Qualities That Matter In the Age of Financial Depression

In this current age of financial uncertainty, when one can never tell where their next big gig is going to come from, all businesses need to be outstanding in a unique way to distinguish themselves from their competition. What can we do that will show we are special? One way is how we care for [...]

Four-letter secret

Are we in control of our time? We all have had advice on time management and ways to cope with huge workload, but what do they really make sense? We wish to meet deadlines, stop misplacing important emails or documents, not forget what we have promised our clients and bosses; or even improve at note taking during [...]

Dating the Customer

Remember the times when we started dating ? We paid extreme attention to the other person’s needs and wants. We showered them with attention, care and the constant communication. We got to know their likes and their dislikes as well as what makes them happy. It was fun and engaging. It was something we looked [...]

Life lessons

Save the Planet! Go Green! Be eco-friendly. Turn off the lights. Roll out sustainable programmes. We are constantly told to look after the environment and this earth of ours. I would like to put it to all that the Earth does not need saving. Its the human race that is rapidly creating a boiling pot of water [...]

The BRIC Wall

In a report by Goldman Sachs, it was predicted that the economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China or BRIC for short, will emerge and overtake the current major economic powers such as that of the G7 nations by 2050. In fact, China has prematurely surpassed previous forecasts by moving past Germany and Japan to [...]

The Year of Living Dangerously

2011 is the Year of Living Dangerously for media. It is the year Social Media came of age and traditional media finally took notice of its young upstart sibling. The Arab Spring, the Singapore Elections, London Riots and the Rupert Murdoch owned News of the World Phone Tapping scandal were some of the major news points [...]

Go Green with Social Media…

I chanced upon this campaign by NTT Resonant, “Social Media Save The Earth” – Goo Home Project

Leveraging on one of the top social networks in Japan, Mixi (source: CNNGo) to build a community for their Community Service Relations (CSR) program with the Goo Home Project.

The Uncommonwealth Games

The Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) has recently come to a close in a spectacular fashion with a wonderfully choreographed closing ceremony. The opening ceremony some 11 days earlier was also very much a highlight.

The games went relatively well with the exception of a few (expected) hiccups such as the ticketing problem on the Delhi 2010 website as well as complaints about transport and catering. Australia and New Zealand have praised the games as ‘exceptional and have congratulated Delhi on the success.

5 Things You Should Know About Social Media

This is the first part of my series of 5′s on social media.
We all have had problems trying to define social media. I hope this helps you understand social media better.

Talking To Asia

Communications in Asia is a tricky business, just ask any expatriate living in Asia, and you will hear their comical and sometimes unfortunate experiences when speaking with the locals.  This also applies in English-speaking countries like Singapore, sometimes even more frequently.  Even if we are all using the same lexicon, we may not be speaking [...]