The Running Commentary

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A blog by mike24671

Blog description:

Observing and commenting on issues

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The Running Commentary ranks 1593 in Africa and 1045 in South Africa. According to site visitors it ranks 2316, and 1291 according to page views:

According to blogroll links it ranks 6040 and 2280 according to the amount of links within Afrigator blog posts

Why call yourself and ex-South African?

Nothing infuriates me more than when someone specifically makes mention that they are an ex-South African (or any other country for that matter).  I get absolutely the hacked off by this.  I often get the defence that it is simply stating that they used to live in South Africa. Well for

Noticed that increase is Spam have you…….

I suspect that many of you will have. There certainly is an overwhelming increase is spam. While many such emails are automatically relegated to the Junk email box, a ton of stuff is still crawling its way unsuspectingly into our inboxes. Barring the obvious consumption of bandwidth and the time-consuming exercise

On being a father and dad……..

With Fathers Day having just past I have been thinking about my role as a father.  I had been quite contemplative about it and even became quite emotional about it this past Sunday. I was wondering how, if ever, I was going to be able to live up to my children’s

Open letter to visitors to South Africa – Peter Davies

(Sent to me by a colleague – written by Peter Davies) Dear World Cup visitors, Now that you are safely in our country you are no doubt happily realising you are not in a war zone. This may be in stark contrast to what you have been bracing yourself for should you

Teachers make a difference

We are not all the same, that’s why direct marketing exists!

If everyone were the same, direct marketing – or any other marketing for that matter – would be easy. Boring, but easy. Simply slap a price on a product that somebody is already predisposed to and away you go. No product differentiation, innovation or marketing required at all,. Fortunately for us

Balancing the books….

I meet people everyday who struggle to make ends meet.  They seem to face a never ending stream of financial issues and seem unable to resolve them.  When they eventually open up to me I start to see a common thread. Everyone of them appears to live to their max

Consumer Protection Act for us marketing types!

I have the very distinct privilege of working in the marketing field where each day brings with it new and awesome opportunities for great campaigns. My world was almost shattered when I first heard about the Consumer Protect Act and the potential impact it was going to have on our ability

Passion will unlock strength and will lead to success…..

I have been thinking about this topic over the past few days, this as a result of me trying to decipher why some people appear to be successful despite “obvious limitations”. I have the privilege of working with and encountering many people in my line of work. I meet with some

Direct Marketing, an essential tool in your communication strateg

The concept of Direct Marketing has evolved significantly over the past years. This evolution has been aided by the introduction of complex data mining solutions coupled with flexible production technologies. Successful organisations have understood this and are embracing the solutions offered. Complex data analysis in no longer in the hands of

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