Dennis Ramdeen

Bull in a bullfight
Subduing the bull: Monster’s Marketing is Top Notch
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A 2002 Gallup poll found that 68.8% of Spaniards express "no interest" in bullfighting while 20.6% expressed "some interest" and 10.4% "a lot of interest."...
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USA Today launches in Trinidad
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The invitation was impressive. The teasers created mystery and curiosity. The launch was held at the posh Hyatt Regency, where “the location has become the...
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Domino’s eat humble pie
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The writing was on the wall.  Dominos didn't like its placing among the large pizza chains.  And their self inflicted wound courtesy the disgusting actions of...
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Ad agencies are in trouble
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Some of it is externally driven, like the new media movement.  Much of it is self inflicted.  For example, in T&T the AATT prescribes that...
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5 steps to a Sold Out Event
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Every year, for the past 20 years, UWI (Development and Endowment Fund) has held its annual Carnival Fete.  The purpose of the fete is to...
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Tips on getting the media to cover your event
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Put yourself in their shoes.  They get countless invitations every week to "the exciting launch of..."  To you it's the most important project in your...
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Permission to enter?
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What do brands have permission to do?  Of course there's the functional.  KFC can sell chicken.  Some might even say only fried chicken.  So when...
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Don’t turn back on your brand
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This morning after Jourvert celebrations, I got stuck in a massive traffic jam.  Nothings moving and I change course a few times to try to...
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Is Carnival dying?
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Seth Godin says no to big events. “The reasons? Well, they don't work. They don't work because big events leave little room for iteration, for...
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climb that ladder
Go ahead, climb that ladder
So I encourage all the people around me to climb the accountablity ladder. Climb away in 2010 and beyond. Only you can keep you down.
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Taking an Agency kicking and screaming into Digital
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About 9 months ago, I decided to take my small agency down the dark unknown digital road.  At around the same time, quite by accident,...
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Build Trust First, then Sell
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Here’s a good post from my new media guru Seth Godin.  He’s basically saying don’t try to sell the customer “on the first date”, build...
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