Chris Barrow’s week of Twitters
Leaving Vathi and heading towards fiery Athens! http://bit.ly/3Rh3e9 # If the baggage takes any longer we'll have no suntan http://bit.ly/190wir # First morning back home and a letter from my son in Malaysia on a Raleigh project. 37 degrees, 90 humidity and giant insects. I luv Falmouth # unplanned emergency trip to Manchester to deal [...]
Having a “go”
I have been very cautious about “wedding fayres” as a source of new business over the years. Feedback from clients has been that interest and new business have slowed down over the years – sometimes because the bride and groom and so far away from the “big day” that investing in whiter/straighter teeth is [...]
Chris Barrow’s week of Twitters
Bad day for Annie. Stung by a wasp and fell off a rock. Large foot, leg and arm wounds. Still sexy # Watching sunset over Vathi for the last time this year. # Powered by Twitter Tools
Chris Barrow’s week of Twitters
a miserably wet Monday morning – desk day before I fly to Gatwick this evening – full business development day # excellent customer service at Ocean BMW Falmouth – light bulb replaced under warranty, coffee and free wifi in the lounge # at least Air South West are consistently crap at time-keeping. 18:15 to Gatwick [...]
Final thoughts..
There’s no better way to start a foreign holiday then to wake up on Saturday morning to a good Cornish coastal “mizzle” – a light rain falling at the speed of snowflakes onto a damp garden. Last night we entertained Cat Maceachen, who will be house-sitting with her boyfriend Ash whilst we travel. As Falmouth [...]
My holiday reading list
Things Fall Apart – Chinua Achebe The Seige of Krishnapur – J G Farrell A Prayer for Owen Meany – John Irving The Book of Chameleons – Jose Eduardo Agualusa The Angel’s Cut – Elizabeth Knox The Other – David Guterson
SEO
I know this is 5 minutes of unabashed promotion for Guy Levine (nothing wrong with that) but also an interesting perspective on the financial benefits of search engine optimisation.
Optical Express and CRM
I have to admit to being astonished. Here’s the time-line. 18:00 casually click on Facebook advert from Optical Express, offering free laser-eye correction for those age 55 and over (yes – that’s me – sigh). 18:02 – finish completing basic details – name, post-code, email, phone and…..CLICK 18:03 I kid you not – 60-seconds later… [...]
The last straw
I have to say that the team air-side are almost always polite and efficient but I want you to make a mental note to yourself to NEVER that’s NEVER use this airline. The photo above is an imaginary wave “good-bye” to me from this company. I’ve written to Phillippa this morning, asking her to [...]
Back to work?
Quite bizarre to be chatting with a client on the phone yesterday who has just returned from his main annual vacation. He is calm, relaxed, refreshed and determined to read more, take more time for physical fitness, spend more time with his family. And, of course, to knock his business into shape once and [...]
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