I spent this last weekend on a personal development workshop in London. A topic that was briefly touched upon really struck a chord with me. Often we are encouraged to review and improve our habits. Whether it’s giving up smoking, improving our diet, getting more exercise or taking action in business. We are what we …
Almost every sales and marketing consultant will tell you that you need to ‘touch’ or interact with your prospects multiple times before they will buy. As the number of marketing messages each of us is exposed to rises almost daily, so the number of touches needed grows too. Conventional wisdom suggests seven – your prospects …
Now more than ever, businesses need to be aware of their own numbers. There have been many claims of ‘green shoots of recovery’ in the past only for more hard times to be just around the corner. Business owners need to have the finger on the pulse of their own business and look at recovery …
As yet another busy week flies by – and best laid plans of progressing certain projects fall by the wayside as a constant stream of emergencies and distractions divert your attention and resources – it’s easy to get to the end of the week and feel you’ve accomplished nothing. To Do lists and Goal lists …
I contributed to a discussion on a business networking forum the other day. A fellow member was considering setting up a referral programme to win new clients but had heard there were pitfalls and wanted some opinions. Having written a long reply (as usual 🙂 ) I thought I’d write a post for my blog …
Like so many experts, Richard has been providing his skills to his clients by exchanging his time for their money. It’s a classic business model that is probably the most frequently adopted by new entrepreneurs – what am I good at doing that I can get paid for? But this model creates a number of problems……
California, USA, 1849 – there’s gold in them there hills and almost every man, woman and child capable of wielding a shovel or shaking a pan sets off to seek their fortune. But what most failed to recognise is that there’s a reason gold is so valuable – it is rare. With thousands of square …
Having attended a few property networking events last year, I was interested to see some puzzled looks from people when they discovered that, despite there being one of the best buying opportunities in UK property, I was not currently buying. You would think that a renowned shopaholic like me would never miss out on the …