When you’re running a business, no matter how hard you try, you’re not going to be able to please everyone. Unfortunately these days, disgruntled customers are not only likely to tell their friends and colleagues about your business, there’s a good chance they will go online and tell the rest of the world while they’re […]
In March 2015 the Twitter owned app, Periscope, launched offering a platform for anyone to broadcast live video footage for free. Since March, Periscope has experienced tremendous growth on an international scale, surpassing 10 million accounts in August this year. Jessica Ruhfus, founder and CEO of brand partnerships platform, Collabosaurus, tells Dynamic Business how she […]
There are two kinds of startups – those who succeed and others who constantly try. In Britain, at least half the companies fail to last more than five years and in the US, three out of four startups are going bust without managing to turn a profit. The team and leader define the success of […]
The digital age has given us a lot to be thankful for. With the ability to transfer information freely and quickly, we have never been better connected with information, resources and people. It’s easy – with only a few touches of a keypad, we need not speak, travel or put on our best corporate attire […]
Whenever we come across a remarkable piece of marketing, it’s easy to assume that the big agencies (who have equally big budgets to spend) are the only ones who can pull off something successful. This just isn’t the case: you don’t need celebrity endorsements or flashy adverts to create great content. Yes, having lots of […]
Nearly all early-stage startups have a very limited cash flow, meaning that founders have to be picky about where funds go and why. When it comes to marketing, entrepreneurs are faced with a tough decision: spend limited resources on marketing, or inject funds into product development, following the mantra, “build it and they will come.” […]
What motivates an entrepreneur is a matter for the individual. It could be the prospect of making money – and lots of it, or the need to be your own boss. For others however, it’s the need to make big difference – and everything else falls incidental. After nine years in the legal profession, Ugur […]
I’m surprised that despite evidence bloggers bring customers to business, sometimes swarms of them, companies are still not engaging their services. A bloggers audience is loyal, targeted and engaged. Let me tell you about the night Jo Whitton, who blogs at Quirky Cooking, played a practical joke on her friend who had just gone to […]
Getting your business into social media is tricky, but it is a way to access a much broader audience. Many people use social media as their main access point to the rest of the internet. If you’re not promoting yourself there you may not be found easily. The tricky part is not to get overwhelmed. […]
I read a lot, whether it’s a column online, an op-ed in the Sunday paper or a good book, I have always enjoyed reading. It’s interesting to see what captures an audience though, and what collaboration of words seems to disappear into the vast empty cyber space with no more than 2-3 ‘likes’. It can […]
