by Chris | Mar 26, 2013 | internet marketing, marketing, tesco
In the UK the horse meat scandal has knocked several of the big retailers sideways, and Tesco is one of the most high-profile names to be caught in the fall-out. Indeed, unfairly or not it seems to have become ‘the face’ of the horse meat scandal. The revelation that...
by Chris | Mar 15, 2013 | business coach, business consultant, business mentor
These days everyone seems to want to position themselves as a ‘Guru’: Internet Guru Small Business Guru Marketing Guru Branding Guru Sales Guru PR Guru Why there’s probably even a Guru’s Guru somewhere . . . But enough of all that nonsense. If you are looking for some...
by Chris | Feb 22, 2013 | London Fashion Week
Events such as London Fashion Week have generally been perceived as being something for only the exalted few. The rest of us have to wait to see the pictures in magazines or for the styles paraded on the catwalks to be copied or filtered down to our local high street...
by Chris | Feb 16, 2013 | businesses supporting charity, corporate charity funding, Corporate Philanthropy, giving to charity
Historically the leaders of large corporations have often donated to charitable causes or used their stance at the helm of great ships to pursue causes dear to themselves. Henry and Edsel Ford founded the Ford Foundation in 1936 and contributed hugely to Third World...
by Chris | Feb 14, 2013 | boosting employee morale
The research that positively correlates workplace morale with employee efficiency is extensive and well documented. Any business consultant will tell you that a happy workforce is a more productive one. Despite the trend being near common knowledge many employers...