14th May 2008 - Business in Berkshire News: www.businessinberkshire.co.uk/140508.html

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Royal Ascot Tips 2008

Royal Ascot Tips 2008: Enjay Consulting is a statistical assessment company I use which calculates the value of race tipping against delivered results.

Although I am not a professional tipster Enjay calculated in 2004 that for an outlay of £2 each way on every race at Royal Ascot in which I gave a tip (that is betting to win and get a pay back on a place of second or third) that the outlay would have cost £118 but the return (profit) was £106.25.

Royal Ascot Tips 2008

   

The Top Performer Formula

At sales and sensibility we have coached thousands of sales people and worked with many leading sales organisations.

The question all of clients have is 'how do you create a team full of top performers and secondly how do you sustain it?' So this month we are going to share with a Top performer formula that can deliver extraordinary results!

The Top Performer Formula

   

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Online Marketing Suite from LiaiseOnline

Business in Berkshire has spent the last 3 years talking to businesses about joining our website and making the most of the search engines rankings. Many have listened, joined in and are reaping the benefits. Others have joined in and sat back, expecting the kettle to boil without plugging it in! Add content to your web space and amazing things can happen... who knows who might knock on your door next!

As we move forward people are making more localised searches to find information as most of us would much rather do business locally, especially with the price of fuel these days! And you will find many a search, including the word Berkshire, will find our members' web pages with content about this, that or the other.

Would you like to try this out for yourself? Simply send us an article of around 300 words with a picture to pr @ businessinberkshire.co.uk and we'll add your article to the appropriate pages on BinB and push it out in our newsletter for FREE... you can then see for yourself the power of BinB.

We have not built any FREE accounts this week. If you have applied, we'll be getting your accounts together over the next week... if you haven't applied, get your FREE Business Website here.

This week I have been looking at some new widgets to help us build our LiaiseOnline business. LiaiseOnline started offering email marketing services to businesses in 2001. Most dismissed it as a fad at the time, even Ali! Many have since joined the party!

Our focus was on marketing & PR companies where they could add value by creating the email templates. We simply provide a quality email tracking solution which can track the activity of your readers. This is great but it doesn't tell you what they do next. It's a perfect tool alongside telemarketing but you do need to call or act on the information or it's only partially effective.

Well now yours truly can offer a tool kit (an online marketing suite) that allows us not only to track what's going on with the emails but you can also collate this information with your website data. You can see what your web visitor does on the page. Do they follow the link you so carefully prepared? Or do they click on the more subtle link? Do they stop 1 click away from the purchase? What is catching their eye? So many questions and so you can imagine how fascinating this is!

(That last line came out of a training course I went on with R&A Consultancy last week, an inspirational workshop, you should take a look at their training modules and enjoy a day out... give yourself a treat, you deserve it!)

Back to the statistician's heavenly data dream... there is lots of information and the best thing is that you can see it all in pictures, graphs next to the links, allowing your brain to absorb it rapidly and make a decision on what to do next. Brilliant bit of kit... it also comes with a pay per click management tool, a content management system, email marketing units and an email template validity tool. Can your template get through, what do you need to change after AOL's latest rule change... dunno?... well we do!

It's going to take me a little time to make sure I am fully conversant with all aspects of the toolkit so I can help my clients get the most from it. But if you're reading this and thinking, sounds like a widget I'd like to know more about, then give me a call and let's set a date for a demo... 01753 852904.

   

Today's Featured News

 
 
   

Being driven to distraction by noisy, rude and untidy workers

The little things causing big concerns for the UK workforce

Forget long working hours and giant workloads, it's your colleagues that are driving the average employee to search for a new job.

Over half of us the work force admits that unruly co-workers are forcing them to consider a new career path.

Being driven to distraction by noisy, rude and untidy workers

   

Franchiser of the Year Awards

Pam Bader, the lady who successfully franchised Molly Maid Ltd in the UK has been named as a finalist in the British Franchiser of the Year awards.

Pam, from Maidenhead, started up a small cleaning business in Slough 22 years ago taking on a Molly Maid franchise opportunity. By working hard, her domestic cleaning business has flourished and she is now the UK Chief Executive.

Franchiser of the Year Awards

   

RDA Skills for Life Unit

Businesses do it for the kids

Companies are being asked to offer their time in an attempt to educate schoolchildren in the world of work.

In order to get pupils placements in businesses around the area Education Business Partnership has launched Skills for Life in Bracknell.

Businesses such as 3M, Barclays and Connexions where amongst those in attendance of the launch at The Open Learning Centre in Brackenhale School.

RDA Skills for Life Unit

   

Top 10 Finance Tips

1. Planning

Plan ahead! I cannot recommend the following viewpoint, given by a disorganised businessman… "The nicest thing about not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise, and is not preceded by a period of worry or depression". However, I strongly recommend the alternative of regular planning and reviewing how the business is operating. Basil Walsh said "If you don't know where you are going, how can you expect to get there?"

Top 10 Finance Tips

   

New cars to lease

Windsor Vehicle Leasing, the vehicle leasing experts, promise to source any vehicle to fit your budget and your requirements.

"If you want to be eco-friendly whilst getting big performance out of your business car in 2008," says Windsor Vehicle Leasing's Marketing Director, Ben Newton, "you might like to consider a car carrying the Volkswagen BlueMotion badge."

