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Points of Interest in this Issue: • Customer Care – Local Workshop on 23 November (p5) • 20% Discount for Christmas Parties of 10 or more (p11) • Property Tax Claims to be made by 31 January 2012 (p22) • Rented Office from only £40 per week, plus service (p24) • Free Corby Trouser Press with made to measure suit (p28) • Waste Collector gives £100 Cash Back Guarantee (p34)
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October/November
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Editor’s Note Here we are after a long summer when things in business have certainly been tough, but is this the time to be cutting back on your advertising and marketing spend? I would suggest not and to explain why I have a little conundrum for you. Can you answer me this? A man wakes up in the morning after sleeping under advertised sheets on an advertised mattress. He then showers with an advertised gel, washes his hair with advertised shampoo and shaves with his favourite advertised razor. He then puts on designer/advertised clothes; sits down to a breakfast of advertised cereal and have a cup of advertised coffee! After this he drives to his office in an advertised car, where he then signs in to his advertised computer, most probably making a call on his advertised mobile phone on the way! Then…he refuses to advertise his business, says advertising does not pay and when his business, the one he will not advertise, goes to the wall, he advertises it for sale! If you believe in your business and want to survive…. then advertise! Please note we are also here to offer Business Tips and Advice through this ‘business to business journal’ but if you are wanting some ‘new business’ then you should take a close look at our Advertising Packages, as well as our excellent Marketing Packages, which have added features and advantages such as an email marketing campaign and website advertising, so please do get in touch for an informal no obligation chat. Kind regards
October/November
CONTENTS 02 Westover Motors 04 Accountancy 05 Customer Care 06 Care Training 07 Cleaning Specialist 08 Construction Matters 09 Employment Law 11 Events/Parties 12 FSB Matters 13 Insurance Matters 14 Internet Marketing 15 Investment Services 16 IT Products/Services 17 Lettings & Landlords 18 Office Environments 19 PR Matters 21 Print and Design 22 Property Tax 23 Radio Advertising 24 Rented Offices 25 Corporate Recovery 26 Signs & Displays 27 Strategic Advice 28 Tailoring Service 29 Virtual PA 31 Voice & Data Matters 32 Tax free Income and Incomes 32 HR Consultancy 33 Bookkeeping Services 33 Courier Services 34 War on Waste 35 Cash Access
Peter Westwood
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ACCOUNTANCY MATTERS
October/November
PENALTIES FOR LATE FILING OF ACCOUNTS By Richard Osborne, Director at Hill Osborne
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re you aware of the penalties for late filing of accounts with the Registrar of Companies? In the June/July edition I referred to the filing penalties for late submission of self assessment tax returns. I thought it would now be useful to remind the readers who own Limited Companies of the amended late filing penalties that have been introduced as a result of the Companies Act 2006. Following the initial accounting period, private limited companies must deliver accounts within nine months from the end of its accounting reference date; if not the following penalties will apply.
How late the accounts are delivered: Penalty: Not more than one month More than one month but not more than three months
£150
£375
More than three months but not more than six months
£750
More than six months
£1500
Note: The above penalties are doubled for any company that files late having also filed late for the previous year. TIP: The preparation of accounts for limited companies can take longer than you think, so give the accounting records to your accountant well before the filing deadline!
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CUSTOMER CARE MATTERS
October/November
Do you lose business due to poor customer care? By Alistair Powell, MD of Sandler Training
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hat are our expectations of people on the frontline? We’re asking them to interact with our most important asset – our customer - but are we preparing them to do these tasks well, or are we setting them up for failure?
Studies show that 80% of people will not to go back to a business/organisation after a bad customer service experience, and 60% indicated that the main reason for recommending a company was “outstanding service”.
•H ave you ever cringed listening to what your people say on the phone?
So, is it not time to realise that some of your best sales people are the ones who interact on a daily basis with your customers, your receptionist, service engineer, accounts or support desk and so on?
• I s there more business available, but sales are often missed? •D o your customer service people have the skills and confidence to recognise a business opportunity?
A good experience with your company and your people will go a long way. A bad experience will probably go even further!
Customer Care Workshop - 23 November at Dorset Chamber
Sandler’s Strategic Customer Care workshop provides training and coaching that ensure you make the most of your customer relationships. This programme is for people who want to know how to: • Develop outstanding customer relationships • Deal with difficult people • Build confidence to make outgoing calls • Understand the best way to up-sell and cross-sell Who will benefit from this programme? Anyone who is in contact with your customers, including: • Receptionists • Accounting • Warehouse staff
• Sales engineers • Technicians and service engineers • Delivery drivers
The next workshop will be on 23rd November, at the Dorset Chamber of Commerce. http://www.dcci.co.uk/training-events/Improve-Your-Customer-Care
For more details, contact: alistair.powell@sandler.com• 01202 651329 www.wessex.sandler.com To receive a FREE copy go to www.newbusinessmatters.com
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CLEANING MATTERS
October/November
Do you need a little ‘specialist’ cleaning?
