Tag: Berkshire

  • Amorphous blob of wonderfulness

    It can be fun going through old notes. Look at this lot. It was from a marketing presentation at an event 18 months ago in Berkshire. All four of these words/lines were used by the same speaker. Tangibilize Amorphous blob of wonderfulness He is a local consultant BUT (not and) he is really good You don’t always…

  • McPrepaid: Luncheon Vouchers grind beefburgers to a halt

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    Which retailer has done one of the best jobs of supporting and promoting contactless payments in the UK? I would say McDonald’s. All their restaurants proudly display payments terminals that accept contactless payments and they have made a considerable investment. The standard reasons a retailer/ restauranteur would want to accept contactless payments would include the speed of…

    Luncheon Vouchers in McDonlad's
  • Name and shame the door drop marketers

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    It’s about time I started fighting back! What is the point of having a ‘no junk mail, commercial leaflets or flyers please’ sticker on our front door if it is ignored? So, to make me feel happier about the junk mail I’ve decided to name and shame. Today’s lucky entrant is Bracknell. Yes, Bracknell, that…

  • Petrol down to 99.9p per litre

    Petrol was down to 99.9p per litre in Reading, Berkshire today. Fabulous. Just two days ago it was 105.9p. It cost me £3 less to fill the tank. We are all happy enough to moan at the speed prices increase. So I’m giving praise to BP for the rapid deflation. p.s. the petrol station mentioned…