Oct 7, 2009 Posted in Fun and Inspiration, Random Thoughts, Raves

Log Cabin Dog Houses

I was surfing for pictures of log cabins as it has always been a dream of mine to own one. It will be out in the middle of nowhere, overlooking a crystal-clear lake and only accessible by float-plane.  How Canadian is that, eh?

In any event, while looking for ideas, I came across this.  A log cabin for dogs.  Brilliant!

I was so impressed that I contacted the owner of the site to see if he or she needed any help with marketing. That was just a few moments ago so nothing back yet.

I thought is was a great idea and pet products are certainly a hot market on the Internet.  I hope they do well.

To see the original picture of this log cabin feel free to visit Petite Retreats.

Sep 11, 2009 Posted in Fun and Inspiration, Random Thoughts

Hilarious Test of Your Mental Ineptitude

This is classic. I just received this via email from a friend and I wasted the last fifteen minutes of my life (unsuccessfully) proving that I’m not a moron.  Take two seconds, try it and see if you can do any better.

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HOW SMART IS YOUR RIGHT FOOT?

You have to try this please, it takes 2 seconds.  I could not believe this!  It is from an orthopedic surgeon…This will boggle your mind and will keep you trying over and over again, to see if you can outsmart your foot but, you can’t..  It’s pre-programmed in your brain.

Without anyone watching you, and while sitting at your desk in front of your computer, lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles.

Now, while doing this, draw the number ’6′ in the air with your right hand. Your foot will change direction.

I told you so!!! …And there’s nothing you can do about it! You and I both know how stupid it is. But, before the day is done, you are going to try it again, if you’ve not already done so.

Jul 25, 2009 Posted in Fun and Inspiration, Random Thoughts

Dazed and Confused in Nottingham

This is pretty funny. I just hopped on a bus for the five minute journey from my flat to the city center to satisfy my weekly McDonald’s breakfast craving (I know, my bad). The bus was unusually busy and I had to squeeze by a number of people before finding a seat about three quarters of the way back.

Well, you could imagine my surprise when I look up to see that I had walked right past a dude dressed head-to-tow in an awesome neon green drag outfit. I guess Nottingham is having its first ever gay pride parade today. (more…)

Mar 25, 2009 Posted in Marketing Ideas, Random Thoughts

Gut Feelings Count Even in Marketing

What a cool experiment I just went through. I’ve been in London for just over a week and aggressively looking for my dream job in Europe for about two weeks.

In Canada we use resumes while here in Europe they use CVs. I knew that but I couldn’t find a decent CV template or even a standard CV template that I thought best displayed my skills. So I was sending out my “resume-style” CV to head-hunters and employers and getting very good response.
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Feb 17, 2009 Posted in Marketing Ideas, Random Thoughts

The Importance of Disqualifying Prospects

I’ve just begun a job search and true to form I’m taking pretty much the complete opposite approach to landing a job as most people would. The result has produced some very interesting feedback already.

Here’s the scoop. When I was younger and I was trying to sell something I considered ANYONE that showed even the slightest interest in my wares a prospect. They would go into my “sales funnel” for intermitent follow-up via phone and email as per my Sales Manager’s instruction.

What is obvious now but what never dawned on me back then was that having someone’s business card or email address does not make them a legitimate sales prospect and spending any time following-up with them is a waste of my time – not to mention irritating to them.

The problem is that the majority of sales people (and job hunters) are desperate and they’ll do anything NOT to hear the word “no”. To them “no” is final so they would rather fool themselves into believing that the person is just thinking about it or is too busy to get back to them. That may or may not be the case but spending any time or effort convincing them is not a good idea.

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