Local Wealth Management Company Brewin Dolphin Exeter launched Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) as its new charity of the year with the creation of a ‘Pop up Shop’ at their offices on Pynes Hill. Brewin Dolphin organised a ‘Drop & Shop’ to raise funds and awareness for the charity by inviting neighbouring business colleagues to help fundraise.
The Brewin Dolphin team, headed up by Administration Manager Rhiannon Bates, arranged two separate collection days for the donation of unwanted items including clothes, jewellery, toys and home-ware. The businesses on Pynes Hill...
In this video local business expert Richard Hussey from RSH Copywriting gives great advice on how to write news articles.
Richard describes the three best principles to writing a new articles and the importance of headlines.
“Your headline has one purpose -- to grab the attention of the specific people you really want to read your content.
"It has to tell them: 'this article is for you’; 'you're going to discover something of value'. And 'this will be a productive use of your time'. See now why headlines are more than just an afterthought?”
Big six power company Npwower has come under criticism for misleading consumers with claims that rising energy bills are the fault of "old and draughty" houses. Npower Chief executive Paul Massara said the prices of gas and electricity in the UK are among the lowest in Europe and expensive bills are "because British houses waste so much energy". In the supplier's second "Energy Explained" report, Mr Massara said: "If we can increase the efficiency of the UK's old and draughty housing, we can ensure that annual energy bills are some of the lowest too." The claims have come under heavy...
In the latest in a nutshell video, we asked local expert Adam Stone from Rokk Media “what are the benefits of mobile apps?”
Adam explains the different benefits of mobile apps and gives advice on how to create your own million pound app. “Coming up with an idea is the easy bit - getting it downloaded enough to turn a profit is the hard part. Bear in mind that the reason apps are downloaded in their millions is because they are incredibly low cost or even free. That means that to make money the app needs to sell in high volume and to achieve that often requires a hefty marketing...
In this video local business expert Jonathan Alder from Alder and Alder discusses the importance of branding
Jonathan explains why he thinks branding is important and what you need to do to make sure you get it right for your business. “Who you are is about your visual identity - the way you look. So that includes things like your logo, your website, your literature or packaging. It also includes your name. This aspect of your brand will often be the first contact someone has with you. What you do isn't just about listing the products or services you offer. It's about explaining...
Exeter based Absolute PR and Marketing rounded off a year of growth after securing a string of new account wins including a major national property developer and an award-winning Westcountry food producer and supplier.
In addition to its recent appointment as the communications consultancy for South West Lakes Trust, Absolute has now landed five new national and regional clients across the food and drink, tourism and leisure, engineering and property sectors.
Multi award-winning retirement property developer Urban Renaissance Villages has awarded the agency its national...
A digital marketing agency is helping local businesses kick start 2014 with the introduction of a fixed price search engine optimisation audit package.
In this video local business expert Vic Williams from The Audacious Company gives tips on how to build your business through referrals.
Vic discusses the importance of referrals and the best way to get them.
“That fact is that every new client you acquire and every client you have in your data base will know people you currently don't know and if you don't ask your clients for these referrals, some else will. You will have put in all the effort to offer your client great service or a great product and by not asking the right questions at the right time, you are literally...
In this video local business expert Vic Williams from The Audacious Company gives tips on how to build your business through referrals.
Vic discusses the importance of referrals and the best way to get them.
“That fact is that every new client you acquire and every client you have in your data base will know people you currently don't know and if you don't ask your clients for these referrals, some else will. You will have put in all the effort to offer your client great service or a great product and by not asking the right questions at the right time, you are literally...
If you are an athletics fan, you probably know all about the “Fosbury Flop,” a story that tells a world of things about innovation, persistence and a burning desire to win. Dick Fosbury was a good high jumper and he seemed to have reached the maximum height his body could clear. But he kept an open mind and began to experiment with every different way a body could be propelled over the bar. The style he finally developed was different than anyone else had ever seen. The jump is done head first, with the flat of the back clearing the bar and then the knees are drawn up, jackknife fashion....
