Guest blog by James Hacon, Managing Director of Elliotts, the sector leading marketing, insights and PR agency, who went to Dubai to speak at the Global Restaurant Investment Forum. A summary of this blog first appeared in Propel Newsletter. Flying visit Dubai, UAE I’m writing this from the very comfortable surrounds of the Dubai International … Restaurant investment opportunities in Dubai
I was delighted to recently meet the UKTI Women in Business delegation visiting the UAE. I had been asked to share my experience about what to consider when doing business in the UAE and specifically in Abu Dhabi. These were my 10 tips: Remember that in Arab culture you don’t exist until you’re on the … 10 Top Tips for doing business in Abu Dhabi – UAE
The FT’s Maija Palmer recently looked at chief executives who are on Twitter. The article quoted Linda Bolg of Socialbro who said ‘I would personally always advise (the CEO) being on Twitter as it can raise the company profile’. It was great to see social media being covered from a strategic perspective rather than as … Should CEOs be on twitter? Why they should – and why they shouldn’t
Blogging and writing online content workshop – includes lunch & refreshments 14 May 2015 Full day workshop with a prompt 9.30am start Research shows that blogs can increase traffic to your website from search engines by 434%. Put simply, blogs are the best tool for generating new leads for your business. This full-day course is … New Northern Lights workshops in 2015
Keith Tully at Real Business Rescue has created this infographic to demonstrate how companies are using social media to improve their profile, build relationships and, most importantly, win new business. His insights show that social media will continue to rapidly grow in importance for the B2B market over the next year, while social media advertising … The potential of Social Media for B2B in 2015
This is it – I’m putting my neck on the line and I’m making a decision about whether Google+ will shutdown or whether Google+ will become bigger than Facebook. I’ve spent many months understanding and learning to love this platform and then developing insights and Google+ tips for businesses. I’ve delivered a wide range of … Is Google+ the future of social media?
Thanks to Nick Bramley for this guest blog. Nick and Victoria Tomlinson were recently accredited as trainers by the Institute of Leadership and Management for the University of York – everyone loved Nick’s session on his 20 top sales tips and here he has kindly agreed to share them with you. Existing Customers – it … Top 20 sales tips for sales success
Most senior people are thought leaders. How can you use your expertise to promote your business and help your customers? Victoria Tomlinson shares her ideas about thought leadership blogging <Read more>
I know. We aren’t even two weeks into the New Year. Maybe it’s that post-holiday feeling, but in the last ten days I have found myself commenting on several poor marketing initiatives. It’s made me reflect on our own marketing activities – are we making similar clangers? What can we learn from these? Here I … 6 marketing own goals of 2015
