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How to use public relations to support every stage of the sales funnel

This is a guest post from Bryony Thomas, Chief Clear Thinker, Clear Thought Consulting Ltd. Most people initially think of public relations as a technique for generating awareness for their products or services. This is absolutely true, but... » read more

The launch of #BeMyGuest in March: a month of mutual blogging

Written by Adam Vincenzini and Emily Cagle Guest blogging is great. It’s great for the guest poster, great for the blog ‘host’ and most importantly, great for the audience. Why? The guest poster gets to expose his / her work to a... » read more

Branding: position yourself at the front

This is a guest post by Gary Marshall, a designer and brand director with 17 years of industry experience dealing with international blue-chips and exciting SMEs. He helps to bring brands alive and increase their profit. Recently, PC World... » read more

Get social media into your business

This is a guest post by James Ainsworth of Marketing Donut. The hype of social media is at times, a near spiritual fever. Understand this, NOT everybody is doing it. Don’t panic and don’t rush into it because of all the noise... » read more

Small: the new big

This is a guest post from Brian Heys, a freelance software tester, frustrated pianist, and reformed pessimist who blogs at brianheys.com about technology, the Internet, careers, and anything else that takes his fancy. When I set up my... » read more

Trust me, I’m a cartoonist

March 11, 2010

Working with creative types can be tough for your average business – how do you brief on something you don’t really understand? In this guest post, Colin Shelbourn explains how NOT to brief a cartoonist.

Filed under: Freelancing, Guest posts, Marketing — @ 3:45 pm

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Lincolnshire enterprise: secure a bright future for your business

March 5, 2010

The Epic Centre in Lincoln, UK will play host to the launch of a new initiative, Innovation Advice and Guidance – Developing a robust future for business on Friday 12th March.

Filed under: Events — Tags: business, event, innovation, networking, speech — @ 3:00 pm

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Could you build a business on a tenner?

This year’s Make Your Mark with a Tenner competition sees 30,000 students aiming to turn a profit from a £10 loan with creative and enterprising business ideas.

Filed under: Awards, Events — Tags: business, business ideas, competition, enterprise, entrepreneur, students — @ 12:16 pm

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The return of The Pitch

March 4, 2010

Applications for The Pitch 2010 are now being taken. This year, the competition is part of The Business Factory, an initiative to support entrepreneurs of small businesses.

Filed under: Events — Tags: Awards, britain, entrepreneur, funding, sift media, sme — @ 2:57 pm

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How to use public relations to support every stage of the sales funnel

Most people think of PR as a technique for generating awareness. This is true, but if this is the only way that you’re using your PR, you’re missing a trick.

Filed under: Featured, Guest posts, Marketing, Public Relations — Tags: Marketing, pr, Public Relations, sales, sales funnel — @ 9:03 am

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