Back in Hong Kong on August 20th and now I’m back blogging. I had a fantastic time in the UK with the family. Scarborough, Alton Towers, Light Water Valley, Birmingham, Cramlington and Carlisle. The kids enjoyed it more than me though

The fascinating thing is the amount of changes that I’ve noticed. I used to study in Birmingham about 14 years ago. This was the first time I went back with my wife to look at the place. I was gobsmacked.

The place had changed so much I was lost a lot of the times. Good job China Town is still there and my favorite restaurant, China Court. I always used to think that Hong Kong was very advanced until I went back to the UK. It seems that everything has changed so much.

Much more restaurants, huge shopping centres, internet cafes etc… Now imagine what would happen if everything had stayed the same? Would the country still be as attractive as it is now? Would tourists like it? Would people return?

The point I’m making is that continuous improvement is vital. Just like your marketing and your online business. You need to keep up with the trends otherwise you will be left behind. If I compare Birmingham to Newcastle (where I was born), I much prefer Birmingham. Newcastle has changed but not much.

Many marketers are creating videos with their products and salesletters. Are you doing the same and keeping up with the trend? Remember photos? It’s all digital now. What would happen if a shop owner still stuck to developing photos the old fashioned way and ignored the digital photo wave? Yes he’ll be out of business.

That’s something to think about for today.

By the way, it’s been about 9 days since I came back from the UK and I haven’t blogged till now. The reason? I lost the rhythm. As soon as the habit is broken for a while, you’ll lose the rhythm and it’s hard to get back. This is what happened to me. I hope I’ll be blogging again tomorrow.

I’m busy watching the Beijing Olympics over here in the UK and also traveling to different cities so I haven’t updated Traffic Beast much.  I’ve been to Alton Towers with the kids which was amazing. I never imagined I could walk a full 10 hours non-stop around the park.

As for the Beijing Olympics, I was absolutely stunned with the opening ceremony. Everyone was talking about it. Imagine having a product launch with something that can reach that level of excitement!

I’ll be back in Hong Kong on August 20th so busy will be normal then. In the meantime, I’m going to enjoy my month’s stay in the UK. Cheer your own country in the Olympics and have a fantastic time. I’ll be cheering on China and Hong Kong.