In Bob We Trust

by Babaco Media | Sep 12, 2014 | Communication

On Thursday 11 September, we attended the Global Trust Conference at the Grange Hotel, Tower Bridge. The day was a balance of interesting speakers, break-outs and networking opportunities (among the new business contacts, we met a plumber – it was an eclectic crowd),...

Ice Bucket Challenged

by Babaco Media | Sep 6, 2014 | Communication

To successfully complete the Ice Bucket Challenge, you will need a bucket, a tap, a deep freeze, and two vindictive friends: one to nominate you, and one to get their hands dirty (figuratively; wet, literally) dumping cold water over your head. Anything that raises...

Our Survey Says

by Babaco Media | Aug 19, 2014 | Communication

‘Public opinion is no more than this: what people think that other people think.’ Alfred Austin, Poet Laureate. Surveys – be they on issues of vital importance or profound triviality – are a seemingly endless source of intrigue: are you in or out of step with how...

About Face

by Babaco Media | Jul 31, 2014 | Communication

Politics, the old joke goes, is showbusiness for ugly people. But that joke might be on the way out: if you have a great face for local radio, that might no longer be enough if you aspire to hold public office. Our mothers always told us to sit up straight and smile...

Tough Questions About Remote Workers

by Babaco Media | Jul 25, 2014 | Communication

What motivates employees to do well at work? A Gallup poll, conducted regularly since the 1940s, points to an unequivocal answer – and it’s not the answer that most bosses think. Bosses have been asked to answer what they think motivates their employees, and they tend...

E.T. – Extra Time

by Babaco Media | Jul 19, 2014 | Communication

When the first railway track was laid between London and Bristol (one of her richest satellites), an unexpected problem arose: midday in the capital came several minutes earlier than it did in the west. Before the trains or telegraph – let alone email – this hardly...