So, What Is Your Business Philosophy? (Part C)

Greetings my good people! I hope that I find you well.  In the last post (Part B) in this series of articles we talked about 2 components of the Comprehensive Marketing Approach.  That is, Building Relationships and Blended Marketing.  This is one of the types of business philosophy.  We saw how failing to build relationships contributed [...]

Are Total Zimbabwe’s Fuel Pricing Strategies Justified?

Hi guys, how are you?  I am back again with yet another article.  Let's get right to it.  It seems as if Total is the kingpin in Zimbabwe when it comes to fuel.  Everyone that I come across says that they prefer it over the likes of ZUVA, Engen and others.  People say that Total [...]

By |2021-07-15T02:02:05+02:00September 10th, 2015|Categories: Branding, Management, Marketing, Opinion, Research, Strategy, Uncategorized|Tags: , , |9 Comments

Customer Service – America Vs Zimbabwe! A Real Life Example

Hello people! I hope I find you well.  Many a time I hear customers complaining about poor customer service in Zimbabwean stores or by Zimbabwean firms.  One thing that I have seen happening a lot is that a lot of customers highlight the fact that customer service in developed countries is better.  They tell the [...]

By |2021-07-15T02:00:51+02:00July 27th, 2015|Categories: Customer Services, Opinion|Tags: , , |12 Comments

How to Penetrate the Big Organisations

How are you good people?  I was having a chat with a few marketing managers in Zimbabwe and they told me that there are always opportunities for startups to get consultancy jobs in big organisations.  This is simply because the more established service providers either do not have the resources to provide a full range [...]

How to Make Your Reports More Useful

Good day good people!  I hope my blog post finds you well as we continue our journey to success in business.  Today I will be talking about how to ensure that your business report does not go to waste.  Many a time I have seen firms seeking solutions to their problems and not finding them [...]

By |2021-07-15T01:23:38+02:00March 2nd, 2015|Categories: Marketing, Research, Strategy|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Are you a marketer?

Marketing seems like a really attractive profession to get into these days.  My observations have shown me that some people see Marketing as a way out, an escape.  Marketing lures many aspiring professionals by its low entry requirements (in the case of diplomas) and the numerous institutions that are offering various Marketing oriented programs.  I [...]

By |2018-01-11T22:07:26+02:00January 27th, 2015|Categories: Marketing|Tags: |0 Comments

Do the best universities and colleges create the best marketers?

Hi all.  This is a favourite topic of mine.  I like the way people's opinions vary on the topic, the way people combine various factors when they are making their case.  When people talk about the best universities they talk about facilities, some talk about curriculums and some even talk about the people in the [...]

By |2018-01-11T22:03:19+02:00January 27th, 2015|Categories: Opinion|Tags: , |0 Comments
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