The growth of start-ups in the UK might be due to the ease of the internet, the cloud, bootstrapping and innovation, or simply because as more people start out on their own, and so others follow. Running your own business doesn’t come with a manual or set of instructions though. There’s no real wrong or right way to do it. That said, it’s often easier to walk a path...
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The largest and most successful companies in the world still market their products and services. Facebook run ads on TV. Google remind us about Google ads on partner websites. Coca-Cola spends an estimated $4 Billion on ad spend each year, and Apple run HUGE global keynote events and run ads throughout the year. Even the big boys advertise, and they know they have to. To grow, to maintain growth, and...
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Generating sales can take time. There’s so much you need to do, including following up on sales leads, nurturing a sales funnel, networking, and marketing. Time is often limited, so making the most of it in all areas of your business is a high priority. When it comes to your sales funnel there’s no better place to start than with your perfect customer. You need to really know and understand...
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Businesses are built on sales and any business worth their merit will know that sales take time, effort, strategy, and a good old ask! Asking for the sale is the way to grow businesses but ‘sales calls’ are not everyone’s favourite pass time, so we’re not going to suggest that you ‘hit the phones’ in a cold call frenzy. Following-up is essential if you’re working on bringing in...
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Running a department, community, or business is tough. Mainly because of one very simple thing that we all say we don’t have enough of – time! Time is a resource we feel like we can’t buy, create, or keep hold of. But when you think about it, you’re in control of your own time. “If only I had more time, I’d get more done!”. We’re all guilty...
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What we hear when we speak to small and medium businesses is that they’re constantly looking for new leads. They tell us that if they could have something magically fixed overnight it would be having more leads and converting them. We understand that. But what we’re always concerned about is this: Could you cope right now with a dramatic increase in leads and enquiries?And do you have a system to follow-up...
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