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Garden party

Garden party

It had been talked about for the past years: some other owners and I wanted to get out of that array of green shades around our building. When putting the budget together late last year, we secured some funds for “landscaping”. Big word for our…

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Now discuss

Now discuss

Interacting with the locals is always beneficial, especially when your brain is picked on and stimulating conversations follow. No rocket science here. Although my life has been television-free for the past five years, it seems that my London immersion involves watching a bit of it….

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Happy she said no

Happy she said no

While many were playing with fireworks in their funny costumes to celebrate Halloween last night, I was having a delicious 3-course chocolate dessert dinner at a friend’s chocolaterie. After three years in business, she is gearing up in a rather inspiring way, now training her staff…

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The art of shooting (right)

The art of shooting (right)

Marketers are investing more and more into social media, and so are companies. Good for them, I am sure it makes sense in their budget. So much that the not-so-honest ones get the best of lambda-consumers with multiple scams. Maybe it is related: paper flyers used to…

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The spotlight trial

The spotlight trial

Reading an article on another entrepreneur of the year usually births some torn feelings in the business person I am. Judges look for “vision, leadership, achievement and social responsibility”: all this is great and inspiring. I am only curious to know how one can judge something s/he…

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With a red bow on

With a red bow on

Google+ is out and its marketing approach is another smart example of anticipated curiosity to an (almost) already-conquered audience who might have grown tired of another well-known social media. It almost sounds like a sold-out show from the NKOTBSB tour. The “We have temporarily exceeded our capacity. Please…

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