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A night with Howard Schultz, Chairman and CEO Starbucks

Published: 27/01/10 | Comments (0)
Posted by: Giles Robertson, www.greenbananamarketing.com I haven’t been in a Starbucks for years – but clearly 15 million people a week do. Howard Schultz, the 56 year old New Yorker seemed relaxed to tell his story about how Starbucks has grown to 16,000 stores globally. He grew up in a tough neighborhood in Brooklyn, in the equivalent of a council house. And regrets going public with the company in 1992, to pay back early investors. He is man who loves what he does and is on a mission t ...

UK charities must learn for the next recession

Published: 18/11/09 | Comment (1)
Posted by: Giles Robertson, www.greenbananamarketing.com It’s been a tough year for most of the 170,000 UK charities.  Increased financial pressures and for some, mergers and closures. Cash struck charities are experiencing a downturn like no other. Redundancies have been up to 35% and Oxfam, NSPCC, Christian Aid and CAFOD are the latest to announce staff cut backs. Legacy giving has dropped like a cold stone, with reduced property value directly hitting charities’ income. And we now know th ...

Should corporates put more money into charities?

Published: 17/09/09 | Comments (0)
Posted by: Giles Robertson, www.greenbananamarketing.com I chaired a debate last night as part of the Marketing Society’s not for profit group. Leading the opposition was Chris Macleod, Head of Group Marketing at Transport for London, London’s largest advertiser. Seconded by expert Richard Harrison, Director of Research at The Charities Aid Foundation, working to create greater value for charities and transforming the way donations are made. And finally Neil Boorman writer, journalist and c ...

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A night with Howard Schultz, Chairman and CEO Starbucks
Posted by: Giles Robertson, at 27/01
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UK charities must learn for the next recession
Posted by: Giles Robertson, at 18/11
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Should corporates put more money into charities?
Posted by: Giles Robertson, at 17/09
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Windy McDonalds maybe the answer
Posted by: Giles Robertson, <a href="http://www.greenbananamarketing.com">www.greenbananamarketing.com at 28/07
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Art of climate Change
Posted by: Giles Robertson, at 01/07
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