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By Paul Gowing, MD of Cleanforce Ltd
pecialist cleaning services are an essential factor for every healthy business, whether its contract cleaning for commercial or retail premises, one off deep cleaning; floor restoration & cleaning with ongoing maintenance programs or high level window cleaning, we all need a little ‘specialist’ cleaning now and again, but who do you turn to for these services? Ideally you should look for a local organically grown company that have the expertise to meet all your cleaning needs. Someone who will work in partnership with you and who has experience in the leisure and sports industry, retail outlets, car showrooms schools, restaurants and office premises where high standards are essential. But where do you find someone who can provide excellent service that is delivered to all clients however large or small? Well look no further because at Cleanforce our professional integrity
means everything to us and this has enabled us to retain contracts locally over the last 11 years. By providing in-house training, to ensure your criteria are met on every occasion, we are also able to employ and retain the best operatives, to ensure your expectations are exceeded. Various packages are available, irrespective of the size of your organisation or your budget and we are pleased to offer all customers a FREE Initial Consultation, without obligation and at short notice where possible. To obtain 10% off your first 3 Months Service please contact Cleanforce for a quote before 30th November 2011 Don’t delay, clean the Cleanforce way. For all enquiries contact Paul Gowing on 01202 516655 or send an email to: paulg@cleanforceltd.com
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Construction Matters
October/November
Using Modular Technology in the Domestic Market By Andre Vanheerden from EWL International
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ome innovative concepts have been created using Modular Technology and in doing so it has saved commercial clients valuable construction time, while improving on quality, reducing risk and saving money. Now using those same philosophies, that have redefined big commercial projects, it is possible to help home owners and add value to their properties, without the headache of months and months of disruption to their family life. Modular units can be used for Bathrooms, Garages, Roofs, Room Extensions, Loft Conversions, Barn Conversions and many more! To construct a typical room onto a house by conventional methods would normally take at least 8 to 12 weeks. By doing this with modular units it would only take 4 weeks, saving around 60% of the time.
If you want to investigate how Modular Technology can help you save time and money then you need to choose a company that can offer the full turnkey solution, someone who will meet with you to discuss the best solution for you, including dealing with Architects and Engineers for all the required drawings and submissions, ensuring the works comply with all statutory design and construction regulations. At EWL International we have all these facilities in-house, giving you one point of contact to deliver the whole project from start to finish, including dealing with planners, building control and the statutory bodies like gas, water and electricity. To find out more please do give me a call on 01202 853300 or send an email to www.ewlinternational.com
We are an international construction company and together with our subsidiary companies we specialise in; Project Design and Construction Management, planning, surveys, architecture, design engineering, building control, refurbishments, and the provision of additional project funding. We can also supply RotaDock developments, a dry stacking system for boats, and Modular Technology for railways, student accommodation, schools, houses, car parks, office buildings and many more.
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Employment Law MATTERS
October/November
Changes in Employment Law By Susie Sanusi, Dickinson Manser LLP Solicitors Staff matter so it is important that businesses review how they work with their staff and ensure they are up to date with changes in employment law. Two hot topics of the moment in this area are the use of social media by staff and the changes being made by the Agency Workers Regulations 2011, which came into force on 1st October 2011. Social media is being increasingly utilised by businesses but, with an estimated 6 out of 10 staff using social media at work, is this all good for business? The Conciliation Service claim that abuse of social media costs the UK economy £14 billion a year so it is important that employers consider how they can get the most out of social media whilst limiting the dangers associated with it such as lowered productivity. Acas has launched a useful guide for employers dealing with these issues.
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It recommends drawing up a workplace policy on social media and clearly highlighting the consequences of breaching it but also reminds employers to react reasonably. The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 change the employment law approach to agency workers in various ways. For instance from their first day on the job they will become entitled to have access to information on the employer’s job vacancies as well as to the employer’s facilities such as childcare. After 12 weeks in the same job they will then get further rights such as to equal treatment in respect of pay and other working conditions, including annual leave. If you would like more information on either of these topics, please contact Susie Sanusi on 01202 673071. Alternatively send an email to: s.sanusi@dickinsonmanser.co.uk
Big business, small business, we’re the business. • commercial leases • commercial property transactions • property development • business transfers • commercial agreements • shareholder/company matters • partnership matters • dispute resolution and mediation • employment law matters For a no obligation discussion, please contact Mark Daniels or James Love on 01202 673071
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EVENT MATTERS
October/November
Is your boss being a Scrooge this Christmas? By Robyn Lindsay from Village Hotel Bournemouth
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s your boss lacking in good old festive cheer and refusing to reward the troops with a Christmas bash to round off a hard working year?
