By johnmce on February 13, 2009
Finding the right telecoms provider and package is extremely important for business. Communication is the backbone of any team, so don’t scrimp on your business communications! Here are some tips to help you find the right telecom service for your business.
Assess your option on a regular basis
If you haven’t evaluated your phone service options recently, [...]
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By johnmce on February 11, 2009
Label printing for products can be very important. They are the face of your products and help consumers indentify the producer, the quality and value of the product. It is important to improve your label design, so that customers will notice your products and understand what the label represents.
Here are some tips on how to [...]
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By johnmce on February 7, 2009
Do long and unproductive conference calls ever get you frustrated? Improve your conference calls, and get a reputation for short and effective conference calls. Here’s some advice on how to do just that.
Expectations
If you are the moderator scheduling the conference call, send out a list in advance with important, relevant information. Items to include are: [...]
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By johnmce on January 23, 2009
For many of us the notion of speaking to a large crowd is very daunting and not something we would choose to do for fun, however public speaking is an essential skill for any project manager and therefore to lead a successful team it is a fear that must be conquered.
It doesn’t matter whether [...]
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By johnmce on January 20, 2009
What are the tangible implications of social networking and micro-blogging such as Twitter in a corporate world? Micro-blogging is something most of us are quite familiar with now. It originated from Facebook status updates, which demonstrated prowess in short, sharp information bursts. Of course, in this context, the content was typically about an individual’s recreational [...]
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By johnmce on January 20, 2009
Callington-based food company Ginsters, well known for its pasties, has reported a positive sales performance in the fourth quarter of 2008 and has promised more jobs for local residents, despite the doom and gloom everywhere else.
The company went under a re-branding exercise in June and following the new packaging and logo, emphasising the company’s roots [...]
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By johnmce on January 20, 2009
Despite concerns about the viability of ethical consumerism in a recession, many ethical retailers are reporting growth in the fourth quarter of 2008, with further growth projected for 2009. So will the global economic downturn hit ethical retailers, or will consumers spending continue to favour products with a conscience?
In recent years, we have seen the [...]
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By johnmce on January 19, 2009
Palestinians might not have much to smile about right now, considering the onslaught of Israeli aggression they have experienced since Christmas, but 2009 sees the launch of Palestinians’ first fair trade product.
In December, Bethlehem saw its highest number of tourists for a decade, and although this is bound to be affected by the atrocities taking [...]
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By johnmce on January 19, 2009
Fairtrade pioneer, Bruce Crowther of Garstang, the world’s first fair-trade town, has been awarded an MBE in the new year’s honours list. As the capital becomes the biggest Fairtrade city in the world, a man who helped get this socially responsible ball rolling is being acknowledged for his efforts and foresight, by the royal family [...]
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By johnmce on January 19, 2009
London has officially become the world’s largest fair trade city, after more than a thousand businesses agreed to sell fairly traded goods.
Roughly 1,000 retailers and 600 catering outlets, including the Houses of Parliament, London Fire Brigade, the Metropolitan Police, museums and the Bank of England, sell items carrying the Fairtrade logo. Due to this, the [...]
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