Banktotal is committed to providing Shari’ah -compliant products for the underbanked and unbanked in Africa and the Asia-Pacific Region. Their disruptive technologies will make these available, sometimes for the first time to Islamic communities. There has been a remarkable 11% growth in global Islamic banking assets over the last 5 Read more…
I am often asked as the founder of a consultancy (www.dvcconsultants.com) who is focussed on creating disruptor and challenger brands, what are the core principles and building blocks for doing this? What’s the secret to the alchemy and what is the formula for success? So, for what it’s worth here Read more…
“I bless the rains down in Africa Gonna take some time to do the things we never had” TOTO There are over two billion people in the world who still do not have a bank account. Most of them live in the emerging markets (Africa and the Asian Pacific Region Read more…
Twenty Years ago, when I was CEO of the WPP owned Addison Corporate Marketing, I published some research which looked at the future of corporate behaviour. Our clients included Novartis, SmithKline Beecham, BT and Nat West and we were at the forefront of digital technology (creating some of the first Read more…
Business growth can be enabled in many ways, yet most corporations still focus on the more traditional forms– whether sales, new products, new markets, new brands, mergers and acquisitions, etc. What many corporations don’t seem to value and/or understand is the power of knowledge sharing. We are constantly being challenged Read more…
“Come as you are, as you were. As I want you to be, as a friend, as a friend. As a known enemy” Kurt Cobain Thought Leadership is the new battleground for B2B marketers fighting to differentiate their brand from the competition. By utilising new intellectual territory, a company can Read more…
The Islamic phrase “Allahu Akbar”, called Takbir in Arabic simply means “Allah (GOD) is (the) greatest”. It is a core part of every Muslims daily vernacular. It is uttered incessantly by both the pious and non- pious. It is a proclamation of submission and devotion, and also performed when saying Read more…
Our central tenet as a consulting firm is our focus on helping our Clients ‘Win, Protect and Grow’ their global Client/Customer Relationships. We have entered a far more transparent and competitive market, with a far greater educated audience. Consultative roles are required that transverse verticals to be successful. The competition Read more…
It has been writ large for a while, but yesterday the IMF nailed it. ‘The World economy is at risk of another financial crash’. According to them, global debt levels are well above those at the time of the last crash, and there is a severe risk that unregulated parts Read more…
How does a very traditional, Market leading Sharia Compliant Islamic Bank make reinvention a regular part of its business strategy? How can a conservative Management Team be motivated to embrace change, and promote discovery and imagination? How do you persuade such a management, that in not doing so, they risk Read more…
