Technologies may come and go, but one thing remains: Word-of-mouth is the most trusted, and least expensive, business-building technique. Too bad most of it is out of your control, right? Wrong. While you can't force your customers and clients to speak...
First impressions are important when establishing business relationships, obtaining clients and building a customer base. Signs reflect your company's image and draw attention to your business. This is not something that should be passed over if you want to...
For any modern business the need to be found is paramount and today, with more online directories than ever before, the potential audience reach and demographic drill down is completely staggering. Yet with so much choice comes the possibility that...
In a competitive business climate, it can be tempting to use every available sales channel in order to grow sales, especially in the case of start-ups looking to pay back start-up borrowings. However, since most online marketplaces require some investment...
A website can help a business which is of any age. Whether a start-up company needs a website or a business which has been running for generations, a website can help to create a brand and generate profits. When...
It’s the biggest bugbear that consumers have. If there’s an issue with a product or service, contacting that help line, online or off, can be a major cause of dissatisfaction. For all businesses, making sure your customer service is...
Don't underestimate the importance of packaging. It is crucial to the success of your business. Below I discuss the 8 reasons why your packaging is important. From its more traditional functions, to its role on the shop floor and its new role...
Social media has quite quickly become the best tool for businesses, big or small, to connect with consumers.According to the 2015 Social Media Marketing Industry Report an overwhelming 92% of marketers said that social media was important to their...
The ways in which consumers discover, explore and research services and products has changed irrevocably over the past decade; the increasing ways in which the internet is entwined in our lives has led to major shifts in how businesses...
TechCrunch has recently reported that they have acquired documents from an unverified Facebook source which suggests that the social media giant will be launching advertisements within its Messenger app in Q2 2016. This will come in the form of...