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2009-06-25T12:27:00+02:00

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hello..

2008-03-23T02:13:46+01:00

hello dear friends..i'd like to welcome all of u in my blog page..we're here to share a nice times together N' to know useful thin's frm time to time..maybe ...to tell the othere's who we are?!!..may be..i'll talk here about every thin' N' any thin'...i'll talk about me..you..us..Egypt..the world..i'll talk about my ideas in general..it's unlimited times to share..Ally sadaa.

Another Problem with Religion

2007-11-10T18:51:37+01:00

"A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand." -- Bertrand Russell

Your Stress is our stress, too...

2007-06-11T07:05:00+02:00

I've read your blog.
Am glad to notice that we still have an important place in your heart. Though our words may have hurt you, you did it too, with your own. Not that I am trying to push the blame on you, but at times, you don't think, you act on how you felt. You gave in to your emotions and let them run over your brain and control your body without consiously knowing so.
Despite everything, I am really contended to know that you are aware of your own actions and thoughts, ESPECIALLY those that will harm yourself and get us all hurt by it. Please always remember that, you are not alone. You tend to take great likings to place yourself in your own world, a world which you think that you are at disadvantage. A world that you think that you are a victim of 'lost attentions/affections'. A world that you think that you lost all freedom, and all will to live on....
But you are not. That is just an illusion, a land of escapade which you drew yourself in. Amidst everything else that is revolving around you, you went in and out of that place. Mind you, however cruel it is to be living in REALITY, you are still going to live through it.
You have come thus far, but there's still a long long way ahead. Everyone else may come and go. We, unlike any others, are here to stay. The reason, I'm sure you know.
I would say that at this stage of your life, your studies are of utmost important. I am not saying that you have done nothing or attempted nothing at all in maintaining where you were. However, I think that you need to spend some time to re-prioritise your time and your priorities at this time of the year. It is just 6 more months before you move on to another level, another part of your life. You maybe able to join in a tertiary program, you may have to serve the nation. I, for one, would prefer that you fight for the opportunity to pursue your studies as it may be harder after a break of 2.5years if you are to serve the nation... you know what I mean, and you have seen it before, how I managed work, family and studies all at the same time. Or perhaps, you didn't notice that it was hard for me, too?

I know that you felt like the whole world weigh down on you, things don't work out, all these relationships came up with problems one after another... How about thinking of someone else who is much worse than you? There's always this saying that there is someone who is better than you (人外有人,天外有天), there is also someone who is much worse! No rush to solve ALL problems at once, take it one by one. Slowly, coz your efforts in resolving the issues will show.

Sacrifices hurts. But regrets cuts deeper. It is better to make some sacrifices now than to have regrets eating you away later. Think things through. I hate to say this but you do have to decide and make some sacrifices to ensure that you pave your own path as you set your foundation for your own future. We have gone through these many times before, you know what you want and what you need. It is fine to be selfish at times, as long as you are not doing it at the expense of others. You can always talk to us, especially mum. It may not seem obivous to you, but to me, she knows very little of what you are going through at this stage of life. You have not shared much with her. Trust me, she is a good advisor, though the way she's gonna say it may hurt you, but you must always remember that she is just trying to point out the cold hard facts that you may have wished to not acknowledge.

We have talked to her and even suggested to her to not delve into your BGR, hope it helps. But I hope that what I have commented to you previously on that issue is not forgotten.

Do check your gmail sometime... I think I will not post it up here for all to read as we go forward... I do have to watch what I say afterall... it's a public space!!

Marketing and advertising Conference Topics proposed by Diana Derval for Q3 2006 and 2007

