While acquiring new customers is a priority for many businesses, it’s certainly not cheap. According to Invesp, it costs five times as much to attract a new customer than it does to keep an existing one. Despite this, only 18% of businesses prioritise customer retention over customer acquisition. Clearly, there’s a flaw in how businesses […]
This sentence has never been truer now that GDPR is in effect across the EU. Dileep Pisharody, Partner at Rosling King, delves into some of the business risks ahead, insurance renewals and the difficulties even larger tech firms can’t yet overcome. Much has already been written about the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and […]
Amazon is set to become the first ever tech firm to stream the Premier League. In August 2019 Amazon streaming services will show live premier League football from the UK, following a deal snapped up to show 20 games a season. This deal breaks the long-standing TV feud between Sky and BT for the premier […]
Finance professionals say their companies are making greater investment in growth, including recruitment, than the same time last year, as businesses continue to gain confidence, according to research from Reed Accountancy & Finance. Reed Accountancy & Finance asked more than 500 UK finance leaders about the performance and investments of their companies in the past […]
The number of scale-up businesses in the UK is rising fast and almost half (42%) have been founded by people aged 34 and under, according to a new report: Dream bigger: The scale-up moment, from Smith & Williamson, the accountancy, tax and investment management group. In a sign that young entrepreneurs are taking the high-growth […]
Everyone can get sick of looking at the same four walls, especially in the work place. Sometimes a change of scene is the perfect way to spark creativity in colleagues and come up with new ideas. Choosing a venue with a difference, is the perfect way to get your team talking. European online marketplace, Gaest.com, […]
So, you’re thinking of setting up shop at a new location, maybe it’s your first location. Jason Harris-Cohen, Founder of professional house buying company Open Property Group, lists five very important factors to consider. Despite the rise in ecommerce, and claims of the ‘death of the British high street’, the need to find the perfect […]
According to Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, every meeting should start in silence to give everyone a chance to read documents thoroughly and facilitate a more focused discussion. Whereas Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, insists if a meeting isn’t immediately productive, the solution is to simply leave. This not only begs the question how long […]
Holidaymakers, expats and internationally-mobile individuals could unknowingly be adding up to 10% to their costs when abroad. Nigel Green, founder and CEO of deVere Group, is speaking out a month ahead of the start of peak travel season, which is usually defined as mid-June through August. Mr Green says: “Holidaymakers, expats and internationally-mobile individuals could […]
With a recent report from the Local Data Company that new store openings are at their lowest level for seven years, with just 4,083 opening in stark contrast to 5,855 closures, the British retail industry faces a systemic challenge to its business model, which has relied on brick and mortar stores for survival. Phil Duffy, […]
It’s hard to avoid advertisements from car dealers here in the UK — from television and radio adverts, to digital displays both on our streets and in our social feeds, they seem to be everywhere. According to figures from Google’s Car Purchasing UK Report in April 2017, £115.9 million was spent on online display and […]
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