POOR SPELLING CUTS SALES BY HALF
I estimate that 70 per cent of websites lose credibility and business because of poorly written content. Depressingly few business owners do anything about it; many cannot see it.
POOR SERVICE WORSE THAN RECESSION
The chairman of an American car-making giant was the first to see the light. He couldn’t understand why Japanese rivals were outselling his company’s equally good products.
The last photograph of Nikola Tesla
The last photograph of Nikola Tesla, taken just days before he passed to the other side in 1943, captures the renowned inventor in a moment of quiet reflection. At this time, Tesla was living in relative obscurity in New York City, despite his monumental contributions to science and […]
WE NEED MORE COMPLAINERS
A recommendation is the best salesman any business can have. There are times when excellent service should be openly appreciated and talked about. The best business boosters of all are word of mouth, online forums or a suggestion box. By the same token, I criticise any business that […]
HEARD THE LATEST RYANAIR JOKE?
Another impractical ruse was to impose a €1 charge for using aircraft toilets. This was followed by the ‘fat tax’; a scheme to surcharge passengers considered overweight.
POOR SPELLING CUTS SALES BY HALF
An analysis of websites by a top online business entrepreneur shows a single spelling mistake can cut online sales in half. Charles Duncombe says ‘Poor spelling is costing the UK millions of pounds in lost revenue.’ He goes on to say: ‘I am shocked at the poor quality […]
BUSINESS SPECIAL: POOR SERVICE IS WORSE THAN RECESSION
THE BUSINESS BOOSTER: Being unable to see their business through customers’ eyes loses more business than the recession. So says Michael Walsh who for twenty years was a business vetting manager for the Guild of Master Craftsmen. The biggest hemorrhage of assets is the loss of goodwill caused […]
Affordable Marketing Tools for Small to Medium-Sized Businesses
Make Money Fast: You can get by without professional training, basic computer skills and a driving license. However, the essentials of life include the ability to use simple mathematics, hold a conversation, and read and write without which you are illiterate, impoverished and unemployable. Do you qualify? The […]
Mr Bean actor blamed for slow electric car sales
A think tank claims Rowan Atkinson’s criticism of Electric Vehicles is disrupting the phase-out of petrol and diesel vehicles in the UK. The UK-based leftwing environmental charity Green Alliance has accused actor and comedian Rowan Atkinson of being a high-profile obstacle to the government’s efforts to phase out […]
Cold Reality pulls the plug on Electric Vehicles
Hertz Global Holdings Inc., once a leading advocate for electrifying its vehicle fleet, has announced plans to offload approximately a third of its U.S. electric vehicles (EVs), citing sluggish demand and burdensome maintenance costs, Bloomberg reported. THE THINKING MAN’S NEWS SOURCE The move marks a significant retreat from the […]
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