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Mohammed Waseem Sader commented on Nic Haralambous's blog post How I use social media to build brand and sell socks
Damir Perge commented on Nic Haralambous's blog post How I use social media to build brand and sell socks"Your article is a very honest assessment of using social media to conduct commerce and build a brand from scratch. It takes a lot of work to build a brand. What it proves is that social media is just one of the channels for building a brand from a…"
heather malcomess commented on Nic Haralambous's blog post The fundamental misunderstanding of business by startup CEOs"well said
in jhb you have no choice but to build for revenue, and i was wondering about this as i am relocating to cape town due to hubby having been transferred.
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Sebastian Striebeck commented on Nic Haralambous's blog post The fundamental misunderstanding of business by startup CEOs"I have an Issue with something that I think ties in here, regarding the attitude of Start-Up "CEOs".
Firstly, CEO of what? Calling yourself a CEO of a 5-man Start-Up is like calling yourself King of a country with a population…"
Darryl Lopes commented on Nic Haralambous's blog post SELL, SELL, SELL AND OTHER STARTUP STUMBLING BLOCKS"Answer your phone on the second ring, people will trust you and your company will grow because if word of mouth."
George Gombay commented on Nic Haralambous's blog post The fundamental misunderstanding of business by startup CEOs"Hello Nic,
You raise a highly valid point here regarding what should be the "right" mind-set of a Start-up's CEO and I agree whole-heartedly with the sentiment you express in your blog.
However, I am curious on what you base…"
Timothy commented on Nic Haralambous's blog post SELL, SELL, SELL AND OTHER STARTUP STUMBLING BLOCKS"Its all about the paper! Shot for the po$t."
Atholl Tomlinson commented on Nic Haralambous's blog post SELL, SELL, SELL AND OTHER STARTUP STUMBLING BLOCKS"Great post, I can definately relate to all three issues."
Nic Haralambous is attending Roger Norton's event
Silicon Cape Networking Event #4 brought to you by Cell C at La Med
January 25, 2011 from 6pm to 11pm
This time round we have and exciting service to be released to our community at our next networking event. Come meet, mingle and be the first to know.We are also taking submissions for an elevator pitch competition, a 1 minute pitch on your company or idea. Crowd will vote for the best and winner gets a great prize. Submissions to rogern@siliconcape.comPlease note that there are no costs associated with this event. (Unless we manage to get through the tabs...)Just to clarify about the sim…See More
Nic Haralambous is attending Roger Norton's eventBWB, CITI and Silicon Cape networking event at Bandwidth Barn, 5th Floor
November 16, 2010 from 3:30pm to 8pm
In celebration of Cape Town Entrepreneurship Week, the Bandwidth Barn Cape IT Initiative and Silicon Cape will be hosting a Speaker Session and Networking Event. The event will be held on Tuesday, the 16th of November at the Bandwidth Barn, 5th Floor, 125 Buitengracht Street, Cape Town.Agenda15:30 – 16:00: Arrival and Networking16:00 – 17:30: Guest Speaker: Vinny Lingham, Entrepreneur and Founder of the Silicon Cape initiative17:30 – 18:00: Networking, Cheese & Wine18:00 – 19:00: Guest…See More
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- Who are you?
- I am one of the Founders of Motribe, a passionate South African and recent Cape Town convert.
- Where can you be found on the web, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc?
- http://nicharalambous.com
http://nicharalambous.me
http://sarocks.co.za
http://twitter.com/nicharry
Nic Haralambous's Blog
A Phoenix Sale: Failed Orders Turned Into Sales
This article originally appeared on nicharalambous.com.
I absolutely love ecommerce but I cannot stand losing a sale.
It’s an extremely frustrating thing: Watching orders come in, process and then fail in the end.
I was told that a business that earns money while you sleep is the best kind. The converse of that statement is also true: A Business that earns…
ContinuePosted on April 30, 2013 at 17:07
Pay on time, every time
This article was originally posted on nicharalambous.com
Many small businesses struggle with delayed payments and cashflow management. I did at Motribe. So when I started up NicSocks I decided to try something different; I set out to pay any and all invoices on the day (and most often within the hour) that were sent to me.
So far…
ContinuePosted on April 29, 2013 at 13:03
How I use social media to build brand and sell socks
This article originally appeared on nicharalambous.com.
Since launching NicSocks we’ve been lucky to have many people visit the site, follow us on our various social media platforms, buy socks and actually sign up for our subscription sock offering.
After reading Gary Vaynerchuck’s Crush It! I decided that I should really focus on communicating with…
ContinuePosted on March 18, 2013 at 10:47 — 2 Comments
Business lessons from Cirque du Soleil
This article was originally published on nicharalambous.com
Last night I went to see DRALION by Cirque du Soleil – presented by T-Systems. It was one of the most visual stimulating things that I have witnessed in recent years. In fact it was an all-round sensory experience not to be missed.
That’s not why I’m writing this blog post. Sitting there listening to and watching…
ContinuePosted on March 6, 2013 at 13:53
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