Category: Business tips
10 top tips to ensure you business can weather tough times
Two years ago, I was about to close my business – I’d tried everything to save it, but it simply wasn’t working. I’d been forced to let six staff go and it was down to just me and one other... Right at the last minute, we signed a key client and the company was saved.…
5 Tips to Build your Brand’s Social Influence
At the beginning of 2017, there were more than 39 million social media users in the United Kingdom alone. With so many eyes on the screen, there is no doubt that brands can have a major influence over consumers through social media channels. However, many brands fail to manage their social media channels and thus…
The Latest Trends in IT Management Software
In the digital age of today’s modern world, businesses continue to rely on technology. It doesn’t come as a surprise; not only does technology allow an incredibly high level of efficiency in running a company, but it can better streamline tasks that would have otherwise been impossible to accomplish effectively. With new innovations comes…
Want to put your business ahead of the competition? There’s an app for that
If you run or manage a business, you can’t help but notice that competition gets more fierce with every passing year. It is being seen in each sector and across all sizes of business, from the Walmarts and Microsofts of this world to sole traders working in every sector from web design to window cleaning.…
Creepy or Cool technology? Emotion detection technology tops ‘creepy list’ in survey
Experience personalisation company RichRelevance has launched its annual ‘Creepy or Cool’ survey – a look at consumer attitudes towards technology in the retail space. The annual survey – which was answered by 2,577 respondents across the UK, France and Germany – asked consumers to rate a number of different technologies and trends as either ‘creepy’ or…
10 tips to improve your presentation skills for YouTube, webinars, virtual meetings, interviews
Want to produce more professional looking videos for YouTube or deliver slicker looking online presentations? Helena Brewer of Toastmasters International gives her top 10 tips to for appearing on the small screen... You have prepared your presentation and it’s time for action. However, could all the preparation for your starring role be hampered by a…
Get help handling your company’s finances with App Paye
Are you self-employed or do you run a small business? Then you'll know that dealing with finances isn’t fun and can be very costly. As a very small publishing company, the last thing we want to be doing, rather than writing or uploading content, is working out how much tax to put by for the…
5 Benefits To Using Cloud-Based Systems For Business
Cloud-based technology has fundamentally changed the way we do business today. More businesses and organizations are adapting to the latest cloud systems due to their efficiency, security, and reliability. Cloud-based systems enable businesses to store and access data at any time over the internet through a cloud computing service provider. But why should your business…
Technology dominates Top 100 World’s Most Valuable Brands. Google and Apple remain top.
Bingeing on Netflix box sets, sharing stories on Facebook and downloading content from Apple’s iTunes and Alibaba’s Ali Picture have contributed to a record year for tech brands in the 2018 BrandZTM Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands ranking released today by WPP and Kantar Millward Brown. Eight out of the Top 10 are technology or tech-related brands. This category continues to dominate the rankings with Google and Apple retaining…
Why choose a website builder?
Website builders now offer a full range of features and flexibility to suit different business needs. Tech Digest talks to Melissa Tirey as private consultant and a contributing insights author on Site Builder Report and on Wise Buyer about some of the options on offer. Why would you use a website builder rather than getting a custom website built? One…