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It’s me, not you…

It might seem like the right thing to do, but blowing one’s own trumpet really hard can often lead to disenfranchised customers and disinterested prospects. After…

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Never Mind Marketing, its people that count

It does not matter how good your marketing plans are, how good your product or service is, or how much money you have to spend, the…

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Emerging digital trends of 2014

Matt Jones, Media Director at Studio Tri, an award winning Cardiff based advertising agency, looks at emerging digital advertising trends in 2014.

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The Power of ‘Dumb’ Questions

In my experience, people don’t ask enough questions in business, especially the ‘dumb’ questions.

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Cold Calling Conundrums – 7 Common Mistakes

Whenever I’m working with salespeople and business owners to help them generate better results from their cold calling, I start by looking at their current performance,…

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The Guilty Business Owner

For most Business Owners their business is their baby, just as much as the person who calls them “Mum” or “Dad”. As it is practically impossible…

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Why SMEs need to outsource

My company – the a virtual workforce platform Time etc used by SMEs in the UK & US – has just completed its millionth task.

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3 Myths That Kill Strategic Planning

In its simplest form, strategic thinking is about deciding on which opportunities to focus your time, people, and money, and which opportunities to starve.

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10 things not to say in an interview

We all know that the job market can be tough and competitive, so setting yourself apart from the crowd is vital.

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An idea to take entrepreneurship overseas

With the UK now in recovery a relentless focus is needed on increasing exporting. Forum of Private Business polling shows many small businesses are framing their…

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Taking Control of Your Cloud

Cloud computing services are increasingly being adopted mainstream and are fast becoming an integral part of every organisation’s IT strategy.

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How to avoid strategy battles

All too often strategy meetings devolve into pitched battles over who is right and who is wrong about the company’s future direction. How can you reshape…