Sales & Marketing

2018 was, for many businesses, the year of chaos.

The advent of the internet has hailed a wealth of innovation, the most popular of which being online shopping.

Scaling your business can often seem a daunting task. While you have invaluable knowledge from growing your business in your home market, you have to be prepared to face the unknown as you look to expand.

Business owners understand that leveraging social media helps humanizing brands and improving a business image, making even large corporations accessible. 

Below Jane Lucy, CEO and Founder of auto-switching service, The Labrador, discusses why auto-switching has to replace price comparison sites as meerkat models simply do not work anymore.

Debenhams, House of Fraser, Mothercare - the UK’s retailpocolypse shows no sign of slowing down. The big brands may make the headlines, but smaller high street businesses are also threatened. The figures are stark. Between 2020 and 2030 current estimates suggest half of the UK’s existing shop premises will disappear, and 100,000 stores will…

More than a third of Brits plan to spend less on Christmas compared to last year, according to the results of a new global survey of 23,000 families.

The shiny plaque above your desk. The accreditation in your email signature. The splash in the press announcing your accolade. Winning an award is a lucrative business and the payoff is great for any company, but the reality is that behind (and before) every win is hours of research and writing to hone the best possible entry that will convince the…

Raising finance is a key part of scaling your business. You get one shot when meeting with a potential investor, and it could be the difference between winning the investment and not. Sam Smith, CEO of finnCap, offers Total Business insight into investment pitches and how to make improvements to your overall presentation. It’s important to speak…