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Why Adding P.S. to Email Makes Money
An excellent tip when sending marketing emails or designing website landing pages is to add a postscript (p.s.). Read on to understand why ......
Author: Richard Hayes   Posted: 10/03/2010  Category: Sales / Marketing

Growing Your Business in Difficult Times
Have you ever asked yourself the question “How did they find that business?” or “How did he find that job?” because you didn’t hear anything about it. The answer is probably by Networking or through ‘the grapevine...
Author: Paul Ashbury   Posted: 09/03/2010  Category: Networking

Are you ‘click ready’ for British Tourism Week?
If you are suddenly aware that you have a mountain of material to update and don’t know where to start, I’d recommend your website first. Many more people are using the web as their primary source of reference when looking for places to v...
Author: Simon George   Posted: 09/03/2010  Category: Communication

How To Engage Your Readers Quickly
Our lives are hectic. We cram so much into 24 hours it's no wonder we're running around like headless chickens. Life in the teenies is frantic and because of that your sales copy has to be stonkingly good if it's to be read....
Author: Sally Ormond - Briar Copywriting   Posted: 08/03/2010  Category: Sales / Marketing

Power & Glamour - Women in Business
International Women's Day Article - Comment? www.scarletopus.com   www.trendsblog.co.uk ...
Author: Phil Pond   Posted: 08/03/2010  Category: Expert Views

NLP as a strategic business tool
Today NLP is finding its position centre stage as a universal approach to many strategic business challenges....
Author: David Molden   Posted: 08/03/2010  Category: Business Development

Increasing bird problems for cArdiff
Seagull problems increasing in Cardiff!...
Author: C Corbett   Posted: 08/03/2010  Category: Business

There is more to paper than meets the eye
How the brightness of paper can alter your printing needs...
Author: Charlotte Abbott   Posted: 08/03/2010  Category: Business

Calling ALL the UK's Women in Business
Read this Blog and COMMENT we want to generate meaningfull comment on this subject and maybe bring more meaningful change!...
Author: Phil Pond   Posted: 07/03/2010  Category: Expert Views

Yorkshire's Best - Scarlet Opus identifies......
 Scarlet Opus Rising Star – Megan Ward  www.scarletopus.com...
Author: Phil Pond   Posted: 06/03/2010  Category: PR / Media

Wednesday March 10th is National Stop Smoking day
As well as Stop Smoking day, should we have national BE A NON-SMOKER day too?...
Author: Penny Ling   Posted: 05/03/2010  Category: Expert Views

Are you fit to work?
Do you own a replica football shirt but haven’t played since school?   Do you subscribe to a dedicated sports channel on TV but spend more time watching than playing?   Do you sit in frustration at your desk as the latest sports s...
Author: James Marshall   Posted: 04/03/2010  Category: Health and Safety

Tax Returns: Your questions answered
For those who know about the system of self assessment, a Tax Return can soon become an unwelcome reminder of tax to pay and of time that has to spent satisfying the need of the Chancellor. Although subject matter that can easily fall to the botto...
Author: Raphael Coman   Posted: 03/03/2010  Category: Finance

B is for Blogging
Over the last few years, there have been lots of new ways to market and promote your business springing up. One of those ways is to create a blog for your business. A blog – short for web-log – is an on-line diary.   You can set o...
Author: Helen Dowling   Posted: 03/03/2010  Category: Sales / Marketing

Follow the leader into an ambush
Credibility by association is an easy route to follow but with regulations getting tighter, it is sensible to check out what you can and can’t get away with before starting on your campaigns. These stories should provide food for thought for ma...
Author: Simon George   Posted: 03/03/2010  Category: Communication

Ensuring Building Security Risks are Covered
In today’s’ modern working environment, business premises will commonly be used by a multitude of people - including employees, visitors, suppliers, and other trades working onsite. In these situations, it is vital not only to manage...
Author: Aswin Sanjenbam   Posted: 03/03/2010  Category: Health and Safety

Charge More and Increase Your Perceived Value
Using brain-scanners, researchers from the California Institute of Technology and Stanford's business school have discovered that if we're told a wine is expensive our brain produces more blood and oxygen which stimulates the pleasure senses....
Author: Richard Hayes   Posted: 03/03/2010  Category: Sales / Marketing

How To Move Up Two Grades In School Achievment
One of the biggest breakthroughs in education is under way. The DCSF launched the Home Access scheme to help poorer families gain access to broadband. Not just a free laptop and broadband which the scheme provides, but the means to link parents to th...
Author: Alistair Owens   Posted: 02/03/2010  Category: Expert Views

Experts help others improve business communication
three communication-themed seminars to help businesses save time, reduce stress and increase energy and efficiency...
Author: Survive and Thrive   Posted: 02/03/2010  Category: Business Development

Sickness absence - from sick note to fit note
From 6 April the fit note will replace the sick note and employers will have to consider amending or implementing return to work policies....
Author: Jim Cleland   Posted: 01/03/2010  Category: Personnel