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grab these authentic steins

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

I recalled hanging around with our good friends at a open fountain park during Oktoberfest last year. We had a great time watching the live performances under the clear starry skies with the lively crowd. There was a busy merchandise counter selling beer steins and other German memorabilia, all in commemoration with the yearly Oktoberfest [...]

high definition images at AlwaysHD

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007

In my previous job, I used to shop for stock libraries for my companies. We purchased royalty free images for use in our catalogues and brochures instead of spending time and money engaging a photographer. Those days, stock libraries were costly. Unlike now, images are easily available on the web for sale and they can [...]

more ladies’ boutiques added to the retail scene

Tuesday, October 9th, 2007

Lately there are a big increase in ladies’ boutiques opening up in new shoplots and trendy places in KL and PJ. Most of these boutiques are operated by entrepreneurs and ladies who want to ride on the retail hype in women’s fashion. I spoke to many of them whenever I got the chance and found [...]

go grab your freebies!

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007

Freebies, free stuff, free samples? Wow, this sounds like a great site to add to my list of bookmarks! Who would like freebies, especially good news, practical ones and cool looking ones! Whether you are looking for free baby stuff like free bibs, sippy cup or free gift pack, this is a FREE site to [...]

find your long lost friend at Wink

Monday, October 1st, 2007

Last week, I went searching for an old friend whom I lost contact for more than 20 years after learning about this people search engine called ‘Wink’. I had heard from friends that he got married and moved to the US after finishing his studies but no one seemed to know where was he. Since [...]

118 118 - the most popular no. in the UK

Monday, October 1st, 2007

Whenever I ask about a service or product in UK, my friend who resides in UK will mention the popular UK directory enquiries: 118 118. According to Janet, this number is more important than her own house phone number! Being a new resident in London, she started her own ceramic pottery business from scratch and [...]

good speakers matter when on a road trip

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

How boring it will be if you are driving on the road with no music or no good car speakers to accompany you on the trip. I know friends who go great lengths to shop for the best car speakers but I’ll be happy to have car speakers that produce decent clarity and sound quality.
When [...]

save on magazine subscriptions at magazine-agent.com

Saturday, September 22nd, 2007

At one time, the technology proponents predicted that online information will overtake and squash out the print media. But after all the speculation and hear-say, print still reign with increasing popularity, bringing more niche titles and categories for our reading pleasure. I’m an online shopper but I don’t enjoy reading massive informative online. I still [...]

secret shopping service helps to bring customer satisfaction

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

Ever get a bad shopping experience? It can be a rude reply from the sales assistant or bad service when a request is made, they can all affect our loyalty and impression towards the store and company. This applies to all sorts of establishment - food and beverage, retail or business. One of our clients [...]

videos help to market products

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

It is undisputed that television commercials are still the best way to attract attention. The advertiser needs to make the product look good in TV, but their primary objective is to attract the consumer’s attention. Their second goal is to make the video memorable enough so that the customer remembers the brand name when they [...]