Thursday 1st December Disco Explosion Party Night
Then it’s time to employ your devastating powers of persuasion – all strictly within reason of course!
Saturday 3rd December – Robbie Williams Tribute Night
•G o for subtle manipulation rather than explicit groveling.
Friday 2nd December – Robbie Williams Tribute Night
uesday 6th December – T Disco Explosion Party Night Wednesday 7th December – Take That Tribute Night
• F ind out what other departments, or even competitors, are doing for their Christmas party, and drop it into the conversation.
Thursday 8th December – Disco Explosion Party Night
•R emind them of just how much profit you have made for the company this year.
Sunday 11th December – Flairs & Flicks Party Night
•P oint out how a party works wonders for team spirit and bonding. The chance to socialise and get to know team members better will result in closer and more efficient working relationships. Just make sure you don’t take that too literally!
Wednesday 14th December – Boyslife Tribute Night
•O ffer to take on the organisation of the event. It will give you the advantage of hopefully getting the type of party you would like, as well as promoting your willingness to take a lead in the office.
Tuesday 20th December – Mods & Rockers
• I f none of that works, use the guilt card. Start organising your own party with a whip round for the drinks kitty and make sure you invite the boss.
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You can have a bespoke private party where we can create your ideal evening for you in your own private room; whether you want a buffet, 3 course meal, disco and DJ or a live band – we can work with you and your budget! Alternatively you can join one of our Party nights in the Inspiration Suite……
Friday 9th December – Disco Explosion Party Night Saturday 10th December - Disco Explosion Party Night Tuesday 13th December - Disco Explosion Party Night Thursday 15th December - Disco Explosion Party Night Friday 16th December - Disco Explosion Party Night Saturday 17th December - Disco Explosion Party Night Sunday 18th December - Flairs & Flicks Party Night Wednesday 21st December - Flairs & Flicks Party Night Thursday 22nd December – Love Train – Soul Night Friday 23rd December - Flairs & Flicks Party Night
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FSB MATTERS
October/November The Federation of Small Businesses
The FSB is Britain's leading business organisation with over 200,000 members. It exists to protect and promote the interests of the self-employed, and all those who run their own business.
The FSB in Dorset has 4,000 small businesses as members.
FSB Regional Office: 01425 280080 : www.fsb.org.uk/wessex
FSB Rewards Councils for Small Business Support The FSB hosted Councillors and Officers, involved in economic development, from across Dorset at the third annual FSB Small Business Friendly Awards. These Awards are designed to highlight initiatives undertaken by the county’s local authorities in supporting our small business community. There are three Awards available and, in emphasising their commitment to small businesses, all councils submitted nominations. The Presentation ceremony was attended by representatives from the county’s councils, and the respective winners announced were: Best ‘Small Business Friendly’ Procurement Policy Bournemouth Borough Council - Provided a series of free workshops aimed at small and micro businesses, in order to help them apply for public sector contracts. Almost 600 SME’s have been reached through these workshops. Best ‘Small Business Friendly’ Programme or Campaign Bournemouth Borough Council - Provided a £1million Recession Fund for use in stimulating local economic activity. The fund supported a Dragon’s Den” style project called “Bournemouth Face the Dragons”, aimed at helping start up costs for new businesses. Best All Round Small Business Friendliness Christchurch Borough Council - Offered many initiatives to assist small businesses, such as planning a public procurement event, ensuring fast payment of invoices, highlighting SBRR,
an ongoing programme of business engagement and the co-ordination of a programme of town centre events. The variety of nominations highlighted the significant efforts being made by local councils. The Awards help to promote examples of best practice and the more innovative and positive approaches in encouraging and improving local economic regeneration within the small business sector. The FSB exists to promote an environment in which small business can survive and thrive and the 4,000 members within Dorset look to local government to help create such an environment. There are many awards programmes for businesses, but not for councils to highlight the ‘sometimes less well known’ support and initiatives that they provide to the business community.
Dorset Council Award Winners with FSB Wessex Regional Chairman Ken Moon
The FSB in Wessex continue to value these awards very highly and now consider them vitally important in working together effectively with Local Authorities.
