Business book title competition
Following my last post, I’ve decided to run a little competition for the best Kiwi business book title in the genre of Management secrets of the Carmelite Nuns and How to make a killing in business: Strategic secrets of America’s greatest serial killers.
Entries so far:
Me:
- The Jerry Collins guide to ambush marketing
- Building a global brand on a limited budget, by Nicole Beggs (Hang on, she’s just done that)
David Farrar
- How to build a business on belief, by Brian Tamaki
- Climbing to the Top in Business, by Ed Hillary
- The importance of working in unison, by the Ever-Swindells
Entries close Friday evening, 11 May, NZ time. This is a business blog, so nothing too offensive please. I am sole judge and arbiter (Update: no, I’m not - David Farrar ’s joining me) , I (we) can be suborned, and the prize is the acclamation of the blog-reading public. OK, I’ll buy you a drink if we’re in the same town soon.
Update: That’s Business book titles, folks, and please keep it fun - I’ve already unapproved some nasty suggestions.
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May 8th, 2007 at 1:00 am
Come on, don’t let Farrar win by default! Surely someone has a better idea!
May 8th, 2007 at 2:48 pm
How MPs Paint, by Helen Clark
Corporate Uniformity: Brand Enforcement, by the Mongrel Mob
Accounting Secrets of the Quipu by Rod Drury
May 9th, 2007 at 8:45 am
On Being a Team Player - Ali Williams
Discipline in the Workplace - S. Bradford
Rich Dad, Rich Dad - D. Myers
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference - Subway Dunedin
When Power Corrupts - T.P. Field
May 9th, 2007 at 8:51 am
Dancing for Entertainment by Paul Holmes
Dancing with Beelzebub by Michael Laws.Oops has that already been done?
May 9th, 2007 at 8:55 am
Moustaches I’ve misplaced, by Barry Colman
May 9th, 2007 at 8:57 am
Porno for telcos, by Dr Alan Freeth
May 9th, 2007 at 8:58 am
Look both ways on the global information superhighway, by Theresa Gattung
May 9th, 2007 at 9:00 am
Dude, who stole my car? by Allan Ludlow, chief executive of National Finance 2000 and Payless Cars
May 9th, 2007 at 9:21 am
Red Clubs Trumps - How to Force Your Views on the Majority, by Sue Bradford
Elected At Any Speed - The Ruler Makes the Rules, by Helen Clark
Control Millions with a Grate Voice, by Helen Clark and Sue Bradford
May 9th, 2007 at 9:59 am
“What would they Know? The IMF, a historical perspective” by Dr M Cullen
May 9th, 2007 at 10:06 am
Plucking the goose before it squawks, by Dr Cullen.
Design that perfect business card on a budget, by Helen Clark.
May 9th, 2007 at 10:22 am
Reconditioning your top performers - by Graham Genry
Why reconditioning top performers fails - by D. Nucifora
Rebel without a clue: The Ali Williams Story - by The Senior Six
Why Team Consensus ruins peak performance - Ali Williams
Use of common items: A tale of disciplinary initiative - by D Benson Pope
How I sleep at night: A guide to self denial- by Helen & Michael
May 9th, 2007 at 10:24 am
Its all in the Grain - 100 business tips by Colin Meads.
But wait there’s more - Suzanne Paul
Brand not bland - Dail Jones
Success through subtlety- Michael Stiassny
Successful team building - Bill Ralston
May 9th, 2007 at 11:29 am
Unbeatable Strategies for Ganging Up On Your Competitors - T Turia
May 9th, 2007 at 11:31 am
It’s not tiddlywinks - T. Umaga
The steak and eggs diet for success - C. Meads
So I bought the company (you can too) - Graeme Hart
May 9th, 2007 at 11:34 am
Dont spank the monkey - Sue Bradford
May 9th, 2007 at 11:55 am
My Way - Winston Peters
Baubles Do Count After All - Winston Peters
Speeding to The Taxpayers Money -
May 9th, 2007 at 11:57 am
Oops - don’t know what happened there -not a title.
Speeding to the Taxpayers Money - Helen Clark
Spending Other Peoples Money - Helen Clark & Michael Cullen
May 9th, 2007 at 12:58 pm
Building a Brand Image - by The SUBWAY group
I Want It All: The Michael Cullen Story - Michael Cullen
Sheep Herding for Profit - By Helen Clark
May 9th, 2007 at 1:11 pm
How to Survive The Clangers - by Trevor Mallard
Tough Love & Other Fairy Tales - Sue Bradford
Hairstyles for Success - Helen Clark
Wear the Pants: How I Dealt with the Glass Ceiling - Helen Clark
May 9th, 2007 at 1:17 pm
Profit from Armageddon. - Pat Robertson & Dick Cheney
Guaranteed Returns: A Guide to Property and Foreign Exchange Investment. - Doc Bollard
Brand Aid: Seven Secrets to Boosting your Media Profile. - Exclusive Brethren
May 9th, 2007 at 1:55 pm
How to win at Monopoly - T. Gattung
May 9th, 2007 at 3:41 pm
“Kyoto…A beginners guide” P.Hodgson
May 9th, 2007 at 4:05 pm
Doing Your Business in Public - Jerry Collins
Aiming for the Top - Dick Cheney
Smoke and mirrors: A complete guide to growing your business without growing your business (60 volumes) - ENRON
May 9th, 2007 at 4:21 pm
I would like to change one to:
Aiming for the top and getting a head - Dick Cheney
May 9th, 2007 at 4:42 pm
How to buy votes and influence elections - Michael Cullen
The art of deception: Controlling the human element of elections - Helen Clark
How to succeed in government without achieving anything - The labour party caucus
May 9th, 2007 at 5:08 pm
Utilising Dynamic Mediated Arbitration to Solve Confusion at Rucks and Mauls - by the CTU
May 9th, 2007 at 7:24 pm
Management By Objectives - The Black Caps
Accentuate The Negative - Helen Clark
May 9th, 2007 at 7:43 pm
How to give up Smoking and still take Tax - Steve Chadwick
May 9th, 2007 at 10:06 pm
Managing your share price - Theresa Gattung
Government relations for shareholder profit - GPG
What I’ve learned about Workforce Relations - Wayne Brown
Fearless Auditing - Kevin Brady
Australian expansion secrets - Stephen Tindall & Theresa Gattung
Easy Living - Legal Aid Lawyers Association
Stalling competition for profit - Telecom
Political Survival Strategies - H1 and H2 foreward by Peter Dunne
Getting the inside running on Government Contracts - Dr Tony Bierre
From bits to billions - Sam Morgan
America’s wealthiest home videos - Chad Hurley and Steve Chen
How to make your first Google - Larry Page and Sergey Brin
Driving your brand inside every home - Paris Hilton
Billboard Marketing - Don Brash
Grand Standing: Turning the tide of public opinion - Trevor Mallard
The Cereal Councillor - Dick Hubbard
Securing your communcations in the digital era - Dr Don Brash
Populism for profit - Winston Peters
Smacking: What the Greens really think - Phil U
Navigating a strategy U-turn - Brunswick Ca.
You’ll throw this game over my dead body - Bob Woolmer
So where the bloody hell are you? Australian Tourism Board
It’s all about the packaging - Graeme Heart
Takeover Tactics - Macquarie Bank
May 9th, 2007 at 10:10 pm
John: A for effort!
May 9th, 2007 at 10:43 pm
Heh, I’m an entrepeneur trapped in the corporate world. The chance to have a beer with someone like yourself it worth getting a bit creative for.
May 10th, 2007 at 4:34 am
Downsizing your Business - and yourself. Rodney Hide
May 10th, 2007 at 7:24 am
A guide to the Helenvision quiz show -The Weakest Stink ; Hellun Klark.
The guide to kiwi red social Muckanno policy ; Kay Goodger ( a helpful book for budding filth historians)
May 10th, 2007 at 9:53 am
Managing Stocks and Blondes - When to Drop, by Rodney Hide
May 10th, 2007 at 10:05 am
‘The Rickards Way: Secrets of Team Building from the Team Policing Specialists,’ by Clint Rickards and Brad Shipton
Growing Your Brand: The Hugh Fletcher Story.
Turning Vitriol to Victory, by Jane Kelsey and Sue Bradford
Negotiation: How to Give it All Away, by John Key
Friends at the Top, by Neil Finn
May 10th, 2007 at 10:34 am
A beginners guide to filling in offical forms, volumes 1,2,3 and 4, By NZ government.
Controlling inflation, short version, By A Bollard.
101 reasons why tax cuts are bad, By M Cullen
May 10th, 2007 at 4:28 pm
How to do what I say , by Wayne Brown
May 11th, 2007 at 7:53 am
Radical Transparency and the Art of Staying True to yourself: A compendium by David Bain and Joseph Karam.
May 11th, 2007 at 11:21 am
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May 11th, 2007 at 2:29 pm
“weed, your prophet!”. N Tanscos
May 11th, 2007 at 2:53 pm
Why I love stocks and bonds, By David Benson Pope
May 11th, 2007 at 5:41 pm
Justice for All - Margaret Wilson
I was OJ’s Lawyer - Margaret Wilson
May 11th, 2007 at 6:31 pm
Jesus Christ, MBA.
May 12th, 2007 at 12:34 pm
The History of Taxation - Michael Cullen
Balanced Environmentalism - Edited by Forest & Bird Society
The Open & Transparent Business of Sustainable Business Ethics - Edited by Greenpeace Owners
Succession Planning and Organisational Revitalisation - H. Clark
May 12th, 2007 at 6:35 pm
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June 29th, 2007 at 8:55 am
I have been trying to contact Katy Bannister.Could you kindly send this messege to Andrew Bannister comment no 73, May 9th 4.05 P.M.
5pm, 29/6/7 Done. Mesage passed on. Jim
July 1st, 2007 at 10:26 pm
Kamala try kiwiblog