Book Review: Work Stronger by Pete Leibman
This book is about improving your performance by changing your behaviour. The author suggests that at times we are successful despite some of the habits we have picked up along the way. He recommends making simple, small changes at an individual level before looking...
Book Review: Leap by Howard Yu
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I didn’t want to skip a thought. I really appreciated the depth of the case studies as they provided me with so many examples; from different periods of time, different geographic locations and different industries in different...
Book Review: Engagement Fundraising by Greg Warner
A marketing approach to fundraising. YES! As a marketing strategist who consults to NPOs in my region, I was encouraged to see that a marketing approach together with the use of the supporting technologies, is being promoted as the way forward for fund-raising. It...
ImMOOvable Facebook…and our new @purplemookiting
Despite pleas, letters and weeks going by Facebook just won’t budge! If you had asked us at the beginning of this rebranding journey which organisation would be the problem, SARS or Nedbank would have topped our list. To our surprise, those were a dream....
Book Review: Friend Of A Friend… by David Burkus
Is this really what the best networkers do? Perhaps so, the author certainly lives up to his promise of outlining a strategic approach to networking and then lists activities in order to help you along your way. There are many, many aspects to networking outlined in...
The Birth Of Purple Mookiting
22 years on and going strong, we’ve decided to change our name and refresh our corporate image. “The new name, Purple Mookiting, reflects what we do whilst adding more personality and a sense of fun.” commented managing member Karren Hodgkins. “The new look is...
Book Review: “Building A StoryBrand” the message affects the bottom line
Two strategists, two reviews of the same book. So different, yet complementary. Enjoy! It’s true, most businesses don’t know how to talk about their company! I enjoyed this book very much indeed. It’s easy style together and its incredible practicality is a rare...
Book Review: “Lead Your Tribe, Love Your Work” inspired and resonated!
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. This is an inspiring story about the lessons learnt by the author from when he started this business with only a few dollars to when he sold it (for $45 m) 15 years later. It is clear that the Piyush was not motivated by cash, but...