Scaling down, closer targeting
Posted on March 31, 2009 - Filed Under Business Management, Business Networking, PU, Zzub - 1 Comment
We’ve been to several road shows lately. One was for digital photography where they had both workshops and an exhibition of the latest digital cameras and gear.
Maybe times are bad, even the quality of roadshows has gone down. There are hardly any door gifts like there used to be. Some of the bigger companies, after [...]
Lights out for an hour
Posted on March 29, 2009 - Filed Under Business Diary, PU, Zzub - Leave a Comment
So were you working on your home business without the lights during Earth Hour last night? I was just mentioning that I should’ve gone to the mall last night just to see how businesses functioned in darkness for an hour.
Let’s say a customer was in the middle of her acne skin treatment and the lights [...]
Spending carefully
Posted on March 26, 2009 - Filed Under Business Diary, PU, Zzub - Leave a Comment
Just like many of you folks out there, I’m trawling the internet for sales these days. And believe me, there are lots of great sales and discounts if you care to look around – for practically anything from baby bedding to zoom lenses.
No more impulse buying for me. I look around and I compare prices [...]
Chat with the mechanic
Posted on March 22, 2009 - Filed Under Business Diary, PU, Zzub - Leave a Comment
I was having this idle chit-chat with my mechanic while waiting for his guys to fix up my car. He was telling me that when times were good, he had lots of insurance agents chasing after him to buy insurance. And of course, there’s a limit to the number of policies he could afford.
Now that [...]
Can you beat this?
Posted on March 17, 2009 - Filed Under Customer Service - Leave a Comment
I went to get some supplies from my regular baking supply store. It’s not my favorite store but it’s the only one that’s near my house. I only go there if I really have to, otherwise I avoid the place like a plague.
Why? Because their customer service sucks. The cashier, who is usually the only [...]
