Whatever happened to manners?

Once upon a time we all had great manners (politeness, respect and consideration for others) belted into us by our parents didn’t we? Now it seems that good manners are an outmoded concept at least for the younger generation. “Please” and...

The best customer service ever

If you are lucky you don’t have accidents so you don’t have to take your car to the panel beaters very often. Do you remember what a pain getting you car fixed after an accident was a few years ago? First of all you had to fill out a claim form and send it off...

Being memorable to your customers

Recently I had the opportunity to make a video for my good mate Max Hitchins, the Hospitality Doctor.  It’s all about how important it is to make you and your business memorable to your customers.  Max works mostly with the hospitality industry, so I used the...

So what CMO* about specialists

I’ve just been to a big specialist medical centre and whilst I had bags of time waiting for the guy I was gunna see I compiled this list (not to complain but to remind you) of the things that annoy people when waiting for specialists (and other professionals). Just...

Service with a smile

You know there’s an old adage that there is no such thing as a bad dog, just a bad owner. And I reckon that a corollary goes for cafes and restaurants and how they treat the pampered pets of the patrons – he says alliteratively. If they don’t worry...