Tag: AA

  • Prepaid cards more convenient for gap year money

    In this quote below I was specifically talking about a specific product not all prepaid cards. Nevertheless, there are substantial benefits for most prepaid cards. “The exciting thing from a traveller’s point of view is that, if you lose the card you can stop it, and you’re supplied with a free emergency card straight away,”…

  • Direct mail relevancy and accuracy

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    I’m not really sure who the winner is for wasted direct mail campaign effort this week. My favourites through the letter box this morning, and clear contenders, are: Boden: A personalised letter with a £10 gift voucher to encourage me to use the catalogue they sent me a few weeks back. Sorry Boden, I haven’t received a…

  • Satnav market research

    Just as I was saying that ‘compulsory satnav in cars would solve more jams than government initiatives’ two things happened. Firstly my wife phoned up to say she was stuck in a non-moving jam in Hammersmith…and she was using satnav. Secondly I saw page on the AA website that seemed to support my thoughts: What…

  • Mergers that add value

    This article talks about the merger of the AA and Saga: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6236862.stm It is interesting to note that 2 + 2 = 5. The appropriate mergers of businesses can increase value. I think the best merger at the moment would be BT and Royal Mail. A bit of déjà vu perhaps, but what a great…