Tesco turns to trains to stack Britain’s shelves
Tesco is leading a trend among U.K. supermarkets to stock stores using container trains, transforming a rail-freight market once dominated by bulk flows of coal, steel and chemicals…..
http://www.multimodal.org.uk/htm/n20121108.561453.htm
Excellent meeting at Rushcliffe Business Showcase, Trent Bridge today.
Informative presentation by @susanhallam regarding promoting your business and getting the best from the internet. http://www.hallaminternet.com/
Eextremely interesting presentation by Bloodhound SSC regarding the ng the planned 1000mph car and the involvement of schools see http://www.bloodhoundssc.com
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Travelling to London tomorrow with Transit Connect if anyone required a collection from that area contact the office on 01636 707445
Currently half way through a new #marketresearch project for a regular client – this time talking to brewers and breweries about #centrifugal seperators- interesting work
Making preparations for the start of a new #marketresearch project tomorrow for one of our regular clients.
Too many people use a stop/start approach to telemarketing. They canvass when work dries up then stop when work picks up. The problem with this approach is that there will usually be a delay between the time you start telemarketing and the development of new business.
To get the best results out of your telemarketing, you need to be continually ringing new contacts and at the same time ringing existing prospects so you’re gently nudging them along and developing their trust. Many marketers follow a 90-day cycle and contact all their prospects regularly every three months. At some point you need to decide when it’s no longer productive to keep ringing someone and when to put that time and energy into developing new contacts instead.
This decision needs to be based on the information that you gain and data that you develop from monitoring and measuring your results – listen to your intuition. When you analyse the number of calls made if it is found that no sales have been closed by the fifth or subsequent call, why keep on calling? By skipping the fifth call and making new calls instead, sale can increase by up to 28 per cent in a month. On the other hand by being persistent you may gain that lucrative client!
Nottingham Groups Can Apply Now for Funding to Go Green Energy company E.ON and Nottingham City Council are offering grants of up to £5,000 to help the city’s not-for-profit and voluntary sector organisations reduce their carbon footprint and become more energy efficient.
The E.ON Sustainable Energy Community Fund has made £20,000 available for projects that improve the energy efficiency of non-residential properties within the city. The funding can be used to introduce energy projects including insulation, draught proofing and renewable energy sources, such as solar panels. It can also be used to promote, educate or raise general public awareness and carry out feasibility studies relating to the use of energy saving measures in the building.
Nottingham City Council Councillor Alan Clark said:
“We’d like to see applications from community groups who are committed to reducing their carbon footprint and want to become more energy efficient.
“Whether it’s tackling gas guzzling boilers or introducing eco friendly kettles, successful applicants should be able to enjoy cheaper energy bills and a sustainable future.”
Constituted not-for-profit organisations and voluntary sector organisations based and working in Nottingham City may apply. They need to own the freehold of any building, or have at least three years remaining on their lease if applying for improvements to their building. Locally managed branches of national organisations may apply as long as they have their own local constitution, management committees and accounts.
Full details can be found on the Nottingham City Council website.
The deadline for applications is 30 November 2012 (4 pm).
Source: Nottingham City Council, 25/10/2012
Busy day Dave out at North Notts Business Club this morning whilst Marilyn on telemarketing contract, Dave then on a courier delivery for one of our solicitor clients whilst Marilyn had an appointment in Mansfield all jobs now completed!
