by Russell Cummings | Apr 30, 2014 | Business Tips
Creating a simple cost-effective website is relatively easy. If you need a special design with custom features, etc then this method is not for you, but if you need a simple website (even one with a shopping cart, etc) then this can work for you. However, if you are...
by Russell Cummings | Apr 22, 2014 | Business Tips
Skills your Business Leaders must have In order to achieve organisational goals, effective leadership is essential. But how does one become effective? What are the key skills that we require in our leaders? This article will outline 5 important skills that...
by James Atkins, Vantage Strategy & Marketing | Apr 14, 2014 | Business Tips
One way not to go to unlock innovation is to hold a brainstorm! Or at least to turn up with butchers paper, pens and little else! You need stimuli and a process to gain insight and inspiration. You need always to be on the look out – innovation happens all around you...
by Matt Heemstra – Cain Ellsworth & Co | Feb 27, 2014 | Business Tips
“People are tired of simple things. They want to be challenged.” – Umberto Eco I recently finished reading an interesting book called The Challenger Sale, by Matthew Dixon and Brent Adamson. I’m not big on reading book reviews disguised as blogs, so I’m not going to...
by James Atkins, Vantage Strategy & Marketing | Feb 20, 2014 | Business Tips, Marketing
This is a conversation I often have with clients. Many businesses take a really narrow view – ‘it’s what we put on our web, print on our brochures or broadcast via our ads’. Effectively what they push out in the hope it will hit their target customer and get them to...
by James Atkins, Vantage Strategy & Marketing | Jan 29, 2014 | Business Tips
With over 3,000 commercial messages served up to an individual every day it’s no wonder people feel overwhelmed with choice. Add to that an economy under stress, and brands desperately trying to be heard, and you have a recipe for confusion and customer switch off....
