"Relationship Marketing Guru". "The new Einstein of Marketing". "Genius". "True Artist". "Leonardo da Vinci of the Internet". These are some of the titles people have bestowed on me in the past. Flattering as they are, they show that you are not dealing with your average Management & CRM Consultant here. Involved in Database Marketing and Relationship Management since 1993, my skill set combines extensive management, marketing and IT experience - both at strategic and front-end level. I've travelled the world from Bangkok to San Francisco, from Dubai to Asunción, presenting my 'Diamond CRM' business transformation model at marketing conferences. Companies all over the world utilise it as a guideline in their quest to become more customer-centric. My articles have been widely published online and in print.
Having developed my own Internet presence since 1995 and client projects since 1997, I've developed way over 60 websites. I use PHP, MySQL, Javascript and CSS. I have designed anything from 'quick and dirty (but pretty)' to complex database applications, e-commerce and content management system sites. On the design side I am capably assisted by Solveigh Thude and other select designers. As you may have guessed, this website is also a product of mine - line by line hand-coded - giving you more than a good idea of what I can do for you!
Photography is but a feeble attempt to capture the transient, the fleeting moments. It has always been a passion of mine. I took my first pictures in Grade 2 at the tender age of 6. In 1980 I got my first SLR, a Yashica FR-1. In 1992 an upgrade to a Contax RTS III threw me into a different photographic orbit. I left it in 2003 when I went digital with an Olympus C-5050Z, only to return to it later when the Oly hit the ground and died a sudden death. Right now I'm using a Fuji F30, waiting for the release of the new Olympus E. Despite it being only a hobby, my photos have made it into books, onto CD covers, Youth Hostel ID cards, hotel and golf course brochures and many other places - even turned into paintings! Obviously, all pictures on this site are mine, so... enjoy!
Ever since I set up my own shop I have done major startup work for companies like Opera Software and Sonork SRL. On the side I have been involved in the GEOS and BeOS operating environments. I work on the Net. As a result, this section deals with my personal software recommendations. The products are all non-mainstream, which pretty much by default makes them superior to the more popular choices. The products include Opera (browser), Becky (email), Edit+ (Text/Programming Editor), TotalCommander (File Manager), Outpost Firewall, IrfanView (Image Viewer), Canvas (Image, Graphics and DTP Editor), the Zeta OS (ex-BeOS) and many others. Rest assured taat my recommendations will make your computing experience more productive, safer, faster and less expensive. What more need I say?!
Since 1999 Inspired Mind has helped thousands to live a better life. Originally conceived under the name "Mindshift" as part of Opera Software ASA, it's a portal of sorts that contains content you'd normally have to look hard for. Categories include Business, Community, Education, Environment, Health, Home & Garden, Technology and more. Here you will also find various book recommendations and an immense number of links to other sites on the Net. A real treasure chest for the inquiring mind!
Vuvu is an ambitious project, if there ever was one. I've lived in South Africa for more than a decade. After witnessing the first 10 years of the so-called democracy, I've come to realise that 'democracy' the way it's implemented and practiced in this country has simply formed another form of apartheid. It's only that political oppression has made way to economic oppression, which in many ways is far more insidious. Vuvu - short for 'vuvuzela', the infamous horn ubiqutous at local soccer matches - aims at putting together a masterplan for a new South Africa, a compendium for a decent life for all, not just the old white rich and the new black rich. Your participation is encouraged and appreciated.
Asiyoyiki inyoka! - 'we don't fear the snake!'
Marketing Competence was founded in order to provide a resource for CRM students and managers alike. It's been online since 1997 as an Internet resource on Total Customer Management. Prior to that I founded and managed the world's first mailing list on Database Marketing and Relationship Management, DM-Digest. Neglected of late because it had outlived itself, it has now been redesigned and incorporated into this site. Enjoy!
This section is my personal blog on current affairs in South Africa and beyond. Don't expect daily postings, but I am sure you will find something of interest in it. At the very least it may plant a seed in your mind, that may one day grow into something big. Welcome and enjoy!
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Nosso ComGuru Emilio Cerri foi um dos nomes eleitos pela diretoria do SAPESC - Sindicato das Agências de Propaganda do Estado de Santa Catarina - para receber o “Troféu Sapesc de Contribuição à Atividade Publicitária de Santa Catarina“. O prêmio é uma homenagem às pessoas físicas e jurídicas que de alguma forma contribuíram para o desenvolvimento do mercado publicitário catarinense. No evento que será realizado no próximo dia 24 de setembro, às 20:30 horas no Lira Tênis Clube.
