In the light of the sad demise of Globespan it seems entirely sensible to recommend two areas for serious investigation by the Office of Fair Trading, the Administrators Price WaterHouse Cooper (PwC), and lastly but probably most importantly, the CAA. In the first instance, I would like to suggest an Independent Review be commissioned (not [...]
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The latest google algorythmn change might affect internet marketeers and eBusiness strategy. Why? Unless consumers click disable, then the DEFAULT SETTINGS for (YOUR CLIENTS, AND YOUR) ……GOOGLE Web History will be Enable customisations based on search activity. What is the significance of this seemingly minor setting? It will distort what the consumers see on their screens. [...]
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The free resource programme from Google allows you to chart the rise ir fall of a search term from anything from a month to 5 years. First you enter a keyword or search term you would use for your business, in this instance “composite door” and the results show a huge rise in search volume [...]
Sir Gerry Robinson has been described as one of the best businessmen in the UK, and whose career is depicted in wikipedia. He is credited in turning round Coca-Cola’s UK fortunes (£7m loss into £17m profit within 24 months); leading the then biggest management buyout of Compass from Grand Metropolitan (1987) and turning round Granada’s losses [...]
After having wasted several hours, and several attemptes over several days, I have given up with LOG ME IN. Small businesses don’t have the time to waste. Several frustrating hours on a couple occasions, and a cul-de-sac conclusion makes me believe that this is a corporate strategy on behalf of LogMeIn (based in the US). [...]
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On January 1st the VAT rate will go back to its normal 17.5% against 15% over the last year, for most businesses they believe it made no difference at all, 2.5% reduction on a price just isn’t that attractive in a world where 50% off is more the norm. There is an arguement that international [...]
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