Oprah has done her part; Australia has to come up with the goods!

Posted to msn Travel (18/7/2011) on 18/7/2011 at 6:07 PM (not published by Newspaper)
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This is an example showing that many Australians just like to knock. How is $5 million compare with the potential gain with the $25 million Gillard's government spends on promoting the carbon tax which is objectionable by 85% of the population? Oprah did her utmost in all her Down Under shows to promote Australia. Good promotion requires good marketable products to achieve sale. It's up to Australia to come up with the goods to attract the Americans to come over. Have the airlines, tour companies and hotels come up with packages so tempting that the Americans cannot refuse? I recently returned from a cruise with a lot of Americans onboard. Many I have spoken to love to visit Australia. These are in the sixties and older. They do have plenty of money - they don't come for beaches, ecotourism or adventure. They come here to be pampered and relax. They will shop for things they can't get in America. The crux of the matter is, what are we going to sell to these Americans who can afford?

Melbourne woman wants Oprah Winfrey to give her second chance

Posted to Herald Sun (10/12/2010) on 10/12/2010 at 1:34 AM

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Karen has a few more kilos to shake off. In fact, Oprah has put on a fair amount of weight since her previous highly publicised weight loss.

Big Oprah investment is a canny move

Posted to Herald Sun (5/12/2010) on 5/12/2010 at 10:57 AM

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Many American television program presenters have more dynamic personality; in addition, the warm-up people in the shows seem to be doing a much better job than here to excite the audience. Even talk back shows and late night marketing segments can be fun to watch and to some extent I would regard them as inspirational and motivational.

Not only does Oprah give away generously large part of her wealth, she also gets many sponsors to provide gifts or samples to her audience - from McDonald’s burgers to expensive items like cars.

I do watch her shows whenever possible. There are always enough segments to attract my attention – some make me laugh, some make me cry, and most importantly, I feel that there is hope in the world to rid off illiteracy and ill health if Oprah’s actions and deeds can “infect” other good Samaritans to do likewise.

Oprah appears genuine and sincere and lacks the air of arrogance, but not perfect. Yes, she did lose a fair bit of weight, but has put some back on.