We're proud of you, Emilio! Peace and Blessings from all the friendly forces in the Universe!
The Honouring of my friend and partner, Emilio Cerri
Was für ein Trip! Seit 2 Wochen bin ich in Deutschland, habe erst mit Franz die ersten Hundert Lieferungen auf den Weg gebracht, und nun sind wir dabei, den Buchhandel so effektiv wie möglich damit zu bedienen. In der Zwischenzeit wird das Buch bei Amazon schon fröhlich gekauft, so viel nämlich, dass wir nicht nur in die Top 100 vorgestossen sind, sondern auch umgehend die 2. Auflage drucken lassen werden, um die Nachfrage zu befriedigen.
Das Schönste davon ist, dass uns überall gleichgesinnte Seelen in unseren Anstrengungen unterstützen und uns überall Tür und Tor öffnen. Somit schliessen wir uns zusammen und bewirken etwas, was kaum noch aufzuhalten ist - zum Wohle aller.
Ändere Dein Leben - hole Dir den Master Key!
Es hat einen Monat länger gedauert als geplant, aber nun haben wir die Bestätigung der Druckerei erhalten, dass das Buch am 2.8. ausgeliefert wird, und dann am 4.8. bei uns eintreffen wird.
Wer bis zum 4.8. bei uns 5 Exemplare bestellt, bekommt 2 kostenlos dazu - das ideale Weihnachtsgeschenk! Bei 10 sind es dann schon 4 kostenlose Exemplare, und bei 20 gibts 9 kostenlos dazu! Diese Sonderaktion verfällt am 4.8.2007 um 09:00 CET.
Das Master Key System Buch ab 4. August verfügbar
"Obwohl seit einigen Jahren Satellitenmessungen Einzug in die „Rechnereien“ halten, gab die WMO in den 90ern die Zahl der Wetterstationen 1.400 an, die bei ihren Klimaberechnungen Berücksichtigung fanden ! Würde man jetzt — hypothetisch (!) — diese Stationen gleichmäßig über die 510 Millionen Quadratkilometer der Erde verteilen, was die Ozeane leider vereiteln, so müßte jede der 1.400 „Mittelwerte“ für ein Gebiet von knapp 365.000 km2 repräsentativ sein. Deutschland wäre mit einem Meßpunkt „repräsentiert“, und obendrein ist der Standort vollkommen egal, da die topographische Höhe keine Rolle spielt, denn alle Temperaturen werden ohnehin auf Meeresniveau reduziert — will heissen „gerechnet“ ! Der Form halber erwähne ich, dass auf den Weltmeeren Messbojen dümpeln und die Logbucheintragungen von Schiffen herangezogen werden, um dem Zahlensalat „Glaubwürdigkeit“ einzuhauchen. Spätestens jetzt sollte sich der von Opfergaben für den „Klima-Gott“ geschröpfte die Frage stellen: können sich diese rudimentären Messungen ehrliche Arbeit und Wahrheitsliebe nennen, haben sie überhaupt Aussagekraft ?
Wem das noch nicht als Volksverdummung ausreichend erscheint; jetzt kommt es noch „besser“:
Über physikalische Formeln hat man der Erde ein „Mitteltemperatur“ verpaßt die 15° Grad Celsius haben soll. Dies stellte die Enquete-Kommission des Deutschen Bundestages „Vorsorge zum Schutz der Erdatmosphäre“ in ihrem 1. Bericht 1988 fest. Die „Globaltemperatur“ betrage 15° Grad Celsius und sei in den vergangegen 100 Jahren um 0,7° Grad angestiegen, eben aufgrund der anthropogen(menschlich) bedingten Zunahme der „Treibhausgase“.
Gedankenstütze:
Bei einer Masse der Erdatmosphäre von ca. 5,17 ^18 Kg (das sind Trillionen !) und dem antropogenen CO Eintrag von ca. 25 Milliarden Tonnen — das ist noch nicht einmal der fünfmillionste Teil ! — glaubt da wirklich ein bei Verstand gebliebener Mensch, wir hätten einen messbaren Einfuß ? Was hält denn eigentlich ein Kongolese oder Eskimo von einer durchschnittlichen Globaltemperatur von 15/15,5° Grad C ? ;-)"
Volksverdummung durch die Klima-Diskussion
"Gelegentlich besuche ich den Campo di Fiori in Rom. Ich liebe diesen Platz: das geschäftige Treiben an den Marktständen und das allgemeine Chaos, das hier herrscht, wenn kleine Kinder und Liebespärchen um freie Plätze konkurrieren. Die Statue von Giordano Bruno, dem Ketzer, der am 17. Februar 1600 verbrannt wurde, weil er das Glaubensdogma der „unbefleckten Empfängnis“ leugnete, ist sein Wahrzeichen.
