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GOALS
Posted on 26. May, 2010 by Pearl.
Goals – Do you know how set and to achieve your personal and business goals?
Pearl Seigel of Symbolically Speaking can show you how in 6 steps …
With the 2010 Soccer World Cup … South Africa is about to achieve many goals.
Literal goals … the ball through the goalpost … Bafana Bafana … Just do [...]
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Newsletter Symbolically Speaking April 2010
Posted on 11. Apr, 2010 by Pearl.
“Second Lives – A Journey Through Virtual Worlds” – by Tim Guest, ISBN9780091796570, is a must read for all techno geeks, marketers and those who believe that the sky is not the limit …
Imagine …
Being able to create yourself and all that you needed or wanted with a click of a mouse. If you didn’t [...]
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The Big “P” or is it the Big “Q … uestion”?
Posted on 11. Feb, 2010 by Pearl.
Symbolically Speaking “Pricing” is something that many people and businesses find confusing or embarrassing.
Literally Speaking, we are all confronted with decisions relating to “Pricing” on a daily basis. Whether, as a business we are setting prices while operating in a highly competitive marketplace or deciding on suppliers.
Or as individuals, we make decisions to buy or [...]
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Newsletter Symbolically Speaking December 2009
Posted on 07. Dec, 2009 by Pearl.
Circles, Cycles, Continuity …
Symbolically Speaking Circles, Cycles and Continuity have so much in common …
A Circle is the universal symbol of something without a beginning or an end. Circles are great, except for vicious circles, being really uncomfortable comfort zones. Stop the circle (world) - I want to get off …
Cycles also know as trends come [...]
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Netiquette …
Posted on 01. Nov, 2009 by Pearl.
•1. What is netiquette?
Netiquette is web 2.0 business social media etiquette. It is how to communicate in the virtual world. For example using CAPS is considered shouting!
•2. Why is netiquette important?
The www is a global public forum. Any person, business, bot or spider anywhere can read what you say.
Unlike, face to face meetings where others [...]
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Newsletter Symbolically Speaking October 2009
Posted on 27. Oct, 2009 by Pearl.
Would you hold hands with a total stranger?
Symbolically Speaking and literally speaking I have felt comfortable speaking to total strangers. I’ve met many interesting people and learnt a lot about different values and cultures. Because of my interest in business I’ve also learnt about the entrepreneurial spirit that so many South African’s possess.
But, back to [...]
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MyGenius … In with the old … In with the new?
Posted on 14. Sep, 2009 by Pearl.
MyGenius is a web 2.0 business social media networking platform. The combination of virtual online blogs or private messaging and face to face meetings is what differentiates MyGenius from other similar websites.
MyGenius brand ambassadors volunteer to hold monthly meetings - which MG members can attend. I am a MyGenius brand ambassador - it’s my way [...]
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Newsletter Symbolically Speaking August 2009
Posted on 17. Aug, 2009 by Pearl.
Newsletter Symbolically Speaking August 2009
“To Thine Own Self Be True and it must follow, as the night and the day, Thou cannot then be false to any man” William Shakespeare
Symbolically Speaking, I know that this sounds like school or old fashioned …
Literally Speaking, I’m asking you to look at your today’s “Values” and the values [...]
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Marketing, Mice and Mouse “Traps”
Posted on 14. Jun, 2009 by Pearl.
A while back the buzz phrase about a marketing strategy plan was that if you set the biggest, best mouse “Trap” the largest share of the market was yours for the taking.
Rather cheesy … I always thought, while having an internal giggle!!! You see, I’ve never been particularly fond of mice, nor felt the need [...]
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Newsletter Symbolically Speaking June 2009
Posted on 12. Jun, 2009 by Pearl.
Is the market “Pink and Fluffy”?
Symbolically Speaking, I know the market is “Pink”. Literally I sit here using my LG X100 “Pink” Netbook. It’s compact weighs less than one kg and easily fits into my handbag.
Is the market “Fluffy”? Well it depends on who you ask. To some (men) it may be cloudy or confusing. [...]
