Kwirkly

Dear Entrepreneur, Keep The Fanfare Under Control. They Don’t Guarantee Salaries 0
- Uncategorized
- July 20, 2015
Businesses are like relationships – there’s a honeymoon phase. It’s the proverbial butterfly-in-the-tummy period where everything appears rosy and the stars seem to align on the prospect of a world-changing, game-changing, everything-changing business plan. The team is sprung on the vision; everyone pulls all-nighters and monitors social media mentions like it’s second nature. But honeymoon
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3 African Presidents That Successfully Wield Social Media For Personal Branding 0
- Communication, Technology
- April 28, 2015
By Chris Ogunlowo, principal partner of Kwirkly, a creative agency for SMEs. The two African countries that do social media impressively, with focus on their presidents, are Rwanda & Kenya. The guys behind PaulKagame‘s social media accounts understand the influence of soft power and reputation management (Damn that often-basterdized term – Public Relations). They have very
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Dear Entrepreneur: Get Rid of the Bias or Ruin Your Startup 0
- Entrepreneurs
- August 28, 2014
ENTERPRISE54 – In some ways, owners and their start-ups are like new parents and newborns: the sleep denial, the constant need to check up on them, the poo (yes, new businesses poo) and the dealing with many missteps and near accidents on the way to get them up and running. Startups and babies also share
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You Need The Devil 0
- Management
- July 14, 2014
ENTERPRISE54 – Yes, it’s a devilish title. But read this before sanctifying whatever you’re reading from with holy water. We want saints as employees. We want people with upstanding qualities who are well driven, and are, at least, proficient in Microsoft Word. Those with all the blahs that have become standard with CVs from here
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