Allen’s New Business Card Design

Posted by on Aug 9, 2010 in business, marketing | 4 comments

And part of selling is having a cool business card (IMHO).  I’m about to buy a new set of business cards.  I want something non-corporate, highly memorable, and frankly, dripping with attitude.  Oh yes, and of a high quality too i.e. without guillotined edges or graphics that you could print out on your own PC. Therefore I’m going with the Gaping Void Streetcards.  Here are the...

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Hyperlocal is the New Black

Posted by on Jul 26, 2010 in business, customer service, marketing, technology | 4 comments

The web is a big place.  It’s full of porn, and social networking sites, people flogging all manner of dubious health products and even more dubious information on how to be happy.  Much of it is pretty useless.  How do we sift through the dregs to find the cream? What I’ve noticed recently is a profusion of hyperlocal sites.  I used to bemoan the fact that websites mentioned...

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Social Media Seminar in Omagh

Posted by on May 19, 2010 in business, entrepreneurship, marketing, networking, news and events, social media | 0 comments

Following a request from a group of business people in Omagh, we are holding a seminar in the South West College on 14 June.  This seminar has been run several times before, mainly in the Belfast area.  Comments are always positive.  Here are some recent responses: “Had all relevant aspects explained and plenty of opportunity to ask questions.”  Kerry Smyth, Knowledge Transfer...

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5 Ways to Set Out Your Manifesto on LinkedIn

Posted by on Apr 14, 2010 in Leadership, marketing, networking, social media, social networking, writing | 0 comments

Gordon Brown has this week pledged to spread excellence.  And, many Northern Ireland politicians are spreading promises of excellence via Twitter.  We shall see.  But just think, are you spreading your excellence across the web too?  Here are five ways you can use LinkedIn to Set Out Your Manifesto, just like the big boys and girls.  Except, they’re not using LinkedIn. LinkedIn is...

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