Keep on running: Protect your data and stay in business
Most small firms don’t have a business continuity plan – if this applies to you, you should look at building one around a simple but powerful managed cloud data backup system.
Tag: Opinion
The resistance met when it comes to doing business digitally
For a number of years developing a digital workplace has been vital for many IT decision makers who wish to improve employee productivity and customer interaction, and many have taken their first steps towards a truly digital workplace by using the cloud to transform their business.
Why the sales funnel is more like a water park
By Nick Farrar
The sales funnel has provided a simple way of showing how a well-guided buying journey converts customers. It’s instantly recognisable to anyone well-versed in sales or marketing, but does it really reflect the buying journeys of today, and is there a better way of visualising how buyers behave We think there is – It’s time to get your feet wet.
How real are your organisations Twitter followers
Twitter celebrated its tenth anniversary on 21 March – however, the milestone has prompted many to question the social network’s relevancy today and, most importantly, its future.
The bedrock of trust underpinning society has been eroded over time
By Andrew Low
If you have ever attended one of those team building courses chances are that you will have had to participate in the activity where you are asked to close your eyes and fall backwards safe in the knowledge that a colleague will catch you. This is of course designed to illustrate (very effectively) the importance and value of trust.
Panama Papers may fuel great global change and spur joint efforts to combat tax evasion
The Panama Papers – a leak of 11m files from law firm Mossack Fonseca that lists nearly 15,600 shell companies set up for clients – has recently emphasised how some of the world’s most prominent leaders have used tax havens to hide their wealth. And it may be the final push needed to crack down on tax evasion.
How can Hollywood shed light on the modern world of recruitment
By Bryan Adams
Our world is accelerating at a frenetic pace. All around, digital advancements and new social platforms are changing the way we work and interact with each other. So what can we learn from Hollywood about recruitment
Fed up with morning blues Quit the rat race and run your business from a beach
By Chris Conway
Running a business used to require an office or high street presence, but now technology means you can run your firm from anywhere in the world and still be connected with customers and clients. Is it time to head to the beach
Charlie Mullins: If you can’t take the National Living Wage heat, get out of the business
If you run a business where you can’t afford to pay a proper wage, then you’re not running a proper business.
Has the war on drugs gone the same way as entrepreneur Richard Bransons Virgin Brides
Richard Branson, who has been an advocate of legalising drugs for quite some time, may see the government’s war on drugs campaign find the same “success” that firm Virgin Brides did.