Competitor Intelligence with Linkedin..

by admin on May 22, 2013

Do these before your competitors… 1. Follow competitors company pages..obvious but sometimes overlooked…keep an eye out for new products or services and monitor which of the services is getting the most attention… check new followers 2. Page Insights – look at all people who have worked at the company…connect if of interest 3. Check web [...]

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Elevator Pitch with an App..

by admin on May 20, 2013

What I don’t do… As a rule I’m not too keen on exploring Apps, I tend to work on the basis that if anything is any good then “Noise” will get back to me and I’ll start to get involved.. Well I have surprised myself…I came across this particular App from a Podcast I was [...]

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The Force was with us at Hemel…

by admin on May 3, 2013

May the Fourth spirit at Hemel this morning… The joys of networking are that you get to meet some amazing companies that are often sitting on your doorstep…it’s easy to overlook the fact that right under our noses are so many good vibrant companies… This morning showed me that there is a wealth of good [...]

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Hanging on the Telephone…

by admin on April 11, 2013

This week has been an odd one in as much as I have gone back to my roots and reverted to some old fashioned Telemarketing.. It’s not too strange as we do use the telephone as part of our research process.  What was different was the fact that broadband and other online elements have been [...]

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Billy Joel and my Linkedin..

by admin on April 8, 2013

I Love you just the way you are… I keep thinking of the Billy Joel song every time I go into Linkedin these days.. “Don’t go changing to try and please me,you never let me down before…Don’t imagine you’re too familiar…” The last few weeks have seen some pretty important changes happen with Linkedin and I have to [...]

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Hemeltastic..again

by admin on April 5, 2013

Hemel does it again… Another brilliant #4N hemel with 30 plus people.. Once again the room was packed full of varying business types which made for an enjoyable business breakfast. This was networking at it’s best with a sparkling 4Sight from Debbie Gilbert on Social Media. Debbie gave some great advice for getting your social [...]

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Friday Networking #4NHemel

by admin on March 22, 2013

Always good to end the week on a good networking note.               It rounds off the week and sets you up for the next week of meetings and connections. 4N Hemel is always a buzzing meeting,it’s a great mix of different companies and often similar ones. Today was a [...]

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Social Media doesn’t work…

by admin on March 15, 2013

This week has been a timely reminder that as powerful as Social Media Marketing is it’s not the silver bullet that many think it is. Facebook have to some extent changed the rules by introducing the sponsored posts which in effect negates what the Social Media Revolution is about…creating a level playing field…Reach is already down and who knows [...]

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Linkedin as a CRM platform…

by admin on March 12, 2013

Linkedin has an amazing function that most people rarely use… Connections…some people spend an age getting them and never use them.. collecting but not engaging,the sin of sins on Linkedin. How to use Linkedin as a CRM system is simple 1.Go to Connections on your Linkedin profile..Third Tab along under Contacts.. 2. Click and open and you should [...]

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You need a new Firm in 2013..

by admin on January 29, 2013

Already the year is zooming by…it’s getting towards the end of January and plans for February and beyond should already be in place.   New Year resolutions are probably being stretched to breaking point or already completely abandoned and it’s looking like some of the old ways are taking over again..   I’m writing this as if [...]

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