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Tag: Online

Five of the best and wackiest online customer service conversations

September 9, 2015

By Shane Schutte

Conversations with customer service representatives are usually pretty bland, or even painful if you’re trying to resolve a problem. As it turns out, this isn’t always the case – so we rounded up the best examples of when a brand turned a customer complaint into one of the most unforgettable experiences.

SWAT team turns up at house of Mumsnet founder Justine Roberts due to cyber hack

August 19, 2015

By Shane Schutte

The UK’s largest forum for parents was targeted with a DDoS attack, which took the website offline from 11 August to 12 August. As part of the hacker’s ploy, Mumsnet founder Justine Roberts also found a police squad knocking on her door one day.

So you think you own your domain Think again

July 2, 2015

By Daniel Foster

34SP.com’s Daniel Foster explains why owning your domain is so important, how to go about getting it back if it’s in someone else’s possession and who else is likely to be the owner if not you.

How technology can help smaller businesses compete on the global ecommerce stage

May 28, 2015

By Becky Clark

From the laws of gravity to the laptop, British ingenuity has shaped our world. Britain has had a strong and proud history of championing new ideas and inventions.

Net-a-Porter and Yoox merger to create an online global fashion giant

April 2, 2015

By Shane Schutte

Yoox Group, an Italian online store selling out-of-season luxury fashion, has agreed to a €3.2bn merger with Net-a-Porter.

The A-C of boosting your websites conversion rate

March 12, 2015

By Gina Hutchings

Are your website hits increasing month on month Did your Google AdWords campaign bring more traffic than ever before Are your sales increasing No! Then you need the A-C of boosting your conversion rates.

Bizdaq: A new digital way to sell your business

February 23, 2015

By Simon Brooke

While corporate finance houses have made a pretty penny selling businesses for decades now, a new online option is threatening to turn the advisor sector on its head.

Online takeaway service JUST EAT finishes 2014 with a flourish

January 14, 2015

By Hunter Ruthven

Digital food marketplace JUST EAT ended its first nine months as a pubic company by posting sales increases of 50 per cent – which saw its share price climb nearly 10p in early morning trading.

How one newspaper article brought a business crashing down

January 6, 2015

By Hunter Ruthven

Having made and lost a fortune with his fish pedicure business, Richard Walker-Smith has now turned attentions to providing the best night out – all though a network of “Fixers”.

BizEquity: Valuing businesses through a proprietary algorithm

November 26, 2014

By Shane Schutte

BizEquity has created the first and leading online business valuation platform. With Miles Frost, MD of boutique private equity firm Frost Brooks, having invested in the company earlier this year, we decided to take a closer look at what made them different to their offline competitors.

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