The last ten years have brought changes to the sales industry that would have been unimaginable to earlier generations. In many organisations, sales and marketing work closer than they ever have and the focus has shifted from obtaining new customers to nurturing the ones that already exist. Technology has played a huge role in the
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Monthly Archives: January 2018
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Is regulation a friend or foe?
by Owen Gough • • 0 Comments
For many organisations big data presents challenges and opportunities. No more so than in the financial services sector where the regulatory landscape provides an additional level of complexity. Many FS institutions are so overwhelmed by legislative requirements that they have few resources left to exploit their data for profitable ends. If your organisation feels like
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Ghosting: Lack of communication could lose your business customers
by Owen Gough • • 0 Comments
Narvar and YouGov have conducted a survey of nearly 3000 UK consumers to uncover their biggest bugbears when shopping online. Being “ghosted” – or when consumers feel abandoned by a retailer following a purchase – is one of the main reasons why consumers would switch retailers after buying from them. The study shows that retailers
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Financing tools for the blue collar business owner
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It’s hard to run your construction company smoothly when your company pickup truck gets totaled (that will cost you about $30,000 to replace, according to Kelly Bluebook), or to keep your restaurant open when your aging industrial-strength walk-in refrigerator finally goes kaput (if you’re buying a replacement from Webstaurant, plan to shell out between $4,000
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Gig workers report lack of financial protection from their gig companies
by Owen Gough • • 0 Comments
Just 2 per cent of gig economy workers have access to Life Insurance, Income Protection and Critical Illness Insurance via their gig company, according to new research by Zurich UK. As part of Zurich UK’s ‘Restless Worklife’ report, UK-wide analysis from YouGov of over 4,200 adults, of which 603 were gig workers, found that the
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CEO optimism booms despite increasing anxiety over threats to growth
by Owen Gough • • 0 Comments
A record-breaking share of CEOs are optimistic about the economic environment worldwide, at least in the short term. That’s one of the key findings of PwC’s 21st survey of almost 1,300 CEOs around the world, launched today at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos. Fifty seven per cent of business leaders say they
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Seven things small businesses can learn from the Carillion crisis
by Ben Lobel • • 0 Comments
Carillion was the second largest construction firm in the UK, but it began experiencing financial difficulties in 2017, and went into compulsory liquidation on January 15. What can small businesses take away from the Carillion crisis? 1. Manage your margins Construction firms often operate on low margins but, where projects overrun or costs rise, low
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How to Find Your First Work from Home Job on LinkedIn
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By Ashlee Anderson There’s no denying just how powerful LinkedIn is for professional networking. To date, there are more than 465 million LinkedIn users, and that number is expected to keep growing. It’s no wonder then that, from connecting with coworkers to checking out companies you’d love to work with, there are no shortages of […]
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How to License Your Hit Idea to a Market Leader
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How a California inventor got fed up with available gift-wrapping options and created something better, getting into big-box stores in just two years.
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Think a New Job Will Solve Your Problems? Here's Why You Shouldn't Start Looking Just Yet.
by John Boitnott • • 0 Comments
Instead of leaping into a job search, take a long look at your life to make certain that is the change you need to make.