2006-08-15T23:25:00+02:00

I'm happy to share with you my conference topics for Q3 2006 and 2007. I will keep you updated on my speaking opportunities.PROPOSED CONFERENCE TOPICSA – Wait-Marketing: How to save half of your communication budget in 6 steps?Explains how to save half of a communication budget in 6 steps. This practical and effective approach is based on Kotler’s 5Ms (Mission-Means-Message-Media-Measurement) enriched by a missing M: the right Moment! Various business cases coming from the US, Japan, Africa and Europe will help the audience to quickly turn the Wait-Marketing approach into successful and affordable communication campaigns.B - Communicate with your consumers at the right place and at the right moment!Proves the effectiveness of communicating with consumers at the right place and at the right moment, through the success stories of GoogleAds and the newspaper Metro, conveniently placed at the disposal of the consumers while they are waiting in public transport. C - Advertising 2.0: A new approach to advertisingDescribes the changes advertising is encountering thanks to web 2.0: more interaction, more consumer control, more mobility, more contextual information, more knowledge sharing between consumers themselves. AUDIENCEThese conferences are aimed at:- Advertisers, in large companies and agencies, who regularly invest in traditional media and are in search of innovative and effective modes of communication,- Small companies and start-up executives, who dedicate their communication budget to sales promotion or direct marketing and are looking for affordable advertising solutions,- Marketing professionals, teachers and students willing to keep updated on advertising and marketing best practice.Download the proposed conference topics: Diana_Derval_Conference_Topics_Marketing_and_Advertising.2.pdfDiana DervalWait Marketing guru

M.

2006-06-27T22:55:00+02:00

M. was my biggest failure this year I guess. Not in terms of teaching... just merely in terms of communicating, which is the basic task of a teacher. Talking to your pupils, finding the right way to do it. It’s hard; I guess it takes some time. Should I privilege dialogue, above all? But what does it mean? Should I be more strict? Can I really talk to them? Can they share? Are they ready to open up? Is it my job to listen to them? How far should I go?I often restrained myself. I forced myself not to say too much, just trying to get to know them enough to have a good working atmosphere. Tried to see if there were any problems; failed to see them.But I saw M. had a problem. Not a big one. He was just fed up with school I guess. He was in the middle of a crisis, wondering where to go and why.He had this very nonchalant attitude, not caring about anything, talking like a baby, smoking weed (and stopping when realizing that we started to become aware). It was just all nonsense to me. I saw distress. And I also saw stupidity. Not in the wrong sense. Just teenage-like stupidity you know. I talked to him many times, gently first, then tried a more severe way. Didn’t work. He never said anything. Never expressed himself other than negatively.I tried to help him out first, being behind him during the exercises to encourage him. Then he gave up. The tests started to be really bad. I tried to hold on it, to keep encouraging him but I think I also partly gave up when I saw there was strictly no response.As a young teacher, you believe you can make a difference. You have all those big ideas you know. I guess it's legitimate. Well, I still have them fortunately. M. made me wonder for sure but he didn't shake my beliefs. He left as he came. In between the two, I’m wondering what happened in his mind. I wonder if my class left any mark on him; I wonder how he’ll remember me. I hope he will become someone good. I hope he will grow up and find his place in the world. I won’t be there to see it.That reminds me of something that one of our teachers at the IUFM said: “you plant seeds all the time when you’re a teacher. But you’ll never see the plants grow. That’s the frustration of our job.”

”Wait Marketing : affordable advertising at last!” the new reference book on advertising for companies and agencies

2006-05-14T21:30:00+02:00

Editions d'Organisation, a top French business books publisher, Harvard Business School Press Partner in Europe, was enthusiastic about my unique and effective advertising approach.As a result, my book will be published in French in december 2006!"Wait Marketing : advertising affordable at last!" will help companies and agencies to implement effective and efficient advertising campaigns by sharing best practices and also the experience of famous brands like Jaguar, TomTom or M&M's.Thank you all for your contribution to this genuine practical guide that will quickly become the reference for communication professionals :)Feel free to suscribe to this blog's monthly newsletter to know more about Wait Marketing!Diana DervalWait Marketing guru

Divide your advertising budget by two by communicating while consumers are waiting

2006-05-14T21:05:00+02:00

The principal tenet of Wait Marketing is valuing the priviledged context of ‘waiting’. Consumers have proved extremely receptive to advertising while waiting - with outstanding memorizing coefficients sometimes exceeding 50% whereas traditional advertising (television, Internet, outdoor), which requires considerably larger budgets, seldom reaches 15%!Learn more about Wait Marketing by visiting this blog and order your copy of the book "Wait Marketing: Communicate at the Right Moment at the Right Place".Prof. Diana DervalWait Marketing guruSources : Ad 2-one and Carat Interactive with Armand Morgensztern, march 2001 / Canal33, Ifop.