Posts Tagged ‘entrepreneur’

Up at 0400 today to try and catch up on a few things I should have done last night but didn't have the time to complete. By 0700 I was back on schedule and turned my attention to the next task on the priority list, a mug of tea and a poached egg on toast….

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I thought I was going to finish and be able to relax at 20:30 last night, however things often don't go to plan, I ended up on the phone till well after the watershed and to be frank it was just as well as I ended up reverting to some well chosen anglo saxon. All…

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For some reason I didn't sleep well and I wake feeling like I should spend just a few more moments in bed. It's still dark and I can hear the wind, happy days. Up and in the bathroom. Shave and shower, god I need to loose some weight, i'm sure I had muscle there once. 

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Introduction
Just after I was appointed as CEO for new kid on the block ipatter.com, I thought it would be a great idea to mix three of my passions together, writing helping businesses develop and ipatter and share the journey ipatter and I take over the rest of this year in a blog, a…

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Slowly, slowly catchy monkey.
This now global phenomenon is a real bonus for all but a few businesses. However, like most things it is even possible to get this wrong! I know we are talking about marketing; marketing as we know it, has the aim of promoting and creating interest…

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Gaining a better online presence using Social Media need not be expensive in time or money. Here's a really cheap and effective idea for gaining a stronger presence online without using all your time or budget.
Most companies that I talk to will cite a lack of time, budget or experience as their main reasons…

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Chris has been working with ipatter for a few months as their Head of Global Sales & Marketing. Founder and Managing Director Andy Fisher has asked Chris to join the team in November as their new CEO. Andy said, "Chris has exactly the experience and drive we are looking for and he has had many…

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Cycling 800 miles from Lands End to Norwich in just seven days is a task on the agenda for four local business men, in aid of Norwich-based cancer charity The Big C.  Chris Batten of ipatter.com, Lee Simpson, a Wealth Advisor for Towry, Stuart Flatt Training Manager at AFA and Colin Richardson, co-founder of Bigfork…

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Based on my book, Winking In The Dark, this is a look at smart social media strategies. Be seen as the expert not the sales person and write content that really works for you and your business. All you need is your web connection and a phone line to join in this free event. 
Places…

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Information not fluff
In today’s markets the strategies which centre on being informative and educational work better than just delivering predictable fluff. This is particularly true in the B2B sectors and becoming more common place in the B2C sectors too. Increasingly people are using the Web for selection, if not the actual purchase. There is…

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