What is true entrepreneurship and innovation?

Every other person wants to be an entrepreneur or claims to be one. Start-ups pursue billion-dollar valuations, but as this article here shows, not many are able to pull the mythical ‘unicorn’ out of a hat. In fact, the majority are better at pulling the ‘disappearing act’. As I was reading this particular article, I couldn’t help but ponder, ‘what is true entrepreneurship and innovation’? Having once … Continue reading What is true entrepreneurship and innovation?

Marry Marketing And Comms

All companies want great press. Helen Woodward, the first female advertising executive in the U.S., once famously said, “Advertising is what you pay for; publicity is what you pray for.” Advertising and PR are two important tools in a company’s marketing strategy for promoting products and services. Previously, the two functions remained fairly separate in most organizations. PR pros worked together to pitch their next … Continue reading Marry Marketing And Comms

From the age of GoT to IoT: Staying human, staying relevant

Exaggerating just a fair bit, 90% of the world’s connected population are more in tune with the Game of Thrones (GoT) series than they are with the subject of the ‘Internet of Things (IoT)‘. I did a dipstick survey and out of 10 people I spoke to, eight could name more characters in GoT than examples of IoT. Funny given that we are major active … Continue reading From the age of GoT to IoT: Staying human, staying relevant