Improving the Customer Experience at Your Retail Store
Almost everyone has a secret “shopper” side to them that loves to spend cash on things that they don’t really need. Supermarkets have been utilising retail tricks to feed on these spending instincts for a long time. For example, shopping carts and baskets have slowly been getting larger over time, and the produce department is…
Here’s Why People Will Judge Your Business by Its Cover
When it comes to making first impressions, nothing snatches attention like a well-designed and equipped office. Whether you’re part of a prestigious office complex or you own a humble little office on a main street, there are plenty of reasons to spruce up your environment and decor so that you impress your clients as soon…
Incredible Tips For Your First Ecommerce Warehouse
One of the beauties of the ecommerce trade is that you can start a business in the comfort of your home. But, as you get more successful, your business could end up encompassing online sales, warehousing, and distribution. However, there are lots of things you need to get right to ensure any chance of success.…
Why Your WordPress Site Is A Joke
WordPress is one of the most exciting platforms on the internet right now, giving millions of people access to the tools they need to run amazing websites and blog – and make money in the process. There’s just one problem: making WordPress work for you is difficult. With increasing platform complexity has come greater…
Six Ideas To Jump Start Your Blog
So, you’ve created a fantastic website packed with interesting content, cutting-edge animation and professional standard videos? That’s a great first step, but how are you going to keep people coming back to your site time and time again? The answer to this question for many people is with a blog. All the best websites from…
Deep Impact: The Customer Meteor And Its Effect On Retail
What is the biggest impact on the success of retail? Is it the staff? The relationships? The marketing? No. It is the customer. The bearing a customer has on the success or failure of a retail company covers many different factors. The relationship between a customer and business is what will entice someone to spend.…
Overheads Under Control
As a business owner, it’s only natural to focus most of your attentions on increasing revenue. But let’s face it; maximising profits is equally dependent on your level of expense. Consequently, you should be giving this part of the operation the same level of attention. Most entrepreneurs overlook their overheads, assuming their current…
How has social media taken over the 21st century?
There are many ways in which social media has taken over our world, especially in terms of marketing and business. Here are a few examples… Improved Customer service Social media can put everybody in touch with everybody, including companies with their customers. Social media has completely raised the bar in terms of the lengths companies…
Right First Time: Launching Your Website
A website is the single most important tool you are going to have as a business. No matter what your business is, whether you are a vintage clothing store, a copywriting service or a self-employed carpenter; a website is a huge part of getting found and getting business. However, there is an incredible amount…
Start-up Guide to Forex Trading: From Theory to Practice
Let’s start with a basic fact; the forex market is among the most competitive and liquid entities in the whole fiscal world. While it may not be quite as popular as it once was (it is estimated that the market recorded a daily trading volume of $6 trillion during its peak in 2012), an average…
How To Free Your IT Department So It Can Thrive
IT professionals today are seeing their list of tasks grow substantially. As technologies evolve, they are increasingly finding themselves at the centre of business infrastructure. They have to manage a multitude of software programs and different architectures and make sure that business networks are properly maintained and functional. More and more, IT professionals are finding…
“Thanks to Social Media, I’m earning £1,000’s monthly”
It is important to understand the difference between social media helping us to sell compared to directly selling. We all have our marketing channels out there from using local newspapers to our website, adverts on our company cars to email marketing campaigns, these all drive interest, traffic and enquiries. Just like a business card I…