Does the use of Video make a difference to Business Results? The answer is YES! Based on a great deal of research over the past two years, there is no question that the age of video marketing has begun. Video is expected to grow by 55% this year as the Top Format for Content Marketing. Add to that the fact that Videos have 41% higher click through rate than text and that videos are shared 1,200% more than links and text combined and you start to get the picture!
At The Plum Consultancy we have first hand evidence of how our virtual video product PropVid is helping clients out...
Acting BBC Director-General Tim Davie has announced plans to launch more free training days for women who have specialist or expert knowledge and who want to share it in TV and radio interviews and reports.
Following the success of the first ‘Expert Women Day’ that was held in London last month, four further events are now planned for Salford, Glasgow (which will host women from Northern Ireland as well), Cardiff and London, bringing the total number of women trained to 130.
The BBC Academy, working with Broadcast Magazine, recently selected 30 women with specialist...
The South West TUC has called for a change in culture after a poll published today by BBC Breakfast shows that more than half of office employees regularly work through their lunch breaks.
Nigel Costley, Regional Secretary of the South West TUC said: “These figures shine a spotlight on Britain’s long-hours culture. Far too many employees are failing to take lunch because they have too much work to do.
“It is essential that employers recognise the damage this can do to their staff and to the productivity of their workforce. Workers who skip lunch and don’t take time away...
Businesses are invited to get involved in The Big Bang South West 2013; the 'champions league' of all Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) events, which will be held at the University of Exeter Streatham campus later this year (27th June 2013).
School and college students are now busy working on their Big Bang South West competition entries. Meanwhile organisers, the Education Business Partnership – South West (EBP-SW), are looking for businesses that work in STEM subjects to join the impressive list of companies already signed-up to showcase their work to an...
Businesses in Devon have the opportunity to receive free support and expertise on how to grow.
Devon County Council has teamed up with the University of Exeter to offer business advice that will ensure they are able to develop new ideas, products, efficiencies and to identify new markets.
If you think marketing is just a waste of time and that your products and services will just sell themselves – look around you and wake up! Some of the biggest names in retailing have been hitting the fan over the last few years because they haven’t woken up to the changing face of consumerism. The ‘just sit tight and it will go away’ syndrome only leads to one result: FAILURE.
In order to survive and prosper, you need to change your Mind Set. Hands up all those who are perfectly content with their level of business, profitability and customer base? If you are sitting there smugly...
Following the highly successful Finance in Cornwall event in 2012, leading chartered accountants and business advisers Francis Clark are holding a further seminar to address the issues facing SMEs across the region and the funding and support streams that are open to them.
The “Finance in the South West” seminar is aimed at owner managers who need clarification of the funding streams available to them and who are looking for a way through what many consider to be a “funding maze”.
Lewis Banfield, a partner at Francis Clark will chair the meeting at Exeter Racecourse in...
The business heavyweights at Francis Clark were joined by another type of heavyweight when a life-sized model gorilla turned up at the accountancy firm’s Torquay offices.
The startling sight of managing partner Les Burnett and Head of Tax Steve Collins with the unique piece of three-dimensional public art can be explained by Francis Clark becoming Gold Sponsors of Paignton Zoo’s Great Gorilla Project.
The project is celebrating the 90th birthday of the region’s largest and best-known zoo, Paignton Zoo Environmental Park, which is a registered charity. It is also raising...
Devon Community Foundation is thrilled to announce that it is working with BBC Radio Devon to celebrate the station’s 30th Birthday by giving cash to the community! BBC Radio Devon Give a Gift, which launched on 21st January, aims to raise funds to make a difference in the county by giving cash gifts to local groups and organisations that need it most.
The funds raised will be distributed throughout the year with a panel of BBC Radio Devon listeners helping to decide how the money is spent. It is a fantastic opportunity to demonstrate the worth of local community groups and just...
Regional sales training company Estadia has launched a new scheme designed to help businesses invest in essential training for their employees.
The new scheme will allow businesses to improve their cash flow while continuing to refresh and improve employees' performance. Based on the number of employees and training days that are anticipated over a 12-month period, businesses will pay a monthly fee month spread over one year that will support a healthier cash flow as well as providing a discount on the total cost of training.
