Category Archives for lighting and the economy
Tele meetings
Singapore 21st May 2013 More and more project teams resort to tele-conferencing. Over the last few months the amount of Tele-conferences, Webex and Skype internet meetings have gone through the roof. It looks like we nearly have them once a … Continue reading
The art of declining…
Singapore 17h May 2013 As much as proposing is an art (yesterday’s blog), declining is possibly an even greater art. Saying no is not as easy as it may seem. There are so many factors that can influence a decision, … Continue reading
Commercial relationships
Jakarta 15th May 2013 As I am in the lounge waiting for my flight back to Singapore, I reflect back on the last few days in Jakarta. Overall a well spent time, managed to meet several of my clients for … Continue reading
The lighting handyman
Perth 6th May 2013 We all shop for our lighting somewhere…while I of course have direct access to lighting manufacturers, the fact is that for our daily home needs, I too at times go to the local handyman shop or … Continue reading
Safety and security
Singapore 29th April 2013 With the recent events in the world; the Boston Marathon bombing and the collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh resulting in hundreds of deaths and wounded, it is hard not to stand still at the … Continue reading
Boomerang projects
Singapore 17th April 2013 As lighting designers we need projects to stay in the fray; to get projects we need to receive an invitation to quote for our services (an RFP, a request for proposal) and to receive an invitation … Continue reading
Today’s sneaky economy
Singapore 15th April 2013 When you travel as I do you get confronted with all the inconveniences of travel as well, delays, detours, additional charges en costs… as I was travelling back to Singapore yesterday I had plenty of time … Continue reading
Numbers
Perth 12th April 2013 I don’t know how my colleagues work but I would assume that budget planning is part and parcel of the lighting design services. It’s all nice and good to create a beautiful lighting design but it … Continue reading
Majet again!
Jakarta 5th April 2013 As I write my blog I have just spent another two hours in the car on my way to the airport for my flight back to Singapore. Another mega “majet” (traffic jam)…I barely managed to check … Continue reading
Cheap for cheap sake
Bali 4th April 2013 My discussions with local suppliers here in Bali brought up another interesting approach to lighting sales. One of the suppliers I interviewed openly professed the strategy to buy cheap. Never mind if it fails, rots away … Continue reading
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