Dennis Ramdeen

Many times David is Goliath.
Thu 19th Dec, 2013|Blog, Marketing Strategy
I'm now reading David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell.  He is one of my favourite authors with his counter-intuitiveness.  “We have,” writes Gladwell, in summing...
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10 ways to make your NGO more effective in T&T.
Tue 17th Dec, 2013|Blog, Off-Topic
 Make sure you have the right leader.  (integrity to burn, well connected, can motivate others NOT a one man band, lots of drive). Attract doers...
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10 Things that make T&T special.
Tue 17th Dec, 2013|Blog
We are mostly decent, generous people We have the music of the steel drum Our churches, mosques, temples and other places of worship are everywhere...
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10 excuses we make on the job.
Sat 7th Dec, 2013|Blog, Off-Topic
Thinking about our own organizations and our own jobs -- what are things we just make excuses for instead of taking ownership of things? That's...
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Why you don’t take a car to pick up your morning paper on the curb.
Mon 2nd Dec, 2013|Blog, Marketing Strategy
We marketers love to do stuff.  Let's get the ad in the papers and fast.  Let's print flyers.  And lately, let's put some ads on...
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Keep screaming instructions from the stands or join the game.
Sun 1st Dec, 2013|Blog, Off-Topic
An armchair critic is someone who offers advice but never shows that they could actually do any better.  Facebook has made it easy for us...
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In the land of the blind, a one eye man is king.
Wed 27th Nov, 2013|Blog, Marketing Strategy
It's easy to throw up your hand and say your service will never improve.  The thing is you don't need it to be anywhere near...
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You don’t want to know what Dopson’s Roti Shop did me.
Wed 27th Nov, 2013|Blog, Marketing Strategy
Let me start with a confession.  I like Dopson's Roti.  I have followed it from Picton Street to lower Maraval Road and now to its...
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Body language speaks volumes.
Fri 22nd Nov, 2013|Blog, Off-Topic
So Fatima and Mucurapo end their game yesterday at 2-2 and it's therefore on to penalty kicks.  (no extra time, they go straight to penalty...
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Doc, let me show you how to do that.
Thu 21st Nov, 2013|Ad Industry, Blog
We don't tell our dentist, Doc I think we should go for a general anaesthetic instead of a local one for this cavity work.  Why?  Because...
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E-mails building walls at the office.
Tue 19th Nov, 2013|Blog, Off-Topic
I  love e-mails.  It's an excellent way to recognise people among their peers en masse and to keep a project team on the same page....
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Your brand should have a sound and a smell.
Sat 16th Nov, 2013|Blog, Marketing Strategy
Some brands stink.  Literally.  You should make sure that your brand is properly represented through all of your customers' senses.  We tend to play the...
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