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Get a (digital) life!

by Martin Leuw

Last week my teenage daughter was interviewed by the Sunday Times. I didn’t realise what it was all about until I read the headline: “Children spend seven hours a day in ‘electronic life’.”

February 08, 2010 11:20am - Business technology

Charlie Mullins: "How dare MPs fly first class while the economy is in tatters?"

by Charlie Mullins

Evidence of this government’s “Do as I say, not as I do” attitude has again been revealed, this time relating to the travel arrangements of ministers heading to the recent World Economic Forum in Davos.

February 08, 2010 10:06am - Leadership

Members of BNI Hogarth create a YouTube hit

by Kate Pritchard

For some Friday-afternoon entrepreneurial entertainment, check out this music video created by the members of Business Network International (BNI) Hogarth. [Make sure you crank your speakers up.]

February 05, 2010 5:00pm - Leadership

Making time for charity

by Jason Hesse

An increasing number of entrepreneurs now give back to society by donating time and expertise to charitable organisations. Nigel Watson is one such entrepreneur who believes he has struck the right balance.

February 05, 2010 4:44pm - Leadership

Customer (dis)service

by Don Joe

This week Don Joe – our undercover agent in the corporate world – explains why speaking to someone in a call centre turns us all into rabid wolves.

February 05, 2010 3:20pm - Sales and marketing

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What does it take to be a Customer King?

Real Business magazine and Cisco have started searching for this year's Customer Kings. The one question perplexing entrepreneurs, marketers and PRs will be: what are we looking for in a winner?

November 06, 2009 4:24pm GMT
Have a Friday chuckle on us

The Friday Funnies have been on sabbatical. But here's a few hilarious gems to get you ready for the weekend. 

September 18, 2009 4:59pm GMT
Absolut nonsense

No, that's not a typo. The vodka company is suing the recently-renamed Absolut Radio for alleged trademark infringment. Er. It's a "radio" station, guys. No-one's going to call up Christian O'Connell and demand a martini. Well...

August 20, 2009 11:35am GMT
Murdoch and the FT's Ridding talk up paid-for news

When the FT began charging for content, its subscriber numbers plummeted. Today, the finanical newspaper has a paltry 117,000 paying subscribers to the site. But there may be a light at the end of the tunnel for the firm with Murdoch's plans to jump on the commercial news bandwagon.

August 18, 2009 12:37pm GMT

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