Image source: Pexels The world of business is a competitive space, and all too often, in their quest for success, companies lose sight of the importance of business-client relationships. Whether you’re operating in a B2B or B2C sphere, the need to establish and nurture meaningful connections is the same. In this article, we’re going to
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Monthly Archives: November 2017
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The most appealing part of a product’s packaging revealed
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Colour and imagery are the most attention-grabbing aspects of packaging design, according to research investigating public perception of packing aesthetics in the digital age. In a survey of more than 650 members of the UK public, nearly 40 per cent say colour was the most appealing feature of packaging, whilst a quarter say that imagery
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Security, safety and BYOD: The changing face of business communications
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Ask any business owner and they will no doubt cite ‘effective communications’ as a core part of their success. But with 2018 set to change the way we approach business communications, what can we expect to change, and how can businesses prepare? Effective communications lie at the heart of any business. Whether yours is a
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How e-commerce businesses can maximise AI this Black Friday
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has exploded into the public consciousness in 2017, and is well on the way to transforming almost every aspect of business. In fact, it is estimated that 85 per cent of customer and client interactions will be handled without a human by 2020. This is particularly true in the field of e-commerce.
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Pursuit of happiness? A third of workers unhappy with their job
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As the year draws to a close, a recent study from CV-Library finds more than a third (39.9 per cent) of the nation’s professionals are unhappy in their current roles. What’s more, 96.7 per cent of these workers say they’re looking for a new job as a result. The survey of 1,200 professionals sought to
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Skills shortages plague SMEs across the world
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Small and medium sized enterprises across the world are suffering from a lack of skilled labour, according to the Global Business Monitor report from Bibby Financial Services (BFS). Findings of the annual report, which surveys SME owners and decision makers across Asia, Europe and North America reveal that skills shortages are the number one issue
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Are unpaid internships really akin to modern-day slavery?
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Andy Pearce, CEO of creative start-up thortful.com, is becoming increasingly concerned that making it a legal requirement to pay interns after four weeks’ unpaid work might be detrimental to small businesses, and also the individuals taking advantage of the many internships offered by smaller enterprises. On October 27th a private member’s bill, introduced by the
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The companies that are evolving to meet their customers’ goals
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Even the most successful businesses know they can’t take the good times for granted. Sooner or later, they have to change to adapt to their environment. If they don’t evolve, they are likely to disappear. The challenge is to work out what kind of change they need, and how much, and how fast, and how
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Gianvito Ricciardone From Italy Achieves Diamond Rank At Starbit
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Gianvito Ricciardone from Italy has achieved the Diamond rank at Starbit International, this is what he had to say about his achievement:
What attracted me to network marketing?
Personal growth first, and of course economic results!
When on August 27, 1994, for the first time in my life I attended a presentation of a network marketing company I was impressed by how ordinary people, thanks to this wonderful profession, were able to communicate in a simple and effective way and change their lives. Over time I discovered that this ability came from investing in personal growth.
A sentence that is impressed in me:
“Empty your pocket to fill your head, because one day your head will fill your pocket.”
So if I have to find the real key that allowed me to have great achievements in this industry, I can surely find it in being “coachable” from the beginning and always “willing to learn”, believing that true wealth is knowledge. My desire to learn and to accept difficulties as an opportunity and challenge to continue growth still makes me feel, as I like to define myself at my age, a “differently young man”.
The secret of my success is surely due to the fact that I have never
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Youngevity International Announces Record Q3 Revenues
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Youngevity International, Inc. (NASDAQ: YGYI), a – Triple A Classified opportunity by Business For Home – a leading omni-direct lifestyle company, today reported financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2017.
Steve Wallach, CEO and Co-Founder of Youngevity, stated,
“I am pleased to see the performance of our international markets contribute to the top line of our direct selling business. We have invested heavily in establishing a global footprint and we believe that we will begin to enjoy returns on these significant investments in the coming quarters.
I am equally pleased to see the revenue growth taking place in our Coffee Division, especially the sales success taking place with our Café La Rica™ Brand.
We expect the strength of this brand has significant potential to bring shareholder value.”
Youngevity President and CFO Dave Briskie stated,
“We invested heavily in creating a platform that is capable of creating top line revenue growth throughout a number of verticals and in various markets across the globe.
We anticipate that we will be able to leverage our platform and drive top line growth. With that said, as we complete 2017 and move through 2018 we will focus on our plans to improve our profitability, expand our liquidity, and strengthen