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Social Media: What's the pay off for business?

Facebook was launched in 2003, LinkedIn in 2004, Twitter in 2006. All three have now gone public creating big pay offs for the founders and investors. In this article Greg Cooper demonstrates,...
Greg Cooper
Greg Cooper
Front of Mind Coaching
Posted on: 13.06.14
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10 Minute Review: Mission, Vision, Strategy

Mission statements and leadership visions are often forgotten because over time they disconnect from reality. This might happen because: leaders conjure up the mission and vision without sufficient...
Phil Smith
Phil Smith
Business West
Posted on: 13.06.14
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How To Grow Your Service Firm: The Final Pointers (Part 6 of 6)

In the first four parts of this series, we looked at why and how The Expert! model is so important for the success of service firms and how to apply it. In this final part Robert Craven brings...
Robert Craven
Robert Craven
The Director's Centre
Posted on: 13.06.14
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Encourage word-of-mouth recommendations for your business

Few things are more valuable than happy customers who recommend you to others. Read our top tips on how to encourage word of mouth advocacy from your own customers!
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Business West
Posted on: 14.05.14
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Why the digital revolution is challenging businesses to trade beyond borders

Living in a digital age is totally transforming how we buy and sell goods and services, how we communicate, connect, and collaborate with people, and it's shaping a whole new way of thinking.
John Rubidge
John Rubidge
Department for International Trade - South West
Posted on: 14.05.14
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How to Grow Your Service Firm: Attitude & Approach (Part 5 of 6)

In parts 1, 2, 3 and 4, we looked at why and how The Expert! model is so important for the success of service firms and how to apply it. Part 5 is more about the attitude and approach you need to...
Robert Craven
Robert Craven
The Director's Centre
Posted on: 09.05.14
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Everyone's getting the Bristol buzz

The Paddington to Bristol service has been getting a lot of custom from some very high profile people in recent weeks. Government Ministers, the Governor of the Bank of England, even London's Lord...
Posted on: 02.05.14
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5 ways to maximise your face to face networking with social media

How can social media work to maximise the impact of your real-world networking? Here's 5 quick tips on how digital can assist or form part of a robust, long-term networking strategy.
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Business West
Posted on: 11.04.14
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How to grow your service firm: Applying your skills (Part 4 of 6)

To grow a service firm is not just about knowledge of The Expert! model, covered earlier in this series. It is also about how you apply your skills and attitude, and how well you understand the...
Robert Craven
Robert Craven
The Director's Centre
Posted on: 11.04.14
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