Wendy is still figuring out what she wants to be when she grows up, having acquired and thoroughly enjoyed so many different skills throughout her life. 

To be honest, it’s hard for her to answer the question, “well, what do you actually do?”  The reality is that in today’s sound-byte world where jobs-for-life are as extinct as moa, and technology and knowledge can take you anywhere, Wendy uses all of her skills all of the time to get involved in fascinating, productive and fun projects.

Tourism is one of the biggest users of technology.  However, the full potential of that technology is rarely realised.  London Consulting Ltd and its sister company, Silicon Mountain Ltd, offer a variety of consultancy services and e-marketing and content management solutions in the tourism and technology fields.

• Wendy is in the process of launching her new brand, CruiseBubble.com which will provide a wealth of information and interactive tools for the cruise and cruise-related sectors. 

• Director, Silicon Mountain Tourism Ltd – offers web-based strategies for the tourism sector (in collaboration with iMC2, Wellington)

• Wendy has more than 25 years’ experience in organising professional seminars on every continent – including working with professional travel advisors on flights, accommodation and pre/post conference tours. 

• Accounts of Wendy’s own travel experiences (to every continent!) will soon be available on CruiseBubble.com (under construction)

CruiseBubble.com

CruiseBubble.com will be launched in mid-2008 to provide the leading resource for the cruise industry in New Zealand.  The site will combine Wendy London’s own experience and academic research with a wealth of information gleaned from and useful to local, regional and national government agencies, cruise companies, port operators and tourism organisations.  The site will focus on ensuring that New Zealand continues to be a premier cruise destination – in terms of how it welcomes the world’s cruise ships and their passengers.

Management of the purchase, sale, development and licensing of technology and know-how requires specialist comprehensive advice which is a blend of law, an understanding of the underlying subject matter; and commercial expertise. Few advisors can provide all three thereby leading to a committee of advisors, potential conflicts in advice and higher fees.  London Consulting Ltd is particularly well positioned to offer comprehensive legal, technological and commercial advice to organisations and individuals who buy, sell and develop technology.

• High tech start-ups

• Web/internet law

• Commercial agreements relating to the development, supply, acquisition, maintenance and implementation of computer hardware and software

• Tenders, tender documentation and tender evaluation

• Intellectual property management including audit and licensing

• Information security law

Wendy London is an internationally known leader in the field of providing CRM technology and information services to lawyers whether they are practising in law firms, government legal departments, in- house legal departments or as virtual networks of lawyers in far flung parts of the world.  London Consulting is pleased to offer advice in the following areas:

• E-marketing/e-relationship strategies and CRM

• Law firm management and practice development consultancy and training, and particularly the use of computers and systems in law firms for fee earner and marketing support

• Practice and knowledge management system planning, specification and procurement

• Electronic library management systems

As government and business become more and more entwined and the issues involved become more and more complex, a "whole picture" view is crucial.  Wendy London has more than 30 years’ senior level experience in working with organisations and contributing to government policy.  London Consulting assists organisations with:

• Focus groups

• Government-business liaison

• Association/organisation management and strategic planning

• E-marketing/web-based strategies

• Electronic publishing

• Knowledge and document management

• Library management and administration systems

• Facilitating strategic and innovative thinking leading to strategic and innovative solutions