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Create a Tribe

I’m a huge fan of Seth Godin‘s work. I downloaded his latest book, “Tribes“, ( audio book FREE from Audible.com ) so that I could listen to it on my Garmin Nuvi GPS while I drive. A few months ago, Seth asked his blog readers to send through a photograph of their face – I’ve [...]

Helpful videos for planning your year-end function or event

A quick look at the Google Insight graph for South Africans searching for the terms “corporate entertainment”, “corporate events”, “corporate functions” & “event planner” shows that South Africans are increasingly using the Internet to find service providers for their functions.  As expected, the volume of searches for these & any related terms for “Year End”-type [...]

How to innovate from Logical Stupidity

I met Peter Greenwall for breakfast the first time, which was less than a week ago, after we connected on Facebook. It was an EOX! We chatted about ARTS & things that made ANSWER. EOX = Eye Opening eXperience ARTS = Any Rubbish That Sells ANSWER = Absolutely No Sense Whatso Ev R. Peter subscribes [...]

Free Tools To Plan Your Year-End Event Or Function

[ My latest post on this topic can be found here: http://www.corporatemagician.co.za/blog/event-planning-tools-tips/are-south-african-event-planners-missing-an-opportunity.html (10/08/2009)] Yes, it’s September & the “silly season” has started – this is marked by the sudden influx of calls for our event entertainment services.  Companies are putting their plans together for their year-end events & corporate functions, so I’ve decided to give you, [...]

“Quitters never win”

Since I’m often requested to speak & perform at team-building events, I get to spend time with other speakers & trainers in my industry. Yesterday, after my team-building presentation for one of South Africa’s most innovative engineering firms, I had the incredible experience of listening to a truly amazing speaker. In September 2003, Riaan Manser [...]