Bis vor kurzem fand ich es nützlich, zum Campo die Fiori zu pilgern, um mich daran zu erinnern, wie die alten Mächte mit Freidenkern umgingen. Doch leider kann ich die Statue heute nicht mehr anschauen, nur um an die Vergangenheit zu denken. Zu Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts stehen die westlichen Gesellschaften unter mächtigen antiliberalen, intoleranten und undemokratischen Einflüssen. Diejenigen, die die vorherrschenden kulturellen Glaubensgrundsätze hinterfragen, werden nicht selten wie unmoralische oder schlechte Menschen behandelt. Ihre Vorstellungen werden als eine moderne Form der Häresie dargestellt. Zu viele einflussreiche Persönlichkeiten gehen mit dem Recht auf freie Meinungsäußerung sehr salopp um und sprechen sich für ein Verbot „gefährlicher“ Ideen aus. Wer herkömmliche Wahrheiten infrage stellt, wird als „Leugner“ bezeichnet, und die Leugnung gilt allzu häufig als eine kriminelle Tat, die bestraft werden muss.
Den Anfang machte die Holocaustleugnung, die später auch auf andere Genozide ausgeweitet wurde. Plötzlich gab es auch die „Aidsleugner“ und die „Klimaleugner“. Bei der Auswahl der Themen, um die hier gestritten wird, geht es nicht so sehr um die Inhalte einer realen, hoch emotionalen Debatte. Hier sind tief greifende, intolerante Grundeinstellungen am Werk, die diese Tendenz vorantreiben."
Von Holocaustrevisionisten und Klimawandelleugnern
We arrived a bit early, although our table was only for 21:00. Needless to say that there was ample space available. In fact, when we came in, the entire bar section at the front was empty. Why they only allowed us to book for 21:00 will remain their secret.
Haiku is a pretty dark place, but quite stylish. As you come into the main dining area (which you cannot see from the street), there's a long kitchen and counter (to sit on) on the right hand side, with the dining area to the left. The decor is modern - a bit stark - yet exudes an elegant simplicity.
The welcome was very friendly, but our waiter a little too keen to clear the table - he could have left the stuff standing there a little longer.
Their menu is rather interesting. You pay per star, each one representing R35, and you need to consume at least four stars, read: R140 per person. Well, for that it had better be good - but it wasn't 100%.
It started with some rather spicy nibblies as we sat down - a nice touch. We then chose a Miso Soup and a Sweet Corn Soup, both of them nice, but not worth the R35, that's for sure. Willoughby's
Miso Soup is much nicer than this one, and IIRC it's only R19.
Then we went for the 2nd course. I had Tuna Sashimi sald, which was superb! It comes with an orangy sauce which makes it really delicious. I could have stopped after that, to be honest. Carla chose the BBQ Duck Spring Roll, which was also very nice. I'm not a friend of Duck... a bit too heavy for my liking.
The main course was also delicious. I had a whole fried fish (kingklip) while Carla had Beef Broccoli. Both were worth the 2 stars (R70). We kindly skipped desert as we were full after the soups, the starters and the mains.
The bill came to about R400 incl tip which was quite pricey given me just having one glass of wine. That said, I didn't expect Haiku to be cheap, but it wasn't the WOW experience either. It was a nice evening out, not only because Carla footed the bill (it's my turn next), but there are places where you get equally good food for less. I guess in the end it still balances itself out sortof ok, but for R200 a person it has to be tops - and it wasn't quite.
So there, my Haiku experience. If you're flush, pay them a visit and let me know what you think of it. Would love to hear from you!
Ah.. rating... 8 out of 10. There you go! :)
Haiku
Burg Street
Tel: 021 424 7000
www.haikurestaurant.com
Der Launch verlief recht problemlos, obwohl Konfigurationsfehler auf der deutschen Domain mich dazu zwangen, alles erstmal auf der .co.za Domain laufen zu lassen.