FSB Local Contacts: FSB Regional Office, Christchurch Tel: 01425 280080 E-mail: wessex@fsb.org.uk Neil Eames, Development Manager, Wessex Tel: 07920 846684 E-mail: neil.eames@fsb.org.uk FSB website www.fsb@org.uk/wessex
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INSURANCE MATTERS
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Internet Matters
October/November
Get the Best from Google Merchant By Tim Birch, Radikls.com
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oogle Merchant is a cost effective way of ensuring customers find your site by also submitting products that appear in organic shopping listings.
Identify your Products For online retailing products providing brand and manufacturer ID helps products appear on the “compare prices” option.
Sales conversion rates of these visitors are often double that of other sources as customers are already interested in the product before they land on your site.
Get a Review Leading Review sites like Bizrate; Ciao; Dooyoo. co.uk and PriceGrabber.co.uk, appear to influence Shopping results. Reviews are shown more regularly than ever in the product search results and also help give credibility to your site.
So how can you make Google Merchant drive more traffic and sales to your site? Ensure the Price is Competitive Price is a big driver for users searching on Google Merchant so look at your competition to ensure your pricing captures the most traffic. Optimise your Titles A formula for how your product title should read is “Manufacturer/Brand + Product Name + Colour / Type / Specifics” and allows you up to 70 characters.
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Measure and Improve Using Google analytics you can separate your sales channel for Google Merchant so that you can monitor your sales and make changes to improve individual product sales. Radikls.com and Green Message have teamed up together to be provide your website development, marketing and email marketing needs.
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INVESTMENT MATTERS
October/November
Dollar Recovery Curious Japanese Parallels? By George Rowe from Pritchard Stockbrokers
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he US dollar has been declining for well over a decade. The decline as measured by the US dollar index has so far been 42%. The dollar index measures performance against a basket of major currencies. The prime driver of the decline has been America’s ballooning debt. In the US stock market, a weak dollar has been a good thing and kept corporate profits strong as overseas earnings have translated favourably back into dollars. However, it is at times like this that we need to consider history. In the late eighties and early nineties Japan created too much debt, the Yen slid in value, money became cheap, the economy suffered a false boom and a property bubble.
Today, Japan’s debt is a crippling 200% of GDP. Paradoxically, Japan’s “lost decade” has seen their currency strengthen substantially across the globe. So, are there parallels between the US today and Japan circa 1990? In recent years, the US has issued way too much debt to finance itself, the dollar has slid in value, money became cheap post Y2K, a property boom occurred and this has now been followed by a 32% decline in average US house prices. If a Dollar recovery takes hold, investors who are prepared to accept the risks and go against the grain may be handsomely rewarded.
If you would like a portfolio review and impartial advice on your investments please call our Investment Desk on 01202 297035 or send an email to: investmentdesk@pritchard.co.uk
Pritchard is an independent firm owned by the people who work in the business. It is dedicated to the provision of investment management services for individual clients, trusts and charities. At Pritchard we aim to provide a tailored, personal and high quality service for all clients. We have full access to all recognized exchanges covering the full range of Equity, Fixed Interest and Derivatives. •
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IT Matters
October/November
Stormy Weather? By Ben Summerfield, Copyrite Business Solutions Last month saw some unprecedented rainfall across Dorset, causing widespread travel disruption and road closures. Last winter the Forum of Private Business (FPB) warned that staff absenteeism through the cold snap could cost SMEs ÂŁ230m.
importantly) backed-up to secure against effects of a natural disaster.
Increasingly it seems we need to adapt our lives and businesses to accommodate a more varied climate with greater weather extremes. Long range forecasts elude to the potential for further snowfall this winter; many companies are considering what they might do to help protect themselves from the effects and therefore gain a competitive advantage.
Copyrite has experience of instituting successful information management systems in-house and on behalf of many clients that are already reaping rewards. It is normally possible to show a good ROI (anything as little as 2 years in some cases) without taking into account any of the one-off unforeseen returns intrinsic in events like severe weather.
With travel being the first service to suffer the effects of weather and the foremost cause of cost to business, many firms are working towards having a more mobile workforce. In reality, there are many reasons this may be attractive-in addition to ensuring a continuity of business; it can enable growth without re-location, help mitigate some of the ever increasing fuel cost and form part of a more efficient and environmentally aware culture. From the perspective of a home-worker myself; having avoided any absenteeism over the last 5 years - I can say that whilst the company benefits from the efforts of my toil; I also benefit from the reduced disruption and stress brought on by accumulation of work inherent in travel disruption. Because information is the life-blood of any business, without which the heart will cease to pump; it is essential to make this available to the individuals employed to manage it whilst the business retains control over it. This entails institution of an electronic system for documents. All information may be shared, used for collaboration and viewed whilst it is managed, controlled and (perhaps most
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Merely contemplating the enormity of designing and implementing an information management system is enough to bring most busy business owners out in a cold sweat.
