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How to start B2B conversations on social media
We hear it all the time, “social media is only valuable if you’re a B2C company!” but experience and research tell me otherwise; it also tells me that most B2B businesses have little or no strategy for social and as such fall into one of two categories – those trying to broadcast sales messages and those who would much rather sit shyly in the corner not saying anything.
4 Signs that Your IT is Costing You Money
Could the latest iPad make your sales team more productive? Could a bespoke content management system allow your teams on other sides of the world to collaborate more effectively on projects? Would the latest financial services software enable your fund managers to work more efficiently or make better investment decisions? The answer to all is yes but whilst money well spent on IT projects can bring significant return on investment, all too often we witness waste.
Crowdcube becomes authorised by the FSA
First regulated crowdfunding platform to give investors direct shares in businesses
How to get the best out of your staff
SWOT analysis too dull? Try the first part of our ‘Threedom Solutions alternative SWOT’
3 financial tips you can’t ignore
If you’re managing a growing business, a few numbers and financial processes matter more than any others.
Apprenticeships starts almost double in two years
Apprenticeship starts have topped half a million, figures revealed. In the 2011/12 academic year 520,600 people started an apprenticeship.
3 Golden Rules of Negotiating
The art of negotiating escapes most of us, even good salespeople, because few take the time to correctly understand the word and follow the golden rules of negotiating.
smarter ways to make the most of your connections
Success in business is all about relationships. Your network is your most important asset. Treat it that way.
How to think big
Do all your ideas seem small and boring? Here’s a different approach plus three tips that will get you to the BIG idea.
9 tips for a shorter and better meeting
Avoid the unfocused meetings that murder your team’s productivity.
Dress sense or senseless
Should you have a dress code or policy for your staff?
Have you become too productive?
There is such a thing as too much productivity and efficiency, say neuroscientists, at least when it crowds all play out of your day.
The UK’s most engaging companies are married to their employer brand
Smart companies are using their online presence to promote their corporate culture to existing employees, as well as new recruits.
Employee Benefits
Impressive employee benefits packages that are offered by big businesses can help them to attract good staff, and, the positive news is that today it is no longer the case that the best benefits are reserved only for the domain of large companies.
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