We just found out yesterday http://www.liverpoolphil.com/ is up for Best Tourism Website' at The Mersey Partnership Annual Tourism Awards 2007 we find out if we won on 1st June.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Thursday, April 05, 2007
Big Chip Awards
We just found out our largest project to date Mercia World
has been short-listed for Best E-Learning Project at his years
Big Chip Awards.
The team are understandable very proud, we find out if
we have won on 24th May fingers crossed.
We are moving ...
The office looks like a hurricane his hit it today after 6 and half happy years on a 80’s technology park on the outskirts of Liverpool we are moving back to the city centre, we are all very excited.
Feel free to pop in you can find us@
Mando Group Liverpool Science Park 131 Mount Pleasant Liverpool L3 5TF
Oh and by the way our phone number has
changed to: 0845 365 4040
A long weekend ahead but will be worth it.
Feel free to pop in you can find us@
Mando Group Liverpool Science Park 131 Mount Pleasant Liverpool L3 5TF
Oh and by the way our phone number has
changed to: 0845 365 4040
A long weekend ahead but will be worth it.
Happy Easter
Monday, March 19, 2007
Directors Cut
Looking forward to Wednesday’s Directors Cut I am interviewing James Barton Founder of Cream, his film of choice is "Almost Famous"
Friday, March 16, 2007
The Roscoe Lecture
Over the last decade Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) has invited some of the worlds leading commentators and leaders to join the people of Liverpool in discussing the issues that really matter to them.
Yesterday I had the pleasure of hearing the President of Ghana John Agyekum Kufuor accept his honorary fellowship from the University, and talk on the topic of “Human Rights and the Citizen.”
He is known as the Gentle Giant of African politics he spoke with such humility and lived up to his title. He has been president of Ghana since 2000.
Yesterday I had the pleasure of hearing the President of Ghana John Agyekum Kufuor accept his honorary fellowship from the University, and talk on the topic of “Human Rights and the Citizen.”
He is known as the Gentle Giant of African politics he spoke with such humility and lived up to his title. He has been president of Ghana since 2000.
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Un-Plugged
Just got back form week in the Lakes hired a lovely house on the shores of Lake Ullswater, no mobile phones, no email, no traffic just a week to reflect have fun with the family and friends.Made me think again how the next text message, email or answer phone drives our lives. Up in the lakes time just seemed to stand still, looking forward to going back next week.
Thursday, March 01, 2007
At the peak of his ethical powers
Yvon Chouinard started Patagonia they are amazing company have a read:
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Books…cd’s… pizza…?
I read with interest tonight Domino’s Pizza e-commerce sales (that include online and interactive TV sales) grew by 43.8% . E-commerce ordering now accounts for 13% of Uk sales.
My first job was a Pizza delivery driver on £1.66 per hour. I would have never believed back then people would be buying pizza on-line; as Dan mentioned is his blog 'One thing is certain; change is here to stay'. I think he might be right.
My first job was a Pizza delivery driver on £1.66 per hour. I would have never believed back then people would be buying pizza on-line; as Dan mentioned is his blog 'One thing is certain; change is here to stay'. I think he might be right.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
30 today I can't believe it...
It is my 30th birthday today so I thought I would write 30 things I want to do in the next 30 years:
- Establish a brand consumers fall in love with
- Visit South Africa
- Life in America
- Campaign against debt in the Uk
- Work at the White House
- Learn to sail
- Sail a section of the Clipper race
- Write a book
- Work for a world leader
- See John Martyn a few more times
- Meet Bono www.u2.com
- Meet Barack Obama http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama
- Spend sometime with Jamie Oliver
- Spend a season snowboarding
- Meet Rob Bell www.nooma.com
- Watch ray lamontagne in Central Park
- Drive through Italy
- Go to Morocco
- Learn More about Neuro-Linguistic Programming
- Learn more about wine
- Learn how to take great photos
- Work on a music video
- Work on a huge outdoor festival
- Drive through Canada
- Learn to wind surf
- Take three months off and go to New Zealand
- Go to bible college for three months
- Run a half Marathon
- Do another parachute jump
- Meet my grandkids
There you go a few things to keep me busy.
