For helpful business advice on topics from how to get your business up and running, to how to use social media to find more customers, these useful articles will help you get ahead of your competition.
It goes without saying that the internet is an indispensable part of our lives. But it boggles the mind to think how quickly things have developed. The first website (and therefore the part of the internet we call “the World Wide Web”) only went live in 1991. Back then, only a select few of us […]
I hate plans, including marketing plans. But, I have to say, without one we’re all just lost souls wandering about aimlessly. Most of us do have a plan – it just lives in our head, and we have to hope everyone around us also has a plan and it doesn’t mess ours up. So, to […]
Voice-operated AI assistants like Google Home or Amazon Echo seem to be the latest niche tech trend to creep into mainstream usage, with 6.6 million people in the UK owning a smart speaker device (Source: YouGov 2018). What Voice Assistants Are Out There? But what does this development mean for small business owners looking to […]
So you’ve decided to take the plunge and go into business for yourself. Congratulations! You’re in for an exciting (and sometimes nail-biting) journey. But the main adjustment to make when transitioning from employment to entrepreneurship is of course money. Going from a reliable, set income every month to the unpredictable “feast and famine” of working […]
So you’ve had a bad review. How bad it actually turns out depends on one thing only – what you do next. You could go with your feelings, hunt the person down and force feed them dry crackers until they beg for forgiveness. Or you could do something positive about it and improve your business […]
In the increasingly online-first, social media driven world of modern marketing, traditional press coverage sometimes seems to take a back seat. However, those who don’t consider all angles of media visibility may be missing a trick. If you want to be visible in newspapers, magazines, and broadcast media, arming yourself with a professional press kit […]
Did you know 59% of senior executives said that if they were given text and video on the same topic, they’d rather watch the video? (Source: Digital Information World, 2016). And I don’t blame them! Personally, I find that watching a video about a tough topic often serves to embed the information in my mind […]
Even the cream of the crop can’t please everybody all of the time. Reputational risk can come in all forms. From a full-blown meltdown in the national press to a manager acting in an unprofessional manner at an expo; from a disgruntled customer cussing you on social, to an unhappy member of staff telling their […]
MPs have rejected to delay the EU departure date and Theresa May’s Brexit deal hangs by a thread. News outlets are reporting that the risk of exiting the EU with no deal has increased as a result of these latest Commons votes. But what would a no deal Brexit actually mean for small businesses and […]
For anyone who has to write copy alongside their ACTUAL job, finding time to polish skills can be tough. Practising writing comes way below actually having to do it for real. Don’t get me wrong – writing on the spot and under pressure is great for you. There’s nothing like doing for making you sharpen […]