The restaurants are full in London (we see that in our travels, and are told so by taxi drivers too). And even out of London, in January, town is busy. In 2007 I recall cycling through the same streets, first week of January – deserted.
Blue Monday whether you believe in it or not, is looming. However, some don’t seem to need many reasons to be cheerful at this time of woe it seems.
In a separate catering story, Cambridge has a much loved cake shop, Fitzbillies, that closed a year ago – it failed financially. Now after a slight rejig to its offer of drinks and cakes (though not by making it cheaper!!), it is vibey and popular again.
What does this tell us in these interesting economic times?
In consulting it is clearly the case that not everyone or every company is equally affected by the European recession in the same way. And some sectors and locations, even in the UK, are booming.
Can you think of some small and/or significant changes to help you make 2012 a ‘wow’ for your business/organisation/career?
How can you change your offer – in subtle ways (eg how you run the cake shop) or significant ways (eg getting into the top end restaurant business in our capital city!)?
Australia is an interesting place with its phrases to encourage personal responsibly (eg “Slip Slap Slop”, “Stop Revive and Survive” and “Get Down Low – Go, Go, GO”) and some regulation (eg cycle helmets).
