Basic Bananas Journal 
The latest tips from the Basic Bananas team
Marketing Planning Template for 2012
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Interview with Inspiring Business Owner – Ioho de Beer from the Quantum Reading Institute
Welcome to this episode of the the Basic Bananas Small Business Marketing Show. In this episode Ioho de Beer, founder of the Quantum Reading Institute is sharing her business success secrets and how you can train your mind to absorb more...
Would You Like Water with That?
Recently Franziska and I took a flight departing LA and as we went through the self check-in process at the airport we got offered to pay extras about five times: seat upgrade with more leg room, priority boarding, special insurance, extra baggage...
Casanova – The Art of Seduction
It‘s almost midnight and I just had to share a few experiences with you. I just got back from four days in Venice with my mum (a late birthday present for her) and we had the best time together in one of the most amazing cities in the world (I...
Almond Cookies, Crepes and Croissants….
Time seems to fly when you are having too much fun! How can it be the 22nd of August already? Today is Christo‘s birthday and we are only working a couple of hours and taking the rest of the day off to celebrate. We‘ve already had a birthday surf...
In Honour of the Ocean and the Fishermen….
As I‘m writing this we are sitting on top of a cliff overlooking the ocean waiting for fishing boats to come out in celebration of the ocean and protection of the fishermen in a local village festival here in Peniche, Portugal. Hundreds of people...
Hustle and Bustle – First Stop France
Before heading South we went to another music festival in the French part of Switzerland, the Paleo. It‘s one of the biggest music festivals in Europe, or so they say:-). My gorgeous cousin Stefanie joined us which was a lot of fun. Stefanie, like...
Hot Air Ballooning Tricks for Your Business
On Easter Monday I went hot air ballooning for the very first time, what a fun experience! My husband and I got up at 2.30am to drive to the Hunter Valley where we met the ballooning crew before sunrise at 5am. After a safety briefing and drinking...
‘Sometimes I‘ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.‘
A couple of weeks ago I watched Tim Burton‘s new movie Alice in Wonderland and I would like to share some inspiring quotes with you as they apply very much to business and personal life. ‘Sometimes I‘ve believed as many as six impossible things...