New cars to lease

   

Phew What a scorcher

'Phew What a scorcher' as the lazy headline writer would opt for... or the equally lazy MarlowFM Updater.

Actually, I'm feeling rather guilty having watched the stirling efforts of a couple of thousand runners go past the end of my road in the annual Marlow 5 Mile Fun Run. Phoebe and Issy had painted a sign for one of their teachers who was taking part which read 'Go on Mr. Ingram' - unfortunately Mr. ingram was going on past so fast they didn't get the chance to hold the sign aloft for him to read.

Phew What a scorcher

   

Properties in Barbados

The island of Barbados is recognised around the world for its stunning natural beauty and friendly people. Rich in culture, the island boasts a number of annual festivals including The Jazz Festival and The National Independence Festival of Creative Arts.

Neighboured by Saint Vincent, Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados is a Caribbean island of around 165 square miles. Its tropical climate is tempered by constant trade winds from the Atlantic Ocean which keep temperatures mild throughout the year.

Properties in Barbados

   

Advertising billboards

Denise's Birthday Surprise!

Having been involved in the poster industry for a number of years does offer some great advantages, especially when it comes to a special celebration. Richard is fortunate to know the owner of some billboards in Bracknell and May 6th, 2008 was the 50th birthday of his wife, Denise. Richard is always being accused of forgetting to get a birthday card until the last minute, so a 20 foot x 10 foot card should make up for it and it has a prominent position at the entrance to Bracknell Town Centre for 2 weeks.

Advertising billboards

   

Healing Hands

Many of the customers who have their hair done by Cathy often comment on how relaxed they feel afterwards. Their hair looks great but that is not all... Cathy has a gift. . . her healing hands.

After many years searching, training and questioning whether to channel healing, Cathy has decided in her 40th year, the time has come to offer this wonderful gift.

Healing Hands

   

Kids Wetsuits

Minimoonsailors stock some fabulous kids wetsuits in a great range of colours and styles. Our kids wetsuits do a fantastic job of keeping your child warm and comfortable, whether at the beach or poolside.

Our most popular kids wetsuit is the TWF 'Shortie', a kids wetsuit made by TWF, a specialist British wetsuit manufacturer based in Cornwall. TWF have been making wetsuits since 1969.

Kids Wetsuits

   

FA Cup Final 2008

Make the FA Cup Final 2008 a day to remember

The Reading Football Club Ex-Players Association and The Holiday Inn Reading South have got together to make sure this year's FA Cup Final is one to remember - regardless of who plays and who wins!

On 17th May, they'll be hosting an FA Cup Final Match of the Day Live.

FA Cup Final 2008

   

Pimms Party

SUMMER OFFICE PARTY NIGHT

Why wait until Christmas to Celebrate in Style - Come to the Harte and Garter Hotel and enjoy a night of elegant dining in our Luxurious Ballroom for a Summer Evening

"Pimms Party" A glass of chilled Pimms on arrival

Pimms Party

   

Try before you Buy

We are happy to offer businesses and business groups the opportunity to "Try before you Buy" our Business in Berkshire service. You can sign up for the newsletter for FREE and also provide us with 250 words relating to your business and a key phrase that you'd like to be associated with. We will launch your article on one of our websites and push it out, via our newsletter, to our readers.

Try before you Buy

   

SILVER SEO Service

FRIENDSOur Silver Search Engine Optimisation service gives you FRIENDS Membership plus:

  1. We will manage the creation of your Business in Berkshire website foundations.
  2. Our Silver SEO service launches you with a SEO Special Feature. One of our journalists will knock on your door, write 250 words, pass to our design team who will create a pdf and launch your promotion / event in one or both of our newsletters.
  3. You have the ability to add news & events to your account which are then published in our newsletters for FREE.
  4. For a small additional fee we can Feature your event or product promotions.
  5. Of all the articles we have run in the first half of 2007, over 80% of the story titles can / could be found on page one of Google, 75% in the No.1 spot
  6. FREE delivery of news/events updates.
  7. Membership card which identifies you as part of the Business in Berkshire network.
  8. Discount on Business in Berkshire networking events.
  9. Exclusive member offers.
  10. Recognition for Members who help their FRIENDS!
  11. The inclusion of your existing website address in our Search Engine for Berkshire.
  12. All for just £540 + Vat, payable online
  13. Once payment had been made your website foundations will be set up and your account manager will contact you with log on details.
  14. We provide an online training manual and the opportunity to attend offline training workshops.
  15. Your account manager will make contact on a regular basis to help you make the most of our services.
  16. We recommend link to the content via your own email signatures and newsletters so that people can click through for more information on your business. This activity will encourage the interest of the search engine spiders.
Call us on 01753 852904 to discuss your internet marketing requirements and we'll be happy to suggest a plan to suit your particular needs.

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Managing Your Content Management System

We have produced 4 video's that give you a short introduction into the key areas of the website CMS. Please download and review as required. They have been made in house, enjoy!

If you need a higher resolution version for perfect viewing then please let us know and we'll send you a CD.

Managing Your Content Management System

   

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Jon DaveyHave you considered promoting your news and events via Business in Berkshire?

January 2008 saw over 100,000 visitors to more than 500,000 pages on Business in Berkshire and partner websites.

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