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Are you ready to put your STAMP on 2020?
Strategy Targets Accounts Marketing People However you voted in December, and whatever your preferred outcome, we know the UK will be leaving the EU on 31st January. The clock starts on the transition period… but don’t worry, this is not a Brexit rant! The...
5 essential ways to scale a creative services business
Growth is often cited as one of the most important targets for a business to achieve. At its simplest level in the creative sector, it can come from adding team members to meet increased demand. However, growth without improved scale can also result in a greater level...
How can Design Thinking accelerate your business growth?
If you are a fan of design, I’m sure you’ll be looking forward to London Design Week, which is taking place across the city later in September. Our capital now seems to be crammed with creative companies and has developed an international reputation as an innovative...
3 Powerful Marketing Measurements That Drive Business Success
According to Gordon Bethune, the CEO who took Continental Airlines ‘from worst to first’, it’s impossible to achieve success in business if you don’t measure your performance. His mantra, “What gets measured, gets managed” is now regularly pronounced by consultants...
What brand experience lessons can the Wimbledon Championships serve to small businesses?
In the tennis world, the Wimbledon Championships is widely acknowledged as being the most prestigious event in its field. With ‘favourite tournament’ plaudits from players such as Roger Federer and Martina Navratilova and hundreds of millions tuning in to watch each...
How to Define your Unique Selling Points (USPs)
If you came to me and asked me to help you to grow your business, the first thing I would ask is: ‘What are your unique selling points?’, or to put it another way, ‘Why, in your opinion, do your clients purchase your product/service from yourself and not from your...
7 reasons why your business is not attracting customers
Are you wondering why you are not attracting and engaging customers as well as you might? Here are seven common reasons why many businesses fail to sell and what you can do to create more successful results. You’re Selling In The Wrong Place If you have to compete...
10 Top Tips on How to Penetrate a New Industrial Sector
If you’re in a certain industry, or looking to get into a new industrial sector, you need to learn all you can about the industry. Questions you might want to ask include who are the key players? Who are the up-and-coming and on the ‘watch this space’ players? Who has...