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… and for many good reasons…

OK, but… what’s the point?

“We all have businesses to run and sales to make - wolves to keep from the door… Who has time for all this ‘social’ nonsense?”

I hear this argument all the time from frustrated business owners and then witness their half baked attempts at trying to just sell their products and services AT people through social networks - wrong!

They then conclude it’s all social nonsense and a complete waste of time. Wrong again!

The fact is Read the rest of this entry

The Business 2012 event, billed as the biggest and best business show to ever take place in the UK, just took place in London’s O2 arena… did you go?

A lot of people did, to exhibit, to network, to speak and to visit.

Others sadly went there to pray on some easy and vulnerable targets that were full of dreams and aspirations of the wannabe lazy rich… earn money while you sleep, laze on the beach Read the rest of this entry

 

So here’s my question; are you a Dyson or a Doreen? Have a quick read below, then watch the video below

I live by my mantra “It’s your attitude that determines your altitude”. Do I have off days? Yes. But I know how to regain my focus, do you?

In business and in life, attitudes are infectious - make sure you’re spreading something good!

You can moan and groan, bitch and whine - it Read the rest of this entry

Just as in any business you might find yourself slugging it out against competitors to make a sale, in a busy, crowded job market you’re often fighting it out with a lot of competition for that all important position.

What do you do in your business to stand you out from the crowd?

What could you do to be different - if only you dared to. And… if you dared - what kind of results could you get?

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…and shape up for 2012

So… that’s Christmas over for another year. Most of us have had time to gather with friends and family, consume vast quantities of food and drink - and gawk at television. Now what? Back to reality… back on the “hamster wheel”?

Did you make the usual list of new years resolutions? Lose weight, get fit, spend more time with the ones you love etc., etc., etc.

All Read the rest of this entry

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I don’t know about you, but I’m so tired of hearing people moan and groan about the state of the Read the rest of this entry

Do you find yourself all too often spending time with time wasters and tire kickers rather than with prospects that want to buy your products or services at the right price?

Well - it’s probably your own fault! Sorry.

Good marketing is like a magnet. Magnets attract and repel. Your marketing messages should effectively attract the right people for all the right reasons and you can afford to Read the rest of this entry

The role of the Digital Business Britain manifesto is to increase the economic output of the UK by encouraging individuals and businesses to embrace a Digital Mindset. My friend Penny Power is championing this movement… it’s powerful stuff and I’m a supporter.

Digital Business Britain 8 Point Manifesto

1.

Adopt a Digital Mindset and philosophy

Challenge both Government Read the rest of this entry

We do this and we do that… You need to understand and accept that no one is really interested in you or your products. That’s OK, take a deep breath and let me explain what I mean.

Most human beings are only interested in “what’s in it for me”. Someone once explained this to me by saying that people are tuned into radio WII-FM, that’s: What’s In It For Me. I’ve never forgotten it Read the rest of this entry

In a week when we’ll witness another Royal Wedding and an exchange of lifetime promises and commitments, it made me stop and think about the promises we make to our clients in business.

Just as a successful marriage will thrive and survive given trust, understanding and the delivery on certain promises made from the outset - so too a business relationship can strengthen or sadly diminish over Read the rest of this entry

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