Eat That Frog Before Breakfast
Successful entrepreneurs know all about eating that frog before breakfast, doing first the things they know are most critical to business success – even though they may not like doing them. They will make sure …
You can’t always get what you want but… (with coaching) you might just get what you need!
It is has been exciting over the last few weeks getting more closely involved with small business owners. There have been more opportunities for live lectures, workshops, coaching and consultancy opening up as we come …
The MRS is live again !
‘I can’t wear this shirt to the Awards do,’ I said to my wife. ‘Why not?’ she said. ‘Because it clashes with the wallpaper!’ I replied. ‘But it’s live – you’re not doing a Zoom …
How many creative risks are you prepared to take in telling your insight story?
I had the privilege to Chair a fantastic MRS Storytelling Summit recently. I introduced the session by outlining the seven different eras through which insight storytelling has progressed since I first started providing training on …
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Now’s the time to showcase our skills as the wide angle lens
We are learning that the pandemic prompted a number of CEOs, suddenly faced with massive disruption, to call in their heads of insight and ask them what was going on and what was likely to …
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How did you acquire your market research power skills?
In my recent post – a response to the attack on the market research industry by Dominic Cummings – I outlined the impressive set of superpowers that market researchers bring to the party. This prompted …
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An open letter to Dominic Cummings: 10 reasons why market researchers ARE competent
Dominic I was a bit disappointed to learn about your public condemnation of the market research industry. I’ve been in this industry all of my working life and your assertion that we are not competent …
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Clarity of thinking is the key to SME success
SMEs are the powerhouse of the UK economy. There are over five million SMEs (defined as businesses with fewer than 250 employees) but amazingly only around 8,000 bigger businesses. Many SMEs continue to thrive in …