Category Archives: Social

With a little help from my friends

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Jon Stow

Joe Cocker died recently, and although he was a prolific recording artist, he is best remembered for his cover of the Lennon-McCartney song “With A Little Help From My Friends”, which they wrote for Ringo Starr. Joe tailored the song … Continue reading →

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Hard times and worse horrors

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Jon Stow

Small businesses are under the cosh in the UK. Our markets are very difficult. People don’t want to buy even when we can help them save money. I don’t sell answers which are not worth a lot more than they … Continue reading →

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First impressions

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Jon Stow

  There are an awful lot of cliches. You know the sort.   You have thirty seconds to make an impression on a first meeting. You’ll never get a second chance to make a great first impression. Psychologists tell us … Continue reading →

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Networking, nepotism and family values

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Jon Stow

A couple of weeks back now, the British Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg said “it was “wrong” that his own career had been boosted by parental connections when he was starting out, getting him time at a bank and his … Continue reading →

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Booing from the sidelines

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Jon Stow

However, success in business is about belief. It is about market sentiment. The more positive people feel about the business environment and the economy in general, the better it actually is. Continue reading →

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Fifteen ways to get unfollowed and disconnected from my network

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Jon Stow

Or just not followed in the first place Tweet advertising the whole time Tweet other peoples quotations Tweet religious tracts Tweet political comments and unkind comments about politicians. Tweet every meal you have (occasional food comments or pictures of dishes … Continue reading →

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Giving our time to our loved ones and ourselves

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Jon Stow

The other day I talked about giving time, but it was not a lecture for anyone, but more of an observation as to how some do and some don’t. I work hard on my business mainly because I enjoy it … Continue reading →

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Living our lives in public

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Jon Stow

I guess all of us who use social media tools and web applications are to a degree living a public life. After all, that is the purpose, isn’t it – to raise our profiles for marketing purposes? Continue reading →

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Measuring web influence?

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Jon Stow

Image via Wikipedia When some people talk about their personal relationships, we want to cry out “Too much information” but when on-line that’s what we get. It is so difficult to filter out the noise. We are constantly being urged … Continue reading →

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Thank you for the music!

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Jon Stow

I have had a very enjoyable year writing this blog and my other ones. If the truth be known, I mainly write these days because I enjoy it and because I hope the odd nugget might be useful. I suppose … Continue reading →

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