One swallow…

One swallow…

…does not a summer make but maybe this is a hint that we may still need our letter boxes! After sharing the disappointing report the other day that Australia Post was forecasting a very limited future for snail mail, it was heartening to find that Woolworths had...
Bad news on snail mail

Bad news on snail mail

Regular readers will know how much I love snail mail and what I can do for well marketed businesses so I was disappointed to read the following in a recent edition of The Age: “Emma Koehn reports that Australia Post expects households will be receiving less than one...
From the Vault: You gotta love McDonalds!

From the Vault: You gotta love McDonalds!

Recently I posted about how standards seem to have slipped at good old Maccas. Perhaps the reason I felt even more let down on that occasion was because I know how slick the McDonald’s empire has been in the past. Here’s a story from over 10 years ago,...
It pees me off!

It pees me off!

Why do they make exciting promises that are never what they seem? I got a wonderful email from a supplier of pet food and medicines for my dogs and cat. It made me feel good when the subject line read: LAST CHANCE to use your $30 gift! And I read on and got even more...
Reasons Why

Reasons Why

On countless occasions I’ve beaten my gums claiming you’ll never go broke under estimating the intelligence of your market. People need “reasons why” and I reckon these two adverts demonstrate that principle exactly. People need information, assistance, suggestions...