In Business the Law of Averages is not always Common Sense