Sunday, February 11, 2007
The next president?
I read with interest this weekend a fascinating article in the http://www.guardian.co.uk/ one of the Uk’s leading newspapers.
Barack Obama seems like a great leader looking forward to seeing how the race develops.
Barack Obama seems like a great leader looking forward to seeing how the race develops.
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Whats cooking?
Tonight see’s the return of Jamie Oliver to our screens in a new series where Jamie wants to help one of his previous graduates set up their own restaurant. We hear on the grape vine one of our old Non Executives Liam Black makes his first TV appearance.The Jamie’s Kitchen series was the catalyst for Mando Group developing our own entrepreneurs accamedy www.hotshotsacademy.com a few years ago.
Jamie's Chef http://www.channel4.com/jamie
starts on Channel 4 at 9pm tonight enjoy watching.
Saturday, January 27, 2007
A night to remember
You know when you go to a concert and you walk out with a smile on your face well tonight was just that, I had the privilege of seeing ray lamontagne @ http://www.liverpoolphil.com/ the last gig I saw that was that awe inspiring was Bjork at Manchester Apollo in 1999. Watching artists like this that are simply much better than any of their peers makes me both jealous and inspired.
If you want to have listen to what I am talking about download Barfly by ray lamontagne sit back and enjoy.
If you want to have listen to what I am talking about download Barfly by ray lamontagne sit back and enjoy.
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Don’t you love it when a plan comes together
Someone just mailed me to say I could have two tickets to see www.raylamontagne.com just got to find a baby sitter now… Any offers!
Need some inspiration
Why not visit www.springwise.com they scan the the globe for the most promising business ventures, ideas and concepts ready for regional or international adaptation, expansion, partnering, investments or cooperation. Ferociously tracking more than 400 global offline and online business resources, as well as taking to the streets of world cities, digital cameras at hand.
Tickets Please ...
Hoping to get to see Ray Lamontagne @ http://www.liverpoolphil.com/ a beautiful new website if I do say so myself on Friday if anyone knows where I can get a ticket please lets me know!
Monday, January 22, 2007
An Apple a day keeps the Doctor
If you think you occasionally have a bad day at work, spare a thought for Steve Jobs.
He started 2007 with a fair amount of exciting news: a new name for his huge company (to be known now simply as Apple) and first official details of the iPhone product.
A couple of weeks later, he announced profits in excess of $1bn (£510m) for the last quarter of 2006 – a performance boosted in no small part by sales of more than 21 million iPods worldwide in the run up to Christmas. Don’t worry if you find yourself reading those numbers again. I did. Several times.
News of the Apple phone product caused more than a ripple at the annual Macworld Conference in San Francisco. It was the sort of ripple firms like Apple love but their competitors dread.
Apple shares closed 8% higher on news that it was launching the touch screen phone. At the same time, shares in Apple’s major rivals such as Blackberry were sent sharply lower.
The IPhone will cost around £260 and go on sale in the US in the summer, with an assault on the European market following in the autumn.
In its first year in the market, Jobs anticipates sales of 1 million units. When it goes on sale in Asia next year, that figure should rise to 10 million units. That’s another set of big numbers. But even sales of 10m are only equivalent to 1% of today’s yearly mobile phone market.
You get the picture? Apple are powerful and successful players in a huge and complex market. Yet, despite all these impressive sales and product developments, shares in Apple fell the day the figures were published.
Surely, that is enough to make Steve Jobs feel as though he has had a bad day at the office?
According to market analysts quoted by the BBC, investors were more concerned with poor computer sales and the hint that sales performance in the first quarter of this year may miss targets.
That remains to be seen.
What we can see – almost everywhere we look – is evidence of the phenomenal success and popularity of many Apple products.
It’s hard to imagine a better text book example of how to successfully research markets, create products to serve those markets, create an almost insatiable demand for those products, and deliver above (and often beyond) customer expectations.
That’s the sort of performance every business can aspire to
The launch of IPhone looks set to be another major milestone the history of this amazing company. When Steve Jobs and his talented team reach that point, maybe, just maybe, the market will acknowledge their achievements.
He started 2007 with a fair amount of exciting news: a new name for his huge company (to be known now simply as Apple) and first official details of the iPhone product.
A couple of weeks later, he announced profits in excess of $1bn (£510m) for the last quarter of 2006 – a performance boosted in no small part by sales of more than 21 million iPods worldwide in the run up to Christmas. Don’t worry if you find yourself reading those numbers again. I did. Several times.
News of the Apple phone product caused more than a ripple at the annual Macworld Conference in San Francisco. It was the sort of ripple firms like Apple love but their competitors dread.
Apple shares closed 8% higher on news that it was launching the touch screen phone. At the same time, shares in Apple’s major rivals such as Blackberry were sent sharply lower.
The IPhone will cost around £260 and go on sale in the US in the summer, with an assault on the European market following in the autumn.
In its first year in the market, Jobs anticipates sales of 1 million units. When it goes on sale in Asia next year, that figure should rise to 10 million units. That’s another set of big numbers. But even sales of 10m are only equivalent to 1% of today’s yearly mobile phone market.
You get the picture? Apple are powerful and successful players in a huge and complex market. Yet, despite all these impressive sales and product developments, shares in Apple fell the day the figures were published.
Surely, that is enough to make Steve Jobs feel as though he has had a bad day at the office?
According to market analysts quoted by the BBC, investors were more concerned with poor computer sales and the hint that sales performance in the first quarter of this year may miss targets.
That remains to be seen.
What we can see – almost everywhere we look – is evidence of the phenomenal success and popularity of many Apple products.
It’s hard to imagine a better text book example of how to successfully research markets, create products to serve those markets, create an almost insatiable demand for those products, and deliver above (and often beyond) customer expectations.
That’s the sort of performance every business can aspire to
The launch of IPhone looks set to be another major milestone the history of this amazing company. When Steve Jobs and his talented team reach that point, maybe, just maybe, the market will acknowledge their achievements.
Sunday, January 14, 2007
A few things I hope to do in 2007
Run more
Sleep more
Relax more
Swim in the sea
Go to Italy or Spain as long as the beach is close
Go to morocco
Go to Africa
Plan a round the word trip
Sleep more
Relax more
Swim in the sea
Go to Italy or Spain as long as the beach is close
Go to morocco
Go to Africa
Plan a round the word trip
Move house
The best of 2006
Best film - Traffic
Best album – A tricky one I will go with CONTINUUM by http://www.johnmayer.com/
Best moment – Christmas with the kids
Best song – John Martyn Solid Air (old but still great)
Best Gig – Royal Liverpool philharmonic Orchestra on a hot day in June
Best Advert – Orange Togetherness http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cOuWElMjf8&mode=related&search=
Best album – A tricky one I will go with CONTINUUM by http://www.johnmayer.com/
Best moment – Christmas with the kids
Best song – John Martyn Solid Air (old but still great)
Best Gig – Royal Liverpool philharmonic Orchestra on a hot day in June
Best Advert – Orange Togetherness http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cOuWElMjf8&mode=related&search=
Best place - Cardigan bay South Wales building sand castles
Best Site - Where else www.google.co.uk
Monday, December 04, 2006
To Sell or not to sell ...
This week a company I really admire sold/partnered with Timberland, leaving behind their independence which they held so dear to partner to get bigger.
The way Howies have communicated with their customers over the last 10 years has been nothing less than sheer brilliance they understand who there customers are and how to envision them to dream of a better world.
Even their statement about partnering was threaded with a certain Howies charm.
I will be fascinated to see how the brand grows and develops over the next few years.
You can find out more about Howies by visiting: http://www.howies.co.uk/page.php?xPage=posting.html&id=557
The way Howies have communicated with their customers over the last 10 years has been nothing less than sheer brilliance they understand who there customers are and how to envision them to dream of a better world.
Even their statement about partnering was threaded with a certain Howies charm.
I will be fascinated to see how the brand grows and develops over the next few years.
You can find out more about Howies by visiting: http://www.howies.co.uk/page.php?xPage=posting.html&id=557
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