Am ersten Tag kamen dann auch schon gleich die ersten Bestellungen rein - sehr ermutigend und ein Antrieb noch mehr dazu beizutragen, dass der deutschsprachige Raum mit der Lehre Charles Haanels vertraut wird, sie anwendet und den nahezu unvorstellbaren Nutzen daraus zieht.
Also, wer den Kinohit "The Secret" kennt und ein Verständnis dessen erlangen will, wie man sich sein eigenes Leben so gestalten kann wie man es will, dann man bei dem Master Key System am richtigen Platz. Verfügbar momentan als eBook, bald auch als gedruckte Version, Hörbuch und Fernlehrgang - kurzum: für jeden etwas.
Nochmals:
Charles F Haanel - Das Master Key System in Deutsch. Mag es Deutschland so verändern wie nur damals Klinsi oder Heiner Brand mit ihren Truppen!
Masterkeysystem.de ist live!
LiveMarkets is a live-chat advertising network, allowing companies to turn their static ads into live chats - and that means on any website they run ads on rather than just their own homepage. The reasoning behind it is that the interaction is far more personal, more relevant and therefore more effective, especially in the high-value segment rather than in the consumables department.
A few months modifications to the
Qunu source code gave us something that we could present at the recent
Ad-Tech conference at the Moscone Centre in San Francisco. Baden Gilmore, our new man on the team, was there, bringing it to the attention of the world. And the lines have been buzzing ever since. This and
this article in VentureBeat generated a lot of interest, giving Baden more than he bargained for.
So, after many years of preparation, some dead-ends, lots of highs, some lows too, we're now in the process of riding the wave. Stay tuned for more!
LiveMarkets launched
When our inner peace and well-being depend on forces outside ourselves (circumstances, the marketplace, other people) the stress and anxiety that result in personal conflict, and that get in the way of our effectiveness, are always close at hand. Our buttons get all too easily pushed.
But as we become more established in our true, awakened nature, we are far less at the effect of those outer forces. We then bring greater clarity, confidence, and focus to the problems needing our attention. We are able to act decisively and generate results with more consistency and predictability. In those instances where events do not work out favorably, we are able to more quickly make the adjustments needed to get things back on track.
The simplest and most direct method for making the shift back to our true nature is as follows: As often as you remember throughout the day, pause and take the time to breathe slowly and consciously. Then bring your awareness slightly behind and above your head. This is more the real you. From this place, make your body, sense, and mind/personality objects of observation. It is as if you are witnessing all that is arising within your awareness.
If you are being bothered by a particular thought, belief, or story (for example, “What if I fail?”) examine it objectively. Be very still for a moment or two, and look at the belief as you would any object from this detached place slightly behind and above yourself. Do not judge it or analyze it. Become aware of yourself as the awareness, or consciousness, that is looking at this particular belief. Now be aware that what you are looking at, you cannot be. You are what is looking.
The belief, “What if I fail?” is just a thought form arising within the field of awareness that you are. When you stop identifying with it through the practice of presence, you cease giving it power. Through applying this technique many times a day, eventually the belief will lose its charge. It will no longer be a button for you. No belief or thought form can persist for long in the light of clear, sustained awareness, or conscious presence.
After you have freed yourself from one limiting belief, then take the next one that is causing conflict, and work with it in the same way. The more you do this, the more your head will clear, and you will come to a place of authentic inner freedom. Instead of living from your mind and its worries, you will live from an alert yet relaxed sense of awareness in the present. Then you will be able to use your mind for the powerful creative tool that it is, but it will no longer be a source of conflict or stress for you.
© Jim Dreaver, 2007
Jim Dreaver: Buttons
In den nächsten Tagen gibts mehr Infos. Mein Ziel mit der Übersetzung aber ist, so viel wie möglich Menschen im deutschen Sprachraum die Lehre des Master Keys näher zu bringen, damit sie sich ein erfülltes, stressfreies, und erfolgreiches Leben schaffen können. In der Tat, in den nächsten 6 Monaten wird es von mindestens 50.000 Menschen gelesen und befolgt werden, was zu umfangreichen Änderungen im sozialen Gefüge Deutschlands, der Schweiz und Österreichs führen wird. Ein kleiner Beitrag von mir für die Freunde im Norden!
Damit ihr wisst, worum e sich dabei handelt, habe ich das Vorwort und die Einführung der deutschen Version als kleinen Anreitz eingefügt. Viel Spass beim Lesen!
Das Master Key System (Vorwort und Einführung) in PDF format (68kb)
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