WHO ARE YOUR CUSTOMERS?

Whether you are marketing your business online or offline, the importance of ‘knowing who you’re talking to’ is vital in making the campaign a success. All too often we work with companies that do not know or understand their customers and because of this incorrectly blame ineffective operations on ‘doing the wrong marketing’ when often,…

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GET ABRIGHTERIDEA FOR BUSINESSES ONLINE

Brighteridea is the online marketing brand for Brighter Directions and company, who specialise in helping small businesses make the most out of what you have. Online Marketing is fast becoming the most efficient and productive way to promote and market your company and brand. What are they saying about your brand online?? Call us today…

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TWITTER CRACKS DOWN

You are either very very lucky or have no internet connection available, if you havent already encounted one of the hundreds of enhanced followers tools now available on the internet What these programs do is promise to increase your followers by thousands of followers within a few short days for a bargain price The whole…

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STUCK IN A RUT WITH SOCIAL MEDIA?

Brighter Directions have worked with businesses throughout the world for over ten years delivering consistent and valuable solutions in social media marketing for companies large and small with measurable results. If social media is something you feel you would like to look into as another marketing source then we are on hand to help you…

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FACEBOOK LEADS IN PHISHING ATTACKS

A report published detailing spamming activity during July 2010 has found that Facebook is now the second most attacked site online by phishers according to Kaspersky Lab who conducted the report. Top position is still kept by Paypal, marking over half of all phising attacks being directed at them, while Ebay now sits in third…

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MANSFIELD 2020 BUSINESS AWARDS

Mansfield 2020 Annual Ball & Business Awards are open to all 2020 members adn to non member businesses from teh Nottinghamshire area Categories are: Community AwardBest New BusinessEntrepreneurial SpiritBest Retailer Custoemr Focus InitiativeBusiness of the Year Award Deadline for enteries is the 4th February 2011. The winning awards will be presened at a black tie…

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VAT INCREASE – JANUARY 2011

Businesses are reminded that the VAT increase to 20% on the 4th January 2011 You will need to consider the amount of extra administration and commercial costs that will be involved. For any sales of standard-rated goods or services that you make on or after 4 January 2011 you must charge VAT at the 20…

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SOCIAL MEDIA DOESNT WORK

SOCIAL MEDIA DOESNT WORK Its true. Social Media will not work for your business… if you do not implement your strategy, promoting your brand with correct knowledge! Not everyone can become an expert overnight, it takes time, energy and experience to learn the skills and knowledge to run successful online campaigns. Brighter Directions can help…

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TWIT-IONARY GUIDE

We’ve all had those moments on Twitter where you stare at the screen and mumble to yourself, normally something along the lines of “eh???” in a confused manner… Gone are the days when mobile text speak upturned the world as we know it, now are the days of social media posts… Were here to dispel…

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ITS NOT A NEW CONCEPT!

Social Media and Social networking hasnt just been invented within the past 12 months, though to see the ‘hundreds of experts’ online increasing daily you would think so… Before the popular social media sites you all know and love today there were other foums and avenues which you could use to brand your company and…

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