In fact, the process of understanding current protocol and designing the system often unveils many opportunities to streamline or automate manual and potentially time consuming processes, freeing staff time for more productive purposes. Those businesses where paper processes are intensive are most likely to show a quick ROI although every business is different and has its own requirements. Copyrite have a wide range of software technologies available to create the possibilities that electronic documentation may bring and the experience necessary to deliver an effective solution. With one clear quarter left before winter really sets in, now could prove an ideal time to find out how a digital system may benefit your firm.
Copyrite are offering a no-obligation initial consultation to allow you to make the decision for yourself and to find out more please call 01202 848866 or send an email to info@copyrite.co.uk
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LETTINGS MATTERS
October/November
ASSURED SHORTHOLD TENANCIES
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By Sharon Canning from Move on Rentals
he Assured Shorthold Tenancies (AST) was introduced in the Housing Act 1988 for tenancies that did not exceed £25000 per annum, however important changes in the 1996 Act means that;
• i t will be easier for the landlord to evict you if you cause a nuisance or annoyance to other local people
• a new tenancy will automatically be a shorthold tenancy, unless the landlord gives written notice that it will not be a shorthold tenancy
• i f the landlord agrees a new or replacement shorthold tenancy with you, you have a right to a statement of the main details of the tenancy agreement if he or she does not provide a written agreement
• t he landlord has a right to possession if you owe at least two months’ or eight weeks’ rent (rather than three months’ or 13 weeks’ rent)
•a s a shorthold tenant you will only be able to refer your rent to a rent assessment committee during the first six months of the tenancy
Since April 2007 all deposits, taken on a rented property that has entered an Assured Shorthold Tenancy, must be protected. Most Landlords choose either My Deposits, (the Landlord retains the deposit) or The Dispute Service (the deposit is sent to the scheme to protect). The Landlord must lodge the deposit within 14 days of receiving it and the Section 21 Notice cannot be issued until after the protection. Failure to protect can also bring serious consequences!
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Office Environment Matters
October/November
Your Office, Your Life Ace Office Environments are pleased to announce the acquisition of Aspects Corporate Sales further enhancing our Workwear team. In August 2011 Aspects Corporate Sales was acquired by Ace. This added over 20 years embroidery experience to our in-house Workwear team. With our in-house embroidery team we offer you a full range of Workwear including Chefs Whites, Coveralls, Suits, Trousers and High Viz as well as Promotional Clothing such as Polo Shirts, Hats and Bags, and we can add those personal finishing touches whether it be your name, slogan or your company logo. We can also offer full screen and transfer print services for when your design is larger or more complicated. So you can be sure we have an option for you.
So you’ve selected your garments now what? At Ace we can offer you a full personalisation service thanks to our dedicated specialist in-house embroidery team, who are able to take your logo design and translate this into an embroidery design for you to approve, before embroidering it onto your garments. Don’t have a logo? That’s not a problem we can offer full design and consultation services. Supplying you with a proof and advising you on the best possibilities going forward.
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PR MATTERS
October/November
Press Releases – Number one source for Journalists By Steve Cook, MD at Seeker The way we access the news is undergoing a massive change with the spread of social media and the advances in mobile digital technology. News is instant, on-going and delivered in seconds, often while it is still happening. But perhaps the biggest change is in the way news is gathered. Once the domain of trained journalists, it can now be gathered by anyone – citizen reporters! However, old school journalism survives because it still needs to be processed, placed in context and delivered in meaningful dispatches, rather than an aimless torrent of information. Falling sales and shrinking revenues have seen newspapers at every level contract in a process of media re-alignment that is far from finished. Regional newspapers have been particularly hard hit with some titles changing from daily to weekly, redundancies and new working practices established at nearly every paper over the last couple of years. The broadcast media is not immune from change either, increasingly relying on supplied footage, syndicated news bulletins and independent production companies. All of which means journalists are changing the way they work. Where once they gathered stories from a network of contacts nurtured, or so legend has it, over long lunches and longer drinking sessions, nowadays they are increasingly office-bound and rely on tip-offs, desktop research and that bastion of information management, the press release. A new poll suggests that while journalists are becoming more reliant on social media for their stories, Facebook and Twitter are still not as influential as Public Relations. Oriella PR Network, an alliance of 15 communications agencies in 20 countries, polled nearly 500 journalists and found that 47 per cent are using Twitter (up from 33 per cent a year ago) and 35 per cent are using Facebook as a source (up from 25 per cent a year ago). Only four per cent said they use social media, including blogs, as their first source in researching a story.
