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Tag Archives: Market
Ageism, realism and working life in the twenty-first century
Since I started my businesses I have ploughed the furrow which many others have to do or will in the future. Realistically, the bureaucratic burdens on employers and their prejudices over age will need them to be more interested in taking people on short-term ad hoc contracts where there is no long term commitment on either side. The current employment laws both on the HR side and in relation to tax do not match up. Continue reading
Posted in productivity, Start-up
Tagged Ageism, Employment, future, Julian Knight, Market, Seth Godin, Work
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Uncomfortable market positioning
I believe we in business all need to know where our place is in the market, and indeed to work at our positioning. Continue reading
Posted in Business planning, Customer relations, marketing, Sales
Tagged Apple, comfort, Gucci, John Lewis Partnership, Market, Positioning, quality, Waitrose
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Great gestures and goodwill
Here’s the thing. The buffet lunch was free. It was an extremely generous gesture by the host business. Continue reading
Posted in Business planning, Customer relations, marketing, networking
Tagged generosity, local, Market, marketing, Marketing strategy, trust
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Manage yourself, manage your clients
In running our own businesses it is very easy to not allow ourselves enough recreation time, or time not just working. Of course we do not just keep regular working hours. Most of us attend to our tasks at odd … Continue reading
Posted in Business planning, Customer relations, Customer service, management, productivity, Uncategorized
Tagged Clients, customer, leisure, Market, Time, weekend, working
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