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Scott Gould vs Alastair Banks – A Case Study
Ok – back to me again! I have to warn you I’m feeling a bit mischievous today, hence the title!
I realise that this blog will be read by people that don’t know either Scott or I so before I go on, I just want to give you a quick heads-up on who Scott is. He [...]
It’s not who you know, it’s who knows you!
Yesterday I was lucky enough to be invited by thebestof to attend a seminar by legendary American sales trainer Jeffrey Gitomer in London. Not really sure what to expect, I booked my place purely on Nigel Botterill’s (CEO of thebestof) account of him. I have a great deal of respect for Nigel as a businessman [...]
Social Media ROI and Likeminds – WOW
Friday the 16th of October saw Exeter welcome a new social media conference to the Westcountry – Like Minds. My company were lucky enough to be one of the local sponsors and our logo sat impressively on the big screen behind the speakers alongside the like of Magners and Starbucks – not bad exposure I [...]
#Likeminds
Just a very quick update to say that I’m really looking forward to the South West’s first Social Media Conference today which i’m extremely proud Optix Solutions are sponsoring.
With a large attendance expected, Like Minds looks set to show the rest of the UK just how leading edge the South West can be.
If you can’t [...]
All in a Name
Do you know what, sometimes I’m absolutely amazed at how on earth people spell my name! Ok, so Alastair can be spelt a number of ways, there is Alistair (probably the most common variation), then my spelling (Alastair), then, if you’re truly Scottish you’d spell with it a ‘D’ – Alasdair. Everyday, someone emails me [...]
Social Media in Business
Even by the internet’s rapid standards, the rise of Social Media sites such as Twitter, Facebook and Stumbeupon has been nothing short of meteoric.
With hundreds of millions of people worldwide using social networks regularly (Facebook now has 200 million active users) and their popularity continuing to grow on a daily basis, they represent a massive [...]
Start by Selling Yourself
Well once again I find myself apologising for the time taken to write this post – At least I’m now settled in my new pad and have a computer at home so no excuses anymore
If you’re starting a business then I’m sure that like me, you’ll probably be selling something – either a [...]
Its Networking, not Netsitting or Neteating….
So this is the first ‘REAL’ post then and hopefully the clue is the title….
I wanted to cover the one area of business I consider the lifeblood of any small company trying to build their business – Networking.
Networking is the process of getting out and meeting other business people at breakfasts, lunches dinners and other [...]
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If there is nothing in this category yet then im sorry, i probably havent got round to writing about this topic yet. Keep checking back…