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Archives for March, 2010

How will election fever affect your business?

How will election fever affect your business?

OK, I’ll admit it.  I am a LIB DEM.  Calm down please, and stop tittering at the back.  It’s a perfectly normal and reasonable thing for a full grown adult to do, and I won’t stand for any nonsense from you lot about it.

Even bigger than the looming World Cup in South Africa, the [...]

How are your firing skills?

How are your firing skills?

Unfortunately a great many managers, supervisors, and business owners have had to do just that in the past year.  It’s something that defines you as a boss, and a responsibility that separates you from your team.  These days, it’s an exercise that’s so fraught with difficulty, and dangerous repercussions, that often only in-house or outsourced [...]

Do you DIY your career?

Do you DIY your career?

Confessions first; My name is Stephen, and I am a DIY-er.  I insist on doing almost everything for myself, and can’t bear the thought of paying someone else to do something I am capable of.  The problem is, I believe I am capable of almost everything.  I grew up being defined by building things, in [...]

The Searchologist (Jim Stroud) interviews

The Searchologist (Jim Stroud) interviews

Surely everyone is at least aware of The Searchologist (aka Jim Stroud)? I know I was a follower of his blog, and even had his App on my iPhone (which I recommend).

So it was an absolute pleasure to meet Jim in the flesh as, even amongst the dazzling array of stellar talent at #TRULondon, [...]

Bounce Rate Metrics

Bounce Rate Metrics

In the retail sector, much attention is paid to the science and analysis of “Footfall”.  Footfall is defined as the number of pedestrian traffic that crosses a store’s threshold.  Each one is a potential customer, who has arrived on the premises for a wide range of reasons.  They may have responded to an advertisement, came [...]