Things I learned from my mother How many times a day do we say or do something that could be from our parents’ mouths? I am sure many of us went through a phase in our lives where we [...]

As a marketer and a leader, empathy is one of the most important traits you can possess. As a marketer it helps you understand your customer and how you can provide a product or a service that [...]

I am doing a fair bit of work around tribes at the moment. The need to belong to one, or several, is vital to the human experience. The need to create one as a marketer is paramount – to [...]

So your dad played rugby? Nope. Your brother? No, I chose rugby for me (among 3 other sports – cricket, V8s and Formula 1 also make the list). What’s your club? Sunnybank – I have been a [...]

The balance between the big stuff and the little stuff is a tightrope marketers walk everyday. Innovation through large, new projects. The sexy stuff – digital transformation, whole of [...]

The urge to broadcast our brand, our value proposition, our offering is very strong particularly for executives for whom awareness and recognition are both powerful personal and professional [...]

We are in the era of big data, absolutely. Everything we do, click, view (and seemingly think) is captured in databases that are so much bigger than the first computer. There are copious articles [...]

Marketing is a moving feast. And a bit of a beast. What some people categorise as marketing other people scoff at. What was marketing 10 years ago in some instances no longer exists. What will be [...]

If you aren’t curious your current advantages will be surpassed in less than 5 years. You will never be finished so learn to draw the line at a place both you and your customers benefit.  [...]

Be worthy. Aspire to a higher purpose. Clarity and communication. Have empathy. Know yourself. Define the business’ purpose and people’s place within this purpose. Move people. Back [...]