Chasselas Grapes – Thyme/Plum – Basil/Lemon – Eucalyptus/Muscat Grapes – Verbena/Canada Apple
I was at the airport, checking in at the gate, when the airport employee asked,
“Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your knowledge?”
I said, “If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?”
He smiled and nodded knowingly, “That’s why we ask.”
Best Marketing Book of the Year
https://blog.fastcompany.com/archives/2003/12/11/2003_marketing_books_of_the_year_awards.html#more
PURPLE COW (Seth Godin)
Seth gets a lot of digital ink so if you don’t know who he is then you must be new to Fast Company. A GREAT BOOK!!!!!!!
Hotels need to appeal to the meeting planner
December 17, 2003 | The hotel industry’s meeting business is finally bouncing back from 9/11, but many hotels could face an uphill battle in wooing back customers unless they appeal to the ultimate gatekeeper – the meeting planner – according to a new study from Maritz Hospitality Research Group.
[Read more…] about Hotels need to appeal to the meeting planner
https://www.reveries.com/reverb/revolver/obesity_marketing/
What is the relationship between marketing and obesity? What should marketers be doing to address the issue? Which marketers are doing the best job of turning the obesity issue to their advantage?
Remember how exciting Starbucks was when it first burst on the scene? Starbucks was all about community, too (and still is, to be sure). Folks went there not just to buy coffee, but also to meet others and feel like they were part of something. The most amazing thing about it was that often the conversation centered on the coffee itself — and Starbucks even invented a special language for ordering drinks that is unique to its customers. [Read more…] about Creating a sense of community….