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How Salesforce is staying ahead with its small business solutions

Here, Sanj Bhayro, senior vice president of EMEA at Salesforce, explains how the company's small business solutions help SMEs achieve a highly personalised customer experience.

Business Technology

Marketing

Five ways to make the most of billboard advertising this Christmas

When thousands of customers take to the streets of Britain to complete their Christmas shopping, the effectiveness of your billboard advertising will be particularly important.

Business Technology

How Salesforce is staying ahead with its small business solutions

Here, Sanj Bhayro, senior vice president of EMEA at Salesforce, explains how the company's small business solutions help SMEs achieve a highly personalised customer experience.

Marketing

Five ways to make the most of billboard advertising this Christmas

When thousands of customers take to the streets of Britain to complete their Christmas shopping, the effectiveness of your billboard advertising will be particularly important.

Marketing

Five ways to influence fellow professionals using LinkedIn

LinkedIn continues to evolve in providing professionals with a way to market their product or service. Here's how to make the most of the site.

Business Ideas & Planning

Is London the worst place for your start-up business?

In this piece, we look at why high rents, tough competition and prohibitive initial start-up costs mean that London may not be the SME mecca it seems.

Finding and selling to customers

Managing your customer data effectively is important for small businesses

Here, in association with Royal Mail AddressNow Capture, we look at how ensuring that you capture and update customer data effectively can bring a number of important benefits to your business.

Finding and selling to customers

Seven ways to keep customers happy and cash flow healthy

In this piece, in association with Barclaycard, we look at a number of key considerations to take into account when keeping customers content.

Small Business Banking

Current Account Switch Service celebrates third anniversary

The UK’s Current Account Switch Service marks its third anniversary today (16 September) with the switching engine having successfully processed 3,240,640 switches since its launch in 2013.

Investing in a franchise

How one former company director took on a franchise arm

In this Q&A, Peter Searle discusses the process of taking on a franchise in the business consultancy sector.

News

Employees leave companies for new challenges rather than higher salaries

The main reason workers leave a company is to take on a bigger challenge, rather than to earn more money, a study finds.

Business management

9 ways to keep your staff motivated

From team building to simply showing that you value your employees, here are nine ways to build a team of loyal, productive and motivated employees.

Marketing

Affiliate marketing: Eight top tips for partnering with publishers

Here, we outline the benefits of affiliate marketing and how it can help small businesses with exposure.

News

Employers willing to pay more for good apprentices

A study has shown that 92 per cent of employers are willing to pay more than the typical apprenticeship wage, provided they’re matched with the right apprentices.

Partner content

What are the benefits of business broadband?

Business broadband offers a host of advantages over standard domestic connections, here’s why you should be considering an upgrade

Partner content

How should I select my business broadband provider?

As with any supplier, it’s important to do your research and ask important questions before you select a broadband provider for your business. But what are the must-have things you should take into consideration?

Partner content

Why your business should switch to a broadband-based phone network

Analogue phone systems are increasingly being replaced by smarter broadband based networks – here’s why you should consider switching

Partner content

Streamlining document management for your small business

David Malan, sales director of DocuWare for the UK and Ireland, explains how the platform can streamline your document management