A thing or two we can learn from Bieber, Maguire and Di Caprio
It's no different to Justin Bieber, the Venture Capitalist, reportedly having earned $108 million over the past two years investing in tech startups like Spotify. Becoming complacent because you think you have made it or everything is going swimmingly well, could be …
The Sunday Marketer
If you are anything like me, Sunday morning, I always go down to my local cafe at 7am with my dog to buy a coffee and a fresh croissant. It gets rid of two things; my need for a coffee in the …
Things happen for a reason
There is a reason why this marketing blog has been neglected and it's not something that I particularly wanted to share.And, to some extent, I won't.However, today I received in the mail a book and it was a reminder that 'everything happens …
Is fun allowed in the office?
At Marketing Eye, as we are a marketing consultancy firm, there is never a day whereby everyone is in the office. The other day it was quiet - a bit too quiet. Everyone was working away diligently. So, I did what any …
Why do people visit your website?
Have you ever thought about what your website is really used for? Why people are visiting it in the hundreds, thousands, ten's of thousands?One of my clients yesterday said to me that they Google searched an obscure term, and Marketing Eye came …
What the Olympics is doing for brands
There were 9.66m tweet in the first day of the London 2012 Olympics, surpassing the Beijing 2008 Olympics total in just 24 hours.In fairness, Twitter was just a startup then, so our timelines were not flooded as they are today and there …
Things about life we should always remember
Sometimes, life doesn't go as planned. And that is ok. As we continue to embark on the journey of life, we will experience it in it's enormity. Sometimes we will be so happy, we will literally want to pinch ourselves. Other times, …
Prada Eyewear Has Really Become Fashionable
This super sexy Prada Eyewear Billboard in the Milan Airport was literally overcome with admirers. I watched for 10 minutes, as hundreds of people looked up and stared. Having travelled from Atlanta through to Milan, I was overcome with the number of …
Dolce and Gabbana Billboard in Milan Airport
Travelling through Milan Airport from Atlanta the other day, I noticed this billboard. It reminded me of the movie, Step Mom, with Julia Roberts in the 90's where she was a photographer taking an impromptu shot of catering guy with a bunch …
Is a lack of trust holding you back in business?
It's an interesting concept. Does your lack of trust hold you back in business? You may ask me "what do you mean by that?" …


