Someone sent me this YouTube video the other day, showing the effects of re-dubbing a presidential candidate! I have no idea what Mitt Romney was saying in the original clips, but watching the lip movements, it’s sometimes impossible to imagine that it could be anything BUT what the the re-dubbed audio says it is! I…
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If Darth Vader Was Voiced By Kenneth Williams
I stumbled across a rather amusing video on YouTube the other day; a version of Star Wars from an alternate reality. We’ve all I’m sure seen the raw footage from a Star Wars scene of the actor in the costume of Darth Vader, Dave Prowse – delivering his lines in a rather un-menacing Westcountry accent….
Music That Transports You – Inception
Audio (naturally) is a big part of my life, always has been. I’ve always been a musician and been involved in the creative arts since I was little… Music is something that I love…..a fair mix actually, bar a lot of ‘modern’ stuff – but that’s mainly due to me getting older and not being…
You Sometimes Forget That Charlie Chaplin Also Spoke
If, like me, you also sometimes forget that Charlie Chaplin, the silent movie star, also spoke, then this will be worth a watch. This is the final speech of the Barber from the film ‘Hinkel The Great Dictator’, a film he made in 1940. It has been re-cut against images of modern history, giving it…
Avoiding The Auction Sites
Here’s a question for you: Do we really need all these auction sites anymore with the growth and ease of use of social media? It’s something I’ve been pondering the last few days after I made a sale through eBay. BUT. The sale had already happened before eBay….
What Is Your USP?
This morning I was at a business networking meeting, and the guest speaker owned a marketing company. The talk revolved around a few areas, one of which was the age-old topic of what is your USP (Unique Selling Point for the uninitiated)? And how by narrowing down what type of business you target, how in…
Theo Paphitis, Marketing & Me
Episode 12 of our Small Biz Live podcast series is released into the wild! The title of this week’s episode: “Theo Paphitis Boosted My Marketing, Is Klout Valid At All? And How To Win New Business Without Business Networking” PLAY EPISODE In this 12th episode, I reveal how Theo Paphitis from Dragon’s Den helped boost…
Theo Paphitis Just Gave Me Some Free Publicity
My phone was bonging like crazy last night… The reason? I won Theo Paphitis’ (from BBC’s Dragon’s Den) “Small Business Sunday” competition. For the uninitiated, you essentially tweet him your pitch/opener, and he retweets his favourite 6. And luckily, last night, out of the thousands that participate weekly, I was one of them! So I’ve…
Google+ – Facebook Killer? And Gamification In Business
These are just some of the topics we talk about on Episode 10 of Small Biz Live. This time round we have another guest on the show, Matt Purser from Edgeward, who we get the lowdown from about Google+ and gamification in business, and for a start, what that even means! To listen on the…
Blackberry Playbook and It’s Place In The Market
In Small Biz Live Episode 9, we’re talking to Rob Williams from Carphone Company, looking at the Blackberry Playbook and where it fits within the market, especially given RIM’s recent troubles. Will it be their profit saviour? We also talk about it’s competitors including the iPad 2 and it’s other counterparts, Google’s own Android tablets….