Posts Tagged ‘business’
I am often sceptical of newspaper supplements as just ending up as train floor fodder but yesterday’s Barclays sponsored guide called “The Road to Recovery: A blueprint for business” had some interesting stuff in it. A piece by Stefan Stern (of whom I am a big fan) caught my eye as it focused on boosting morale [...]
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Tags: business, HR, management, recession, staff morale, stefan stern
Following on from a piece I read the other day about delivering the perfect pitch, I thought I’d jot down some things that I find help the actual process go smoother too. Love to hear any more you might have to add…. 10. Get started on the research right away 9. Don’t just rely on [...]
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Tags: business, pitch, PR
During tonight’s episode, Kimberley got the chop and rightly so (despite my dislike of Lorraine’s bulldog chewing a wasp face). Kimberley, the self defined marketing expert ridiculously denied posessing either any creative talent or presentation skills tonight. The lesson? Managers need to get their hands dirty and if you sell yourself as an expert, you [...]
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Tags: apprentice, business, TV
Good post by Steve Earl at Speed on alternative ways to save wonga without going for the obvious redundancy route that so many seem to be taking. 1. Travel. 2. Prudent culture. 3. Socials. 4. Banking. 5. Recharging. 6. Purchasing policies. 7. Be firm but fair. 8. Question everything. 9. Develop more productive payment relationships [...]
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Tags: business, cost control, efficiency, recession
is being yourself enough?
An interesting post from my client at Alterian – Ian Truscott – on the power of being yourself or as a company, letting employees play their part and make up the social face to the company as a whole. As I commented on the original post, I think “be nice” is a good mantra for [...]
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Tags: business, communications, social media
