October 2005

The Kick-Ass Curve

October 27, 2005 General

Sometimes I come across great graphics that make the point far better than I ever could. I blagged this one from Creating Passionate Users. It describes the curve people go through with new products and services starting from the point where ‘it sucks’  to the point where people become passionate. It follows that a good [...]

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Now there's a thought (CP v Barclays)

October 24, 2005 General

Cooper Parry’s ongoing punch up with Barclays over the use of the phrase: "Now there’s a thought" in Barclays TV advertising has left CP bruised but not bowed. Barclays was looking for an undertaking to meet the cost of any lost business if the injunction had been granted and Barclays subsequently won their case. In [...]

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E&Y next in line for a good spanking?

October 13, 2005 Tax and Ethics

Assuming Accountancy Age is correct, then Ernst & Young looks set to get a financial thrashing by the JDS. I say assuming because the story is short on facts and long on speculation. Nevertheless, it seems to me the Big Boys need to know they can’t ride a coach and horses through ethics, simply because [...]

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KPMG makes elementary errors

October 6, 2005 Tax and Ethics

The US version of AccountingWEB details the PCAOBs finding on KPMGs performance. The detail revealed should give heart to any audit partner losing sleep over audit standards: "In their exhaustive examination of 76 audits, the PCAOB found many significant errors in 19 audits, one error leading an unnamed client’s board to restate their initially reported [...]

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