When an organization hires management or IT consultants, line managers must ensure that the consultants deliver the results promised. In this article, I summarise six techniques used by consultancies to maximize their own profitability. Some of these are just savvy business, some are dishonest, some are fraudulent – all are widespread throughout the consulting industry. By making organizations aware of these practices, I hope they will be better armed as they pay out their consultants’ usually generous fees and expenses. Read more
8 Essential Skills That Need To Be Mastered For Business Success
Do you want to know what the hardest thing to do on the planet is? The answer is simple, succeeding as an entrepreneur. Being a great and successful entrepreneur is not something that is done easily. It’s just like baking a fruit cake, which takes a lot of diverse ingredients that are combined and prepared together, over time to bring out a great product. Read more
10 Reasons Why You Should Manage Your Business Ethically
Why are ethics in business so important? Isn’t it enough to comply with the letter of the law and the rules of society? What’s in it for the business enterprise? Read more
How to Find a Google AdWords Consultant That’s Right for Your Business
While implementing an AdWords campaign is an effective strategy, it is only as good as your skills and knowledge of it. This is why one of the biggest mistakes when it comes to using Google AdWords is assuming you know what you are doing. While it seems easy on the surface to create ads and manage pay per click (PPC) campaigns, there is much more to them in reality. Read more
Why Business Owners Must Consider Hiring A Consultant
Businesses hire consultants because of many reasons. Generally, they help organizations in boosting efficiency and performance. Also, they analyse businesses and come up with solutions. Also, they help companies meet their goals. Business owners must consider hiring business consultants if they need help or perhaps need a catalyst for the changes that arose in their companies. Read more
How Consultants Overcharge Their Clients
When an organization hires management or IT consultants, line managers must ensure that the consultants deliver the results promised. In this article, I summarise six techniques used by consultancies to maximize their own profitability. Some of these are just savvy business, some are dishonest, some are fraudulent – all are widespread throughout the consulting industry. By making organizations aware of these practices, I hope they will be better armed as they pay out their consultants’ usually generous fees and expenses. Read more
The importance of mindset in marketing and business
I believe the importance of mindset behind any marketing campaign is crucial and it will fundamentally shape the outcome. Read more
Internal Company Coaches – Facing Up to the Challenges.
More and more companies are looking seriously at the skill of coaching as a method of developing and enhancing the performance of their staff and teams. The more enlightened organisations now insist that all line managers are competent in the skill of coaching while others are going even further and creating specialist ‘coach’ roles in order to support employees and teams within the organisation. Read more
Why you NEED Website Conversion Rate Optimisation
You have painstakingly crafted a killer website, written ‘content’ worthy to be called the ‘king’, and effectively leveraged search engine marketing to drive a substantial amount of visitors to your website. You expect sales to soar but sales are low or not where you want them to be. You wonder ‘why’ because every bit was executed with precision. Perhaps you overlooked a very essential bit – the website was not optimised for conversion. Read more
Why the Perfect Strategic Tool is a Marketing Audit
In order to survive in today’s highly unpredictable and competitive environment, business leaders can not leave one stone un-turned in their search for excellence! The marketing audit may just be the missing link! Read more
The top 10 Reasons to Outsource Your IT Support Requirements
During the time of global meltdown, corporations across Great Britain have tightened their belts. IT is being outsourced along with many business functions. As per a recent report from Computer Weekly magazine, the IT outsourcing is witnessing a year-on-year growth of 5.9%. Read more