The primary resource used by journalists is public relations – a whopping 62 per cent said PR agencies are their first port of call. The survey certainly backs up our recent experience at Seeker. For the last few years we have been hiring seasoned journalists to write print-ready stories that papers are only too happy to use with supplied photography. Busy news desk operations need a network of reliable contributors to provide quality content. The days of dashing off a press release in bullet point form and riddled with spelling mistakes in the knowledge that someone would tidy it up before it goes to press are long gone. So it’s not all doom and gloom. In fact, one of the most striking statistics in Oriella’s Survey is that it appears journalists are happier with 44 per cent saying they enjoy their job more despite working harder – 45 per cent report having to produce more content and a third saying they work longer hours. News content and marketing support for your business is available from Seeker. Seeker support your company's marketing by providing quality content, whether it's writing an article, shooting photos/video, or creative design work. With a highly skilled and experienced team including award winning journalists and photographers we have the breadth of knowledge required to raise the profile of your business.
To find out more please visit www.seeker.uk.com or call us now on 01202 779604
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PRINTING MATTERS
October/November
Promote yourself with Personalised Mail-shots! By Alan Bunter from Remous Design and Print
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ll markets appear to be getting more competitive and this walks hand in hand with the fact that businesses need to be promoting themselves in the most professional and proactive way possible. But the old age quote of how to get “value for money” has become more and more prominent in the last two years. Speaking from a printer’s perspective, the world is changing with the advent of e-books, email and web marketing, but there has been a resurgence in direct mail, more specifically variable data personalised mail-shots. Therefore, if promoting your business is more important than ever then you need to consider a combination of electronic marketing and printed literature, as it is working well for many businesses and we are seeing this upward trend. So, how do you get the best “value for money” now that you want to produce some promotional literature with direct personalised mail? A simple answer – knowledge! Your first step is to choose a company that could offer you all these facilities in-house and who know what they are talking about, have the experience to assist you in what you are trying to achieve and will not only give you better results, but can even move you into new directions, give you new ideas and keep you at the forefront of your competition.
Imagine ten years ago if you were the first to send 100 letters to your key prospects, addressed to the appropriate person, in particular by their first name, how great that would have been for your company back then? Well the truth of the matter is, if you were to do that today you would be pleasantly surprised at the response you will get, especially if you a working with people in design and print that give you access to new ideas and possibilities, which will allow you to enjoy the benefits that this activity generates. There are so few companies that can offer, design, digital or litho print, in house binding, personalised mailing, variable data print and distribution, all under one roof, but this is the only way to ensure the best quality and the most efficient production. These qualities lead you to cost effective print, great lead times and thus “value for money” so, the next time you have a project in mind you need to choose your design and print partner carefully. In-house production is the only way forward as this will yield fantastic benefits! The minute a job has to move from one place to another you lose quality control, but more importantly it immediately costs extra money, and loses you value. If you are having difficulty in finding a company that can offer all these facilities under one roof then you need to give Remous Design and Print a call for your ‘free’ personalised quotation, to see how much value we can give you!
For a FREE one hour consultation, to discuss all your print requirements, with our Sales Manager Peter Westwood, who is based in our Bournemouth Sales Office, please give him a call on 07875 676 667 or send an email to peter@remous.com
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PROPERTY TAX MATTERS
October/November
Use it or risk losing it... Claims must be made by 31st January 2012
MOST commercial buildings contain some items which constitute plant and machinery. If you own a commercial property, it may be possible to claim capital allowances on a proportion of the consideration for the property in accordance with the provisions of CAA 2001, s 562. In simple terms, if the building is any of the following activities there is an opportunity to make a claim – and according to various sources, 96% of UK commercial property has not been claimed! A. A trade B. Ordinary property business C. Furnished holiday lettings business in UK or EEA D. Profession or vocation E. Employment or office So if you own a commercial property, are making a profit and paying UK tax then you must consider the possibility of a capital allowance tax refund. The whole process can be achieved in 45 days and we work closely with you, your
accountant and other professionals to ensure that once the claim has been submitted it will be a guaranteed success. We undertake a full site and property survey which will then be signed off and submitted to HMRC. The average claimant is able to achieve around £40k of refund/benefit and if we fail to find £50,000 of unidentified capital allowances, no fee is payable. Even if your accountant tells you that a claim has been made; we often find that this is not the case and by working with them we can identify ways to help. It is also important to act now as HMRC will only consider claims made before 31st January 2012.
