Raising GDP For Yorkshire
The recent business news has been full of the problems besetting the UK’s largest retailer Tesco. Part of the blame for its poor performance has been laid at the failure of its “Fresh & Easy” chain in the United States, … Read More
Why are marketers wasting time with email and other so called personalised marketing? We pretend to be personal and personalised but actually treat our targets as numbers to be played around with. A few weeks ago I was approached with … Read More
Most office workers spend most of their time being busy with paper work, meetings and being in the office. At the end of the day we all go home put our feet up and relax. However be aware that being … Read More
What’s contributing to Yorkshire’s seemingly unstoppable commercial success story? Promotional print specialists Banners and Mash uncover all It’s true, Yorkshire was once synonymous with little more than fields, valleys, sheep and stone-built villages. However with more and more money being … Read More
This week is mental health awareness week and as I was talking to a friend who is a psychologist recently it struck me that this is an issue that is growing in importance. You see stress could be termed a … Read More
One of the common frustrations of business owners is that their people don’t seem to achieve as many of their goals as they would like. When you ask more questions around this, generally the real problem becomes evident. Firstly , … Read More
Anyone who has been around a young person will be familiar with the question why, as they all seem to go through a phase where that is there favourite question. Recently though I read an article that changed my opinion … Read More
Last week I talked about giving your people some authority to deal with difficult customers without manager approval. If you missed it you can read it here. But what do you do if this does not calm the client? In … Read More
I am sure you will have heard the saying “the customer is always right”, it is one that is widely used. But is it true? Sometimes, customers are unreasonable or maybe even rude, perhaps to your people if not you. … Read More
It’s 5am. I am suddenly awake, bolt upright. A strange feeling. I had to get up NOW and do it. I knew I couldn’t do anything else until I did. I needed to WRITE. The creative juices that I long … Read More
With Valentine’s Day upon us again, let’s share a little love over social media. Get searching for those people, companies and brands you admire to like, follow and connect with. Send a positive message to a supplier to say thank … Read More
