With the festive period behind us, and the new year of work underway, now is a great time to reflect on the year that’s been and develop your personal and business goals for 2022. Taking the time at the start of the year to develop a powerful, yet clear strategy for the next twelve months will pay...
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Brand activations can provide real benefits, if executed well. Brand activations are usually face to face marketing campaigns however. So, are brand activations no longer viable in a world of ongoing Covid variants and restrictions?
These are the questions we’ll answer in this article.
Brand Activations Explained
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Recently I came a statistic that highlights a significant deficit within our economy and business ecosystem. It's not a financial deficit, but will no doubt have implications for the bottom line. According to research explored by PMI, only 4-7% of leaders are considered to have strategic thinking skills.
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It has been a difficult year for many individuals, entrepreneurs and organisations who have been struggling to keep afloat throughout the global pandemic and various lockdowns brought about by Covid-19.
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"To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future." -Plutarch.
Ownership is one of the best things an entrepreneur can learn. It can sometimes be a painful lesson but it means that when mistakes happen, they become...
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