'Your commercial properties may attract tax refunds, but you must claim before 31st January 2012'
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RADIO MATTERS
October/November
How do Radio and the Internet work together? By Alan Coote from The Bay Radio
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ast month, we were asked to help a local company with a promotion for an upcoming event. To make this successful, we needed to target a specific cross-section of The Bay 102.8FM audience with a marketing campaign which worked across radio and the internet. You may think radio and the web are not happy bedfellows. However, recent research has shown that brand recall is four times greater when information is heard on the radio and seen on the web. It’s not difficult to see why this is. By selectively targeting potential customers through multiple channels simultaneously, the message becomes more ingrained: in this case in the minds of listeners who are also our website audience. Hence the campaign is more effective – four times more effective as it turns out. Most companies maintain a client database. They use it, among other things, to send clients emails and newsletters. However, unless clients have specifically asked to receive information, unsolicited emails can be annoying to them and therefore counterproductive. Clients may get to the point where they have messages sent straight to their junk folder, or just delete them on sight having not even read them.
The benefits to our listeners of being a VIP Club member are clear – free stuff and quality information: information listeners have decided they’d like to receive and which will be welcomed by them and receive their undivided attention. Our messages don’t end up in junk mail folders and our listeners want to hear from us. The data we collect about VIP Club members is very useful to us as demographic information and to our advertisers enabling the station to more effectively support radio campaigns. Our VIP Club is growing all the time, due in no small part to its continual promotion on-air at The Bay 102.8FM. This resource is available to our advertisers and significantly helps raise profile, build brand awareness and create a real buzz around a specific campaign. As for our latest event promotion, we’re pleased to say the client has renewed their campaign. If you want to know more about using The Bay Radio VIP Club then send an email to alan. coote@thebayradio.com or give him a call on 01202 580200
However, what if you offer giveaways and participation incentives? In 2009 The Bay 102.8FM started its VIP Club. Listeners can join it for free and then receive discounts, offers, information about events, tickets and prize draws. Recently VIP Club offers have been extended to include large national companies as well as local companies.
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RENTED OFFICE MATTERS
October/November
Cash is King with Serviced or Virtual Offices! By Peter Hastrop, Isis Business Centre
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hy would you want to tie yourself down to a 15 year office lease and then pay for all the repairs and maintenance? A simple licence for a Serviced Office, from just 6 months to 3 years, with utilities, maintenance and rates all included, means your capital can be used to build your business rather than someone else’s? Better still, for the yet smaller business, is to consider paying a nominal sum for a Virtual Office, which preserves ALL your hard earned cash to grow your business even faster. You will have no premises cost, other than the price of using a professional business address, which to all intents and purposes gives the commercial world the impression that you work in a business setting, within the conurbation, enhancing your profile and the perception of your business to your customers and suppliers.
A business that struggles in the recession can survive against all the odds if it has cash! Other companies that are making good profit, either in or outside a recession, can crash the minute their suppliers realise they have run out of cash. Why not consider reviewing your business overheads and look at the advantages and benefits of the Serviced and Virtual Offices available from the ISIS Business Centre, Sovereign Business Park, Poole? Our ongoing success is very much due to providing tenants, both serviced and virtual, with an excellent working environment that helps to grow their business, at a competitive price that the business can afford; thereby enhancing profits and preserving cash at the same time! To find out more contact Peter Hastrop on 07970 498501 and Jacqui Frampton 07824 388347 or email peter.hastrop@btinternet.com
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RECOVERY MATTERS
October/November
BY GRAHAM DOWN | www.bscorprecovery.com
Don’t hide from your problems! Very few businesses fail overnight. For most it’s a gradual slide from underperformance through distress to crisis. It starts with a business that’s making less profit than it should. That means that there’s less to invest in new or improved products and services, meaning that it falls behind its competition. Soon it’s incurring losses and having to juggle cash to pay suppliers and meet bills. It’s a daily battle to keep the bank overdraft within its limits, and the bank wants extra security or personal guarantees. Suppliers’ credit terms start being exceeded and those suppliers put the business “on stop” – it can’t get
supplies, so it can’t finish orders, so it can’t bill its customers, so it can’t get paid. Creditors’ patience wears thin and legal threats lead to legal action.
the door and the bank’s refusing to pay the wages. At that point, there’s probably not a lot that can be done to save the business.
And once it can’t raise the cash to pay the wages, it’s all over.
As insolvency practitioners, we believe that our job is not just about burying businesses. Our first objective is always to salvage at least something from what otherwise might turn out to be a wreckage.
