[caption id="attachment_337" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Dianne"][/caption] Week 4 started really well with Boots the Chemist joining our Charity Volunteer Recruitment Day. I spent the remainder of my 20 hours voluntary work on the Newbury High Street obtaining...
[caption id="attachment_350" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Chantal"][/caption] After a few months of having to keep very quiet about our latest business venture, I'm finally able to share the news with you. From 1 September 2010, Appletree will take...
[caption id="attachment_361" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Alice"][/caption] Social media is an online method of networking, which is, by its nature, a long term activity. It's the word 'networking' that should give you a clue, which, as every veteran...
[caption id="attachment_361" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Alice"][/caption] In my last post I wrote about how to increase the opening rates of your newsletter, and for this post I am concentrating on newsletter content and how that can increase the likelihood of...
[caption id="attachment_361" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Alice"][/caption] One of the features of Appletree's newsletter system JAC shows how many of your newsletter's recipients have opened it (and there is also a new feature that shows you who has...
[caption id="attachment_361" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Alice"][/caption] Some of the things I have accomplished since working at Appletree is to create this blog and maintain its social networking activities. I was very keen to make sure the corporate identity of...
[caption id="attachment_350" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Chantal"][/caption] A few weeks ago I went to a really good workshop on social media. I picked up lots more tips about using LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter that we?ll be passing on...
[caption id="attachment_350" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Chantal"][/caption] If you read my blog post on Wedneseday (30 June) you?ll have seen that I?m a big fan of PowerPoint, when it?s used properly. If you?re not yet convinced, here are three...
[caption id="attachment_361" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Alice"][/caption] I keep an eye on many LinkedIn Groups, especially ones about blogging, and one question was asked 'What are your 5 favourite ways to promote a blog?'. Well, I couldn't resist!...
[caption id="attachment_350" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Chantal"][/caption] I often hear people saying they?ve been subjected to ?death by PowerPoint? at some event or other. Lots of other people advise against using PowerPoint because it can be the death...
Many people I speak to – especially the owners of small service businesses – tell...
If I had a pound for every time I’ve heard someone say “I don’t do...
Recently I ran a workshop about the StandOut Strategies for a group of business owners....
