The world’s biggest sporting event, the Tour de France, is coming. For those outside of Yorkshire, you can’t have escaped the media hype about the Grand Depart touring “God’s Own County”. For those in Yorkshire, the swarms of roaming road resurfacing teams and hoards of grandmothers furiously knitting tiny cycling jerseys at the roadside for … How do businesses make the most of the Tour de France Grand Depart?
Bradford University School of Management has soared 65 places up the Guardian University Guide 2015 rankings less than a month after being named one of the best in the country for teaching marketing skills in the Complete University Guide. The school’s business, management and marketing teaching was ranked 34th in the UK in the new … Bradford Business School rockets up rankings
Social media is a powerful tool for businesses. But where do you begin? How do you decide which is going to offer the best return on your investment? Most importantly, how will social media help you to win new business? You are invited to join a highly-interactive three-hour session, led by communications director Ben Pindar. … Invite to join new interactive workshop – How to win business using social media
Mergers and Acquisitions: back on the agenda Businesses that have stockpiled cash during the recession are now looking to do deals and company owners who have held off on an exit during the downturn are now looking for potential buyers. However, how do you seek a buyer for your business? How do you manage a … Newsletter – June 2014
Mergers and acquisitions are back on the business agenda. Businesses that have stockpiled cash during the recession are now looking to do deals and company owners who have held off on an exit during the downturn are now looking for potential buyers. However, how do you seek a buyer for your business? How do you … Managing mergers and acquisitions
Catherine Manthorpe works at the University of Hertfordshire and has been exploring how academics use social media to support their research. She has noticed that there is a broad divide between those that have enthusiastically embraced social media and those that view the prospect with varying degrees of alarm. Scratching the surface a bit more … Five forms of social media anxiety – and what to do about them
How to use Twitter for business and create Twitter lists – a three step plan to be strategic The first part of this blog covered First Steps for Twitter Beginners. Hopefully you have now set up your profile, followed a few people and posted your first tweet – or two! Part two of this blog … Twitter for Business: Lists
Claire Morley-Jones is the founder of HR180, a leading advisory firm that helps businesses with all aspects of people management and development. She recently delivered a talk on succession planning to the Managing Partners’ Forum and here she shares her thoughts on the issue. Succession planning is a fundamental part of any business’ future survival … Succession planning – how do you prepare for when a key worker leaves?
What should I include in a press release? What are journalists looking for? How do I secure media coverage? How do I get my story into a newspaper or magazine? Northern Lights Communication Director Ben Pindar has 20 years of experience at all levels of the media industry and he answers these questions by sharing … Ten tips on how to write a successful press release