I can’t count the number of times I’ve said “if only we’d been called in six months ago”. It’s vital that business owners recognise that they’ve got a problem to sort out when the business starts underperforming, not when the problems have spiralled out of control, the bailiff’s knocking on
If you think you might have some difficulties looming on the horizon, call us. We won’t charge for listening to your problems.
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SIGN AND DISPLAY MATTERS
October/November
Promote your business with Vehicle Wrapping!
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By Jamie Thompson, Director at Hardy Signs
re you utilising the advertising space on your company vehicles to promote your business? If not – why not? Vehicle Wrapping can transform a plain functional business vehicle into an eye-catching dynamic advertisement for your company, its products and its services. The Vehicle Wrapping product is a two-part system with a full colour printed cast vehicle wrap vinyl, which is then finished with a matching clear overlaminate. The laminate is imperative for longevity and durability. It must share identical properties with the printed vinyl to ensure the product behaves as a single unit. Applying the wrap system is a skill in itself. Combining the right amount of heat and pressure the vinyl can be both stretched and shrunk into recesses
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and also round corners resulting in a sprayed on look. Once properly applied the cast properties of the vinyl mean that it loses its ‘memory’ ensuring it does not pull out of recesses or away from the vehicle. Understanding the process is imperative for the production of quality design – good design will attract attention, impart confidence and put your message across clearly, bad design can have the opposite effect, so please choose your Vehicle Wrapping provider with care. Using the latest technology Hardy Signs can produce stunning images that can be applied to your vehicle to promote your business. For further information please give a member of our team a call on 01305 848600 and they will gladly explain the process and provide an estimate.
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Strategy Matters
October/November
How unfair can ‘you’ really be?
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By Paul Haley from Sterling Business
kay; so winter is just around the corner and summer is a distant memory or should that be a dream. In the top three on the wish list of nearly everyone I speak to in the business world is stability, something that will give us all a bit of break from the never ending slurry of bad news on everything from Global Economy and Local Services being cut to can I afford to eat this week. Create the mindset and the rest will follow; a positive attitude should not be sneered at. Part of my last missive was; the need to create Unfair Advantage and it still is but please, please don’t moan about life or business being unfair – keep things in perspective!
1. Someone pushing in front of you that’s unfair 2. S omeone bumping into your car in a car park and driving off – that’s unfair and criminal 3. A tsunami in the Pacific Rim – that’s really unfair and very dangerous 4. T he Chernobyl Nuclear disaster – that’s really, really unfair and deathly if you’re too close 5. G etting exactly what you expect – that’s fairish but boring 6. S omeone being better than you that’s not unfair at all 7. L osing business to your competitor – that’s totally not unfair it’s because you don’t know how to use unfairness to your own advantage.
Using your ability to be unfair is; punching above your weight and winning orders you should not win. If this appeal’s to you then you should talk to me and see how unfair ‘you’ can really be!
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Tailoring Matters
October/November
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VIRTUAL PA MATTERS
October/November
What are the benefits of using a Virtual Assistant? By Katherine Hanson – The Dorset PA Virtual Assistants are highly-trained professionals who provide a myriad of business support services remotely via phone, email and online technology, to meet the growing needs of businesses worldwide. The irony is you may never meet your Virtual Assistant as odds are they live nowhere near you! By hiring a Virtual Assistant they can support you on a regular or adhoc basis, for less than the cost of hiring a permanent or temporary employee. Whether it's an hour a week, a day a month, or a full-time project, you only pay for the time they spend assisting you. As Virtual Assistants are self-employed contractors you do not pay any employee-related costs or need to provide any office space or equipment. Furthermore, they can be extremely productive as they only charge you for the actual work that they do.
As The Dorset PA I can offer you all these benefits and I use time-recording software to calculate exactly how much time I spend on a project - you won't pay for time spent on anything else. I work quickly and efficiently with few distractions, cutting down on time spent on your project to keep your costs as low as possible. But, how do you know I will be any good working with you?
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VOICE & DATA MATTERS
October/November
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WASTE MATTERS
October/November
Waste Collection Guaranteed! By Nick Timms from War on Waste Waste is a business expense that seems to keep going up, so you need to secure the services of a company that will provide value for money through innovative solutions to reduce your overall waste bill and who will also try to divert as much waste as possible to recycling. This is a fast developing technology with separate food collections, which greatly reduce the amount of local waste going to landfill. If you are having difficulty in getting your waste collected on time, every time, then you should look for a local company that that can provide testimonials from satisfied customers and offer a money back guarantee! If they also allowed you to increase or decrease the level of your services as your needs dictate, if they said you could have
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