Dennis Ramdeen

Fri 27th Sep, 2013Tue 1st Oct, 2013|Blog, Marketing Strategy

Brands are built on trust. And if there are squeaky clean country brands in the world, Canada would be one of them. Or so I...

Pepper T&T is eight years old. 8 Lessons learnt.

Tue 24th Sep, 2013Wed 25th Sep, 2013|Blog

It takes more than eight years to establish a business (establish = you know with a high degree of certainty that you will be around...

Taking the Shed out of the Breakfast Shed.

Sun 22nd Sep, 2013Wed 25th Sep, 2013|Blog, Marketing Strategy

The women down at the Breakfast Shed are dying. Their business I should say, more accurately. Their transition from port kitchen to banker's row diner...

El Pecos getting it right!

Sat 21st Sep, 2013Mon 23rd Sep, 2013|Blog, Marketing Strategy

As a student of marketing I'm always on the lookout for brands that are getting it right. Brands with a clear point of difference that...

Advertising Agencies in T&T “eating a food” too.

Sat 14th Sep, 2013Wed 25th Sep, 2013|Ad Industry, Blog, Marketing Strategy

Mark Silveira in his book says: "Most advertising is neither awful nor great. It’s something infinitely more dangerous. It’s ordinary. So-so, as they put it. Or...

It’s now or never T&T.

Sun 1st Sep, 2013Thu 5th Sep, 2013|Blog, Off-Topic

I took this photo at the Playboyz Panyard yesterday, the red t-shirt of the tenor player reflecting on the instrument. I stood riveted as Supernovas...

What T&T can learn from Fatima College.

Wed 28th Aug, 2013Thu 5th Sep, 2013|Blog, Off-Topic

Everyone says they went to the best school in the world. Except if they did not attend Fatima College, then I must break some news...

When 2 Sharks fight…customers smile.

Mon 19th Aug, 2013Thu 5th Sep, 2013|Blog, Marketing Strategy

For those of you interested in the fine art of marketing war, I recommend you throw an inquisitive glance in the direction of Maracas Beach....

Client-Agency relationship…partner or hired help?

Wed 31st Jul, 2013Thu 5th Sep, 2013|Ad Industry, Blog

When I was on the client side, I thought I was a pretty good client. (Agencies may disagree.) For example, I shared info with my...

All that glitters is not Gold Cup

Wed 17th Jul, 2013Thu 5th Sep, 2013|Blog, Off-Topic

Even if we won the Gold Cup I still believe we need to re-think our football strategy of building from the top. I'm hoping that...

Doing Cartwheels in T&T

Wed 17th Jul, 2013Thu 5th Sep, 2013|Blog, Off-Topic

My grandson Rocco announced excitedly yesterday (via Skype, complete with demonstrations) that he could do cartwheels. It got me thinking about how much we could...