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I am attending a marketing course Shoppers Marketing at Lok Jack GSB and after the first hour I was reminded why I love Marketing. Having...
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Great Companies keep moving the finish line.
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(Full disclosure the Agency I lead, Pepper, does work for ANSA McAL) John Barrow, a professor of mathematical sciences at Britain’s Cambridge University,  believes that...
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Attention T&T ad people: “The consumer isn’t a moron.”
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“The consumer isn't a moron; she is your wife.” So goes a quote from David Ogilvy, referred to by some as the Father of Advertising. ...
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Celebrating our 50th – Flag bearers abroad
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As we approach our nation's golden milestone and celebrate our achievements, I take a look at four children of the soil who have gone abroad...
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Nike+ gets a high score.
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Thanks to Nike+, exercise is officially a video game. That's the clear message delivered in these two eye-catching ads for Nike+. The FuelBand product (an...
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Trust…Earned or Burned
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I always raise my eyebrows when clients say they are trustworthy. Mostly because its not something that you can define of your brand.  Its one...
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Why should we hire you?
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Pepper has been doing some interviews lately.  I find many interviewees can't answer one critical question, as clearly as they should:  Why should we hire...
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Anya
Marketing Events in the Twitterverse
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There is no denying that Facebook has penetrated the psyche of Trinbago culture almost as much as the Internet itself, and remains the preferred social...
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Celebrating our 50th – FIFA World Cup
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In 1973, Trinidad and Tobago came close to qualifying to play in the 1974 football World Cup final in West Germany. Just two points away...
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The ‘Wow Factor’
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Recently I conducted a site visit for a Pepper Events project. While at the venue, my shoe heel got stuck in a floor board and...
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Lord Kitchener
Celebrating our 50th – Jerico
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The black power uprising in Trinidad during the early 1970's was a troubling time for our young nation. Our first elected government faced a group...
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Is last minute in T&T DNA?
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I have figured out a competitive advantage for our small Agency.  For pepper advertising to win, we must adopt a first minute attitude.  You see...
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