Posts by Brendon Sinclair

I see a lot of new business ideas. And a lot of people just starting out in business. And a question I’m often asked is “Do you think my business idea will do well?” After looking at new businesses and new business ideas for years, I can say this. The success has almost nothing to […]

I see this a lot. It’s a networking function. People meeting. people introducing themselves. people chatting. Business cards flying around like confetti! Most people aren’t your potential clients. So don’t push a card on them. It’s wasting your time and money and their time. The worst example I see of this is at business dinners […]

1. Survey your customers. Ask them how you should market. Find out what they think of your service or product. 2. Get a decent logo. Use it on everything you have. You’ll build brand recognition. And that’s good for business. 3. Advertise. I’m constantly amazed at the number of my clients who haven’t advertised regularly. […]

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So there I was. At Lilly Pilly’s for dinner on Saturday night as I mentioned below. I was ‘cheerful’ after I’d had a few wines. Happened to strike up a conversation with the restaurant owner and I said what a great idea the 10% discount was. We got chatting about his marketing and I tossed […]

One of the absolute best things to get from a client is their trust. Once we have that we can provide great solutions at a great price. There’s no ‘mucking around’ trying to ‘sell’ the client on an idea or solution as all you need to say is: “Okay, here’s the problem. These are the […]

  I went out for dinner last night with my wife (Mel) and 4 friends to a little restaurant called Lilly Pillys. It’s located just down the road from us in the local shopping centre. Nice little joint with great food and very friendly service. My wife tried to book us in for dinner there […]

We finished some work with a client the other day. After much thought and review (we rang his staff to find out his interests) we decided to buy him a book as a “Thanks for your business” gift. I bought it tonight – it’s a best-selling book written by one of our clients we manage […]

A recently released survey indicates the following: * The presence of daughters in the family increases the chances of the parents divorcing (in every society studied) * Compared to families with 1 boy, families with 1 girl are 25% more likely to divorce! – that’s in Vietnam (that figure reduces to 5% more likely in […]