So where will your pooch be stopping when you go on your Christmas holiday to Goa? Will you leave it to fend for itself or will you book it in to your local kennel? We tend to use a local … Continue reading Dreaming of Goa? Woof, Woof…
Today was the final nail in the coffin for my 10+ year relationship with Vodafone when I couldn’t get a signal in Windsor town centre and needed to make an important call! Vodafone really don’t seem interested in customer service… … Continue reading That’s it Vodafone are OUT… 3 are IN…
People often ask me how I can help their business… I guess there are two main elements to what I can do for you to help generate more business enquiries… Firstly via Social Media Engagement: By pushing out regular content … Continue reading Need help generating more business enquiries?
When my sister told me she’d seen one of her web pictures in an industrial publication I said leave it with me… When you’re negotiating with small business owners, they make the decisions and do so quickly to get it … Continue reading Playing by the copyright rules
When I last met Paul Forrest, he was struggling to see the wood for the trees 😉 Wondering how he could get some great business exposure for a few hundred quid… I helped him see the light and suggested he … Continue reading Could you do with an Extra Pair of Hands?
It’s important when you engage with professionals that you give them what they need, so they can help you in the best way possible. Yesterday, in the life of an ICE BREAKER, this was very apparent… The morning flew by as … Continue reading Rubbish INTO your CRM system, absolute TOSH OUT!
I have been using Verbatim’s Call Answering Service for over 10 years ensuring the best possible first impression when a new client calls in 😉 Me saying, hey, how’s it hanging, doesn’t really cut it… great way to go… totally … Continue reading Couple of questions for you…
Verbatim, The Phone Answering Service has thrown a lifeline to Berkshire businesses affected by the flooding with the offer to answer the calls of up to 20 stricken businesses for free until the end of February, by which time the … Continue reading Do you know someone whose home based business is down the drain due to flooding?
Some people you meet in life make you want to talk to them… Graham Hill of Verbatim is one of those very nice young men who just leaves you wanting more… Talking to Sarah on Thursday last week and she … Continue reading What a very nice man…
Self guided walking holidays in Portugal by Peter Williamson For the past 40 years, Antonio Tente has been driving taxi cabs round Portugal’s atmospheric capital, Lisbon. But he’s not a ‘city boy’ – he comes from the beautiful mountains of … Continue reading Jump in my car – it’s not very far…
Increasingly in the world of big business, the decision makers are tasked with minimising risk, which means knowing more about their supply chain to ensure they can deliver on time, every time with minimal disruption should a spanner be thrown … Continue reading Are you ready to do business with the big boys or are you a disaster waiting to happen?
You’d best be hot off the mark to make the most of this great opportunity for FREE STUFF… A note pad & two free pens, sealing the deal with a “X” kiss… all you need to do is ask Tim … Continue reading FREE Ink and Paper – Offer Ends 31st June
The aim of today’s email is to be as close to zero on the spam scale as possible. You are given a max of 5 points, usually I ignore it and hit send. Today I wanted to know what I … Continue reading So what do you think of the show so far?
It’s Monday and so that means I wander Windsor’s streets in search of local businesses requiring stationery, printing, office furniture, printer consumables and 15,000 other products that will be jolly useful to the right business at the right time from … Continue reading Schools out for… Keeping Business Local
In order to create the perfect team you have to have a great leader… and that’s what Verbatim have and why I choose to represent them. I’m not one for blowing wind… I say it as I see it and … Continue reading What makes for the perfect team?
Last call for a slice of me… ONLY 2 of 10 slices available… I need to finalise what’s in my toolkit so I can get my top designer to put the flyer together and join the dots in my head … Continue reading Was your intention to call me but real life has got in the way?
Just got back from a great weekend in Harrogate seeing the family… I wonder how St George would have responded to the dragon I met on the train coming back… probably chopped his small todger off with one swift swirl … Continue reading St George and the East Coast Dragon
When you start out in business there can be a tendency to try and do everything that is asked of you… a logical approach on one level, you need to get revenue in… BUT it could lead you down the … Continue reading Focus on what you’re best at…
Guest post by Verbatim’s Sarah “Medusa” Berrington, co written by me, motivated out of fear… read on 😉 Picture of the last commercial concorde flight landing at Heathrow, photo taken by me when I still had the Transalp, doubly sad! … Continue reading Do you want your phone to ring more often?
DOWNLOAD JONATHAN L DAVEY 1ST EDITION Could businesses in and around Windsor (connecting Maidenhead, Slough, Staines) benefit from some of what you’ve got? Need some help letting them know you exist? Currently I’m evolving my own unique way of generating … Continue reading Windsor businesses want to know what you’ve got?
In a recent survey, 60% said they find cold calling very irritating. So in order to make friends and influence people these days, one logical solution is for you to join the relevant groups on LinkedIn. For two of my … Continue reading Connecting with those passionate about Customer Service on LinkedIn
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