Archive for November, 2007

Franchising: The Final Frontier - Update late »

Well, it seems real life rear its ugly head again… I have some job and school work to do, so the update will have to wait until tomorrow or the weekend.

Franchising: The Final Frontier - Part Uno »

As I have noted previously on my Franchise or Not To Franchise post, one must take careful consideration to take a franchise. There are lots of considerations to make before taking a decision, decisions such as:
• Availability of suppliers
• Location desirability
• Brand image
• Product desirability amongst the would be consumer
Those I mentioned above seem like a very simple process [...]

My Personal Preview (rant) of 2008 Honda Accord (Asian Version) »

So it is official, Honda has launched Accord in Thailand as of last week. So why do I keep mum for all of these time? The self proclaimed rabid Honda fan boy? Well… It’s because I didn’t like it. To speak without restrain, Honda has done stupid things in the past, but with the launch [...]

Do You Want To Start Your Own Business? Read On… »

Starting their own business is a dream for almost every person in this world. You work for yourself, you don’t have the nagging boss behind you, you set your own goal, and if you strike it good, you will get lots of money. Speaking of money, my father and I had a little conversation about [...]

Counter Marketing and The Shit That Follows »

Okay, I promised back then that I would dig deeper about how two big Indonesian GSM providers are duking out medieval style by throwing stones at each other directly. However, due to my lack of social life, and my lack of interest about local scenes I couldn’t find out more about the advertisements. However, I [...]

Suzuki Indonesia… A Not So Champion Of Rational Thinkers »

Okay, so I wrote back then about how Suzuki is the champion of rational thinkers. Now people might expect that I’m changing my mind about the matter because I don’t… However, I have this irk to settle about Suzuki Indonesia and why they kill a perfect little car called the Swift.

Suzuki products are widely known [...]