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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One of the biggest barriers to companies making their operations green is coming up with the initial capital. Despite proof that going green pays off through lower costs, few companies, especially in these tight times, feel they can make the necessary investment. Instead of searching for that lump sum, try a set-aside.
Put aside a…
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As CRN reported, "68 percent of respondents said cloud computing will help their businesses recover from the recession" in a survey of more than 600 IT and business decision makers in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Singapore on behalf of cloud infrastructure and hosted IT provider Savvis.
The survey found that 96 percent…
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Did you know that when most CEOs take up a new position, whether in a small or large business, they feel the need to undertake a re-organisation in that business within the first two years? Often this happens within the first ninety days.
Whilst these activities are often based upon good reasons, just as many…
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I would be one of the first people to explain the advantages to being in business for yourself. That said it is not something that should entered into lightly.
Not wishing to dampen anybody's desire to be in business for themselves I can think of many examples of people who have started out with the…
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I am please to announce that the web designers and engineers at Spring Digital in London, England, are working hard to launch the next development for the Chris Batten website.
Within a couple of weeks we should see the launch of the official Rainmaker Club pages which are for Rainmaker Club members only and will…
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To get the very best out of your sales people is a skill, some might say it is an art. One thing that has been proven to be the case time and again is that you don't have to be the best sales person to become the best sales manager. In fact history tells me…
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Keeping to his core values Chris has today announced the launch of the new Rainmaker Club. Designed to bring together like minded business people, club members will be able to take advantage of significant discounts and direct access to all of the experience and ideas Chris is so well known for providing. Since staring his…
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We all know that it takes a great deal of effort, passion, stamina, commitment and self belief to get a venture off the ground. We also know that there are many things and people waiting in the wings to see us or help us to fail. I was thinking about my early days and the…
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After much interest in the original version of the ebook 'Winking in the dark' and with equal interest in the complimentary workshops explaining these incredibly cost effective and successful marketing and PR techniques, Chris has decided that it is time for an updated version of the book.
He is therefore looking for some volunteers to…
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