The financial meltdown of 2008 will see the decline of heightened valuations and mega-buyouts as companies continue to tighten their purse strings according to industry experts.
“The scenario of a lot of funds buying out owners in 2008 is not going to repeat itself this year,” Stone Forest M&A director Tay Woon Teck said in a [...]
You know, not the kind where you post photos of how adorable your puppy looks. But rather, the ones that yell out to potential franchisees that you are looking for a franchise owner.
That kind of blog.
It turns out that in Singapore, food and blogging goes hand in hand. A quick search at Ping.sg yields 8975 [...]
‘When you have a hammer all you see are nails’ is the proverbial wisdom that can apply to the individual marketing solutions provider. An interactive advertising agency can argue that more interactivity equal more user engagement and thus drive brand engagement but search marketing specialists can tout to death that flash is evil, that content [...]
Continue Reading...All I Want For Christmas Is … from Paul Rayment on Vimeo.
Nothing says Christmas more than neon lights and whimsical animations set to the tunes of Nat King Cole. Be sure to check out the unofficial video for the Super Furry Animals song ‘drygioni’, illustrated in the same delightful style. (via drawn!)
Also, take a [...]
rssHugger is a gimmicky, but still relevant link building idea. Think of it as Alltop for the rest of us. I’ll admit to not following search marketing resources as often as I should but building backlinks is still the key factor for search engine optimization. While blog submission directories has been around for ages, rssHugger [...]
Continue Reading...Somewhere I chanced across this article on comic writing by Alan Moore. While this is geared specifically towards comic creation, I thought it had all sorts of implications on creative fields and how the thought-process should flow. Here are some excerpts:
The reason why comic writing is perhaps even a greater cause for concern than comic [...]
‘The Brand Gap’ by Marty Neumeier
Key Takeaways
If you can’t tell who’s talking when the trademark is covered, then the brand’s voice is not distinctive.
If your audience can’t verbalize your concept, you’ve failed to communicate it.
The blogger and ex-CEO of NTUC Income, Tan Kin Lian seems set to run for presidency. I’m still not sure what I think about this but The Online Citizen has an interesting mix of views. And, apparently he’s asking for 100,000 signatures :
I wanted to take a different approach – to create awareness, to educate [...]
While on the train back home re-reading Guy Kawasaki’s ‘Art of the Start’, the guy to my left made a comment that it was a good book.
“Ya, it is”, I replied and went back to my reading – What I should have done was to say something.
‘I’m an avid fan.’
‘Did you know he has a [...]
Dee Barizo over at Business Logs answered my query on the placement of the blog on a corporate website.
To answer this question, I think you have to consider your primary business model. Do you have actual products and services that you sell? Or are you trying to make money by selling advertising?
Thank you.