Tim Reid, aka the Ideas Guy

Creative Thinking Workshop Facilitator
Mount Eliza, Victoria
www.theideasguy.com.au

Why compete 'head-on' with your competitors when, by creating your own story, you can catapult your brand or business streets ahead of the competition?

G'day and welcome to my world...A place dedicated to providing killer ideas and solutions guaranteed to build your business.

I come to you and facilitate a 100% tailored workshop - I call them Perfect Storms™ - focussed on unleashing the hidden ideas within your business.

I believe strongly that there is an extraordinary amount of ideas and innovations simmering away in the heads of your employees, customers and suppliers. Think about it…how often have you found yourself thinking about a brand you use and saying “Gee, I wish they’d do it that way.” Or, “Imagine if they made one that…”

My Perfect Storm workshops use the best techniques from around the world for uncovering these ideas. All you need is the passion to grow your business, an open-mind and some willing contributors. Leave the rest to me.

Don’t let geography (I hold these workshops wherever the need takes me) or anything else get in the way of seizing this opportunity.  

Tim's memorable quote

"Bad things happen when good people stand buy and do nothing."

Articles by Tim

• 10 things you need for strong brand building

  I speak to groups of business owners weekly about what you need for strong brand building. The first thing I emphasise is brands are earned…not bought.

  • 04 September 09
  • Tim Reid
  • 5 Comments

• How to handle customer complaints

  How often are you pleasantly surprised by great customer service? If you’re like me, then sadly not very often. But recently, I had a good customer service experience that demonstrates the best way to handle customer complaints.

  • 21 November 07
  • Tim Reid
  • 9 Comments

• Get more business with sampling

  I know sampling isn’t new. But lately I’ve been thinking that such an effective marketing tool, with the ability to get lots of people trying your product or service, is not used often enough.

  • 17 October 07
  • Tim Reid
  • 13 Comments

• Marketing communications strategy: Your target audience doesn't care

  Let's face it, promotion, advertising and marketing is not cheap. In fact, it's really expensive! And the crazy thing is, we're so often at a loss to know which parts of our marketing communications strategy are reaching our target audience.

  • 30 March 07
  • Tim Reid
  • 4 Comments

• Creative thinking: What would Virgin Blue do?

  If you're struggling with a lack of ideas or inspiration, sometimes it helps to do some creative thinking and ask, what approach might another business you admire take?

  • 16 October 06
  • Tim Reid
  • 2 Comments

• Flexible working hours: Mowing on a Monday

  As a fairly new soloist, I am still coming to terms with the flexible working hours this existence brings. No longer am I bound to my desk from nine to five, having to find an excuse if I want to sneak out mid-afternoon to buy a book or wash my car.

  • 15 September 06
  • Tim Reid
  • 11 Comments