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 December 8th, 2008

Hang with your clients and prospects – online and offline.

We've all been members of industry groups and networking events where we meet prospective clients for years….[random aside...I remember getting Edward Erdman to exhibit at the Institute of Logistics and Distribution Management Conference - we were the only estate agent in a room full of potential [...]

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Which social media tools are appropriate (and easy) for newcomers?

I had a very interesting session working remotely (backstory on remote consulting) with Prosper Consulting and Simon Ibson, the MD.

He is quite new to social media as a business development tool and we discussed the places that I use to promote my blog as a [...]

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