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Internet Marketing Exhibition & Conference

The Hit Me! Internet Marketing Exhibition & Conference taking place at Old Billingsgate, London, on 8th September 2010 is aimed at small-to-medium size businesses that want to understand how they can get their business to ‘punch its weight online’. read more

Online Video - Content That Gets You Noticed

Having video on your website will increase your search traffic – as Google paid $1.65 billion for Youtube it is hardly surprising that sites with video rank well in the SERPS (Search Engine Results Pages) read more

90 years of female students at Oxford, but where have all the Thought Leaders gone?

As 2010 marks the 90th anniversary that women were officially allowed to be admitted as members of Oxford University, international thought leadership strategist Mindy Gibbins-Klein is concerned that women are still hugely under-represented when it comes to modern day Thought-Leaders. read more

Is A ‘Safe’ Brand Visible?

It’s easy to think that big brands with big marketing budgets can afford to be brave because they may not be as vulnerable as smaller businesses, which have fewer assets and a lot at stake. Many SMEs don’t want to feel they’re risking the marketing budget they’ve nipped and tucked for on a risky campaign but it is boldness that will set you apart from your competitors. read more

Virtualization – keeping track of your virtual assets and easing the licensing headache

With organisations increasingly investing in virtualisation, asset management is no longer confined to physical machines and applications. However basic challenges still exist, as in simple terms, it’s difficult to manage what you don’t have physical sight of, meaning that many fail to realise expected cost savings and efficiency gains. Lack of full visibility of a company’s network can lead to a sprawl of hardware devices and can even result in serious software license infringements. Take for example, the recent clamp down by the Business Software Alliance – dishing out hefty fines to establishments for being in possession of unlicensed software. In addition, without knowledge of all IT assets, IT managers simply can not optimise their availability, manage costs or reduce risks as effectively as possible. read more

Fast-track to Australia leads to major contract for UK IT company

Having been fast-tracked into the Australian market with assistance from UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), London-based IT company Fivium has been awarded a prestige multi-million-dollar contract by the Australian Government. read more

Third of small businesses use social media daily to promote their companies

Over a third of SMEs use social media on a daily basis to promote their businesses, new research has revealed. read more

Next Monday’s Tube Strike Expected To Cost £48m As Companies Make Provision For Staff To Work From Home

The threatened round of tube strikes starting on the 6th September could cost London’s economy nearly £48 million a day according to the London Chamber of Commerce and has sparked a surge of interest in Cloud computing with its ability to enable effective working from anywhere. read more

Gmail Reduces Information Overload - Google Priority Inbox

On Monday, Google introduced Priority Inbox, designed to help you get your hands on priority emails first. read more

Get Ready For 20% VAT

Business owners need to start thinking about the impact that the increase in the VAT rate to 20% on 4 January 2011 might have on their business. This will be particularly pertinent where full VAT recovery is not possible, for example for in the financial services, education, charity and not for profit sectors. read more