Adam Austin

Adam Austin

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15 years ago @ NevilleHobson.com - The end of Woolies dra... · 1 reply · +1 points

I think that Woolies biggest problem was exactly what Dan mentioned - when was the last time I visited a Woolworths? - I don't know anybody who leaves the house thinking "I must pop into Woolworths". Although it is easy to pass judgement in hindsight, I truly believe that Woolies fate is down to being a mediocre business.

I too feel extremely sorry for all the staff, for both Woolies ad all the other mediocre businesses that are going to be closing their doors. MFI is a good example - anybody I talk to who has had experiences with them complains about broken service and poor products. Surely with so many staff on their books, businesses such as these owe it to them to make sure they are doing their best to build sustainable, remarkable businesses.

15 years ago @ NevilleHobson.com - Spam blogging by any o... · 0 replies · +1 points

I find it amazing that they try to get away with calling it blogging. It's certainly a sinister model for 'generating' content, and I fear it will appeal only to those with sinister motives, and, perhaps more worryingly, those people who don't know any better. If it was marketed as a tool for keeping track of conversations in a given industry, or around a brand, I could understand it, but not a tool to re-publish existing content - that just feels wrong.

The offer at the footer of their web site made me chuckle - an offer for their 'special report - Secrets of the super bloggers' - surely the first tip from any 'super blogger' would be WRITE CONTENT (then again, the report is probably just other people's content!).