Monthly Archives: March 2017

The rise of the hand-me-down bank

More than half of consumers (55 per cent) follow their parents and other relatives when deciding where to bank, according to a global study conducted by customer engagement specialist Affinion. The influence of family came above advertising (49 per cent) in the study which measures the drivers of customer engagement in the financial services industry. Friends were
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Act now to prepare for new HMRC digital tax system

Businesses in the South West should take urgent action ahead of the government’s sweeping changes to the digital tax system. That’s the advice from chartered accountants Thomas Westcott, ahead of the introduction of the new Making Tax Digital regime. Making Tax Digital is an HMRC initiative to compel businesses to keep digital records and file
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Number of companies in UK passes four million milestone for first time

New figures just out show that the number of companies in the UK has reached a record high – breaking the four million threshold for the first time. At the end of February 2017 there were 4,005,093 companies and similar businesses registered in the UK – London leading the way with 1,082,600. Scotland is home
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LifeVantage Appoints Charles J. Wach As Chief Operating Officer

 
LifeVantage Corporation (Nasdaq:LFVN), – a Triple A classified opportunity by Business For Home –  announced today the appointment of Charles J. Wach as Chief Operating Officer, effective March 13, 2017.
“We are pleased to have Charles ‘Chuck’ Wach join the company as COO,” said LifeVantage President and Chief Executive Officer, Darren Jensen.
“He is an accomplished leader with operations experience in the nutritional supplement, direct selling, online retail, and global food and beverage industries.
His proven skills will help us to enhance our operations and deliver shareholder value. Additionally, Chuck’s supply-chain expertise and relationships with suppliers and manufacturers across salient product categories will expand our sourcing and manufacturing resources, broadening our supply chain and increasing efficiencies.”
“I am genuinely honored and excited to join the talented leaders at LifeVantage,” said Wach. “I look forward

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QNET Wins 2016 Sitecore Experience Award

 
QNET today announced that it has received the award  for Omnichannel Automation: Best E-Commerce Experience at the Sitecore® Experience Awards 2016 for Asia.
Every year, Sitecore, the global leader in customer experience management, honours its customers and their partners who thoroughly demonstrate how their Sitecore solution delivers an outstanding experience for customers and their respective organisations.
The category of best E-Commerce Experience that QNET won, recognises organisations that deliver a seamless, integrated e-commerce experience that makes the online browsing, product selection, purchasing and post-purchasing process seamless, helpful, and relevant.
QNET showcased personalised product suggestions, an omni-device shopping experience, and optimisation strategies in improving shopping cart conversions. With Sitecore Commerce’s native capabilities such as catalogue, inventory, pricing, discount, and promotion management, and shopping cart interactions, the QNET corporate team can now implement and manage

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Jafra Cosmetics Appoints Clint McKinlay As VP Sales

 
JAFRA Cosmetics International, Inc. is pleased to announce Clint McKinlay as the new Vice President of Sales Development for International Markets.
McKinlay will provide support and guidance to markets in Brazil, Indonesia, Central Europe, Italy and Russia, working to build a strong consultant salesforce while also helping to define the commercial model for markets in new countries.
He will report to JAFRA Chief Executive Officer, Mauro Schnaidman, in addition to acting as a member of the JAFRA Executive Committee.
McKinlay comes to JAFRA from Shaklee Corporation, a billion dollar direct sales company that focuses on healthy lifestyles. There, he served as the Vice President of Field Development, responsible for revenue generation and growth, worldwide annual conferences, field training programs, and field communications.
Prior to Shaklee, McKinlay was the National Director of Field Development &

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