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Why no one talks about exhibiting anymore and 54 ways to prove them wrong

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How to make exhibitions work for you

Posted by Sarah Brown on 28 Aug '15 | Tags: marketing goal setting

Why Kids Company should make you question everything

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Running any organisation in the 21st century is complex. It's not just enough to focus on money if you're a business or changing the world if you're a charity; for sustainable success you have to think across all the elements of the organisation

Posted by Sarah Brown on 20 Aug '15 | Tags: charity csr responsible organisation charter ROC

How to stop people turning off when they hear what you do

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How a lift statement or elevator pitch can increase the interest you get from people you meet, and simple steps to create one

Posted by Sarah Brown on 04 Aug '15 | Tags: sales marketing niche market

How treating staff well could solve the UK’s productivity crisis and what staff want

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UK productivity is low and there is good reason to believe it is because only 27% of the UK workforce feels highly engaged at work. This blog explains the financial reasons to engage staff and gives examples of how to do it.

Posted by Sarah Brown on 17 Jul '15 | Tags: 21st century business team working staff engagement

Why let the facts get in the way of a good story

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Media stories and the facts are not always the same.

Posted by Sarah Brown on 27 May '15 | Tags: charity

Do you know if your fundraising is undermining your charity?

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Charity fundraising is coming under scrutiny as a 92 year old woman commits suicide and her family blame the begging letters from charities

Posted by Sarah Brown on 18 May '15 | Tags: charity values responsible organisation charter

5 compelling reasons why the wheel of success runs faster when you commit to an ethical business

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It’s no longer enough to do CSR and hope your charity donations will make people think you are a good business – there are compelling reasons why visions, values, innovation, treating people well and thinking about the impact of what you do will make you more successful.

Posted by Sarah Brown on 08 May '15 | Tags: csr responsible organisation charter

Do you know what first impressions you are making?

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It is easy to unintentionally make a bad first impression if you don't behave in an ethical way

Posted by Sarah Brown on 24 Apr '15 | Tags: values 21st century business

Have you really visualised your goals to inspire people or have you just set a profit target?

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A new financial year means new goals and new inspiration. Have you got them in place? Or have you just set some financial goals?

Posted by Sarah Brown on 17 Apr '15 | Tags: social impact success responsible organisation charter

Three reasons to do good in a business

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An interesting example of how doing good can be profitable even for the smallest business

Posted by Sarah Brown on 10 Apr '15 | Tags: changing lives business success niche market csr

New niche market for Tesco

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Tesco identify new niche market by targeting shorter shoppers and improve margins by being able to have higher shelving

Posted by Sarah Brown on 01 Apr '15 | Tags: niche market marketing

Getting better at sales and growth by collaboration are the priorities for 2015

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The results of our business growth survey shows that most people have a simple view of growth - sell more.

Posted by Sarah Brown on 23 Mar '15 | Tags: business growth marketing