Postcard from Bishkek

During June 2014 the range of topics covered in the postcards included the following topics:

During May 2014 the range of topics covered in the postcards included the following topics:

As regular readers of my postcards will be aware. I have a number of cats – the number varies from time to time – it’s been down to one and as high as eleven. The original, (Synock – sonny), was a gift from a friend and got on with everyone … but one day whilst […]

I never learnt Latin at school … although, like most people, I do know the odd phrase – such as Veni, vidi, vici … which is how  Julius Caesar is supposed to have described his triumph in a short war: I came, I saw, I conquered. Another phrase is I picked up during my ecclectic […]

During April 2014 the range of topics covered in the postcards included the following topics:

There’s a big controversy in the marketing about the value of using Social Media as channel – the likes of Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Trip Adviser, Youtube, My Space, Classmates, VKontakt, Tumbler, Pininterest, Beebo and Instagram … to mention just a few of the more common outlets. Some people think of Social Media as an extremely valuable […]

One of the mantras associated with responsible tourism runs: “Take only photographs, leave only footprints!” There is another saying, that photographs make the best souvenirs … although, personally, I have some doubts about that.  This is probably because I am not very good at taking them.  I tend to take the the more aesthetic view […]

During March 2014 the range of topics covered in the postcards included the following topics:

Here at ianbek.kg I sometimes get some interesting feedback from readers … and it is interesting to note what points people decide to pick me up on. But then, as one person put it, “at least it shows that someone has read the postcard!”. There is an opportunity for people to post comments at the […]

One of the most difficult questions I face is trying to decide when and where to place my advertising budget. One of the maxims of marketing is that it is supposed to bring in new business – and different figures are often quoted for that value of that return on investment … and although I […]