There is clearly no shortage of leadership material of the wrong kind at the moment, but there is also evidence of the opposite.... Read On
From VW to government — a call for leadership
The well-publicised Volkswagen emission issue has had far-reaching implications for the German motor manufacturer, and the impact of its falsified reporting in the US market had an immediate and significant effect on share price, which reeled under this news.... Read On
How about people skills?
An obvious, yet often-neglected principle is that outstanding service levels are best achieved through committed people with — you guessed it — great people skills.... Read On
Barbie hits this out of the park!
This is a true stroke of genius. The makers of Barbie have brilliantly positioned her in a campaign that wants little girls to know that no dream is too big to achieve.... Read On
What’s really in the Alphabet?
The recent transition from Google to Alphabet has triggered thoughts regarding the role of internal branding in an industry sector driven by technology and innovation, prompting me to ask whether or not it has a role to play in a category that is so functionally focused. Perhaps, not surprisingly, it lies at the centre of much of Google’s journey and success as an organisation, the latest of which sees its market capitalisation raised by some US$25bn.... Read On
The Google Evolution
Crowd funding: a fad or promising business model
By now I think everyone has heard about crowdfunding in some way, shape or form. Typically the first thought is that of KickStarter. The crowd funding platform (CFP) that literally started the category. In just 2014; over 3 300 000 (that’s 3,3 million people) pledged more than half a billion dollars (yip; with a ‘b’)…! That is roughly one thousand dollars every minute last year!... Read On
Build it and they will come!
While this was popularised by Kevin Costner in the movie “Field of Dreams”, the adage seems to hold true for the development of Dubai, as a city and something of a central hub of stability and all manner of business and leisure tourism in the Middle East region.... Read On
Nigeria. Africa’s most powerful brand
HKLM’s second annual Business Leaders’ Forum was held at The Oriental Hotel, Lagos on Monday, 22 June and attended by a diverse cross section of senior management and marketing executives.... Read On
A Sorbet by any other name
Would taste as sweet, with apologies to the great William Shakespeare. That may or may not be the case for Sorbet, the dynamic new entrant into the local South African beauty industry, which had some serious second thoughts at the time of launch of this highly differentiated brand name in a somewhat predictable category.... Read On