rebecca on February 8th, 2010

B2B recruitment is an area where it is easy to forget the importance of branding and corporate communication.  Nowadays you can find out loads about what it’s like working for a company online – and mostly through non-official sites.
I was really pleased to read this post from Jeffrey L. Cohen in which he interviews Laurie [...]

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rebecca on January 19th, 2010

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Reading Jay Baer’s recent post about truth and candour, I think he has got a great point.
The RSS-reading public loves a screw-up – an opportunity to poke fun at hubris and pride brought low.  Domino’s is the most recent example of a long list of internet marketing screw-ups.
He says
I never thought [...]

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rebecca on January 8th, 2010

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If you work in a niche environment and want to do some “trend spotting” for the next year, here’s a great idea on how to engage your prospects, clients, staff and key influencers.

Start by finding a hot topic of the moment as the focus for your trend spotting.  You could consider [...]

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rebecca on July 30th, 2009

On behalf of a client we're hiring a Business Development Assistant position.  Ideal first job for someone wanting a career in sales /biz dev for marketing agencies.  The job will start with three months training and mentoring with me, Rebecca Caroe and then a permanent post will be offered if the training has been [...]

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rebecca on November 13th, 2008

A quick survey

1 – What are the top 3 things a business owner should be looking out for to signal the recession impacting his business?

2 – What metrics would you track closely?

3 – What is your favourite ‘recession survival’ strategy that has worked for you in the past?
 

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I've said it… the "R" word.  There is one going on right now.  If you aren't yet feeling the early symptoms – be grateful. 

Here are some early plans you can put in place to ensure that your business does its best to survive.  I am starting with Lead Generation.  This is the earliest part of [...]

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