December 2010 Blog Posts (6)

This is the time of year when many of us will set ourselves objectives for the New Year. But how many of us actually achieve them and what gets in our way?

For 2011, if you are serious about getting things done then invest in a Timer, or learn how to use the one on your phone!…

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Brrr! With conditions making you think twice about venturing out at all, the feeback is that networking events in general are unsurprisingly less well attended than they should be at this sociable time of year. It comes to something when the weather forecast becomes essential viewing across the nation - X-Factor, eat your heart out...our Christmas number one is Peter Cockroft at the London Weather Centre!

Still, if you're feeling brave, there are…

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OK - we're onto the last lap before the Christmas break - and if you're anything like me, it's one of the busiest (and probably least commercially productive) periods of the year! Organising cards (personal and business), and presents (ditto), planning visits and social occasions with family and friends, and trying to keep all the plates spinning on the business front can be exhausting! Add in the traffic (and the snow -…

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In politics and media are leaks ever 'accidental?'

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The first thing any new potential client, who is interested in what you have to offer, is going to do is Google your name, and if not your name, then your business. So what is Google saying about you? Are you in control of that? (You need to be). What are you doing to build your reputation in your marketplace? Are you visible? Are you being seen as 'the one to go to'? How are you marking your differentiation?



An awareness of your position in the throng of similar businesses out there… Continue

It’s 125ft long & 15ft high and will be viewed by 30,000 vehicles every day. What is it? John's Big Billboard, of course!

NiS Member and site Sponsor John D Udal is really going for it in his latest project to promote the member…

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