Dennis Ramdeen

10 ways to make your NGO more effective in T&T.

Tue 17th Dec, 2013Tue 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...

10 Things that make T&T special.

Tue 17th Dec, 2013Tue 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...

10 excuses we make on the job.

Sat 7th Dec, 2013Sat 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...

Why you don’t take a car to pick up your morning paper on the curb.

Mon 2nd Dec, 2013Mon 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...

Keep screaming instructions from the stands or join the game.

Sun 1st Dec, 2013Sun 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...

In the land of the blind, a one eye man is king.

Wed 27th Nov, 2013Wed 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...

You don’t want to know what Dopson’s Roti Shop did me.

Wed 27th Nov, 2013Wed 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...

Body language speaks volumes.

Fri 22nd Nov, 2013Fri 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...

Doc, let me show you how to do that.

Thu 21st Nov, 2013Thu 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...

E-mails building walls at the office.

Tue 19th Nov, 2013Tue 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....

Your brand should have a sound and a smell.

Sat 16th Nov, 2013Sun 21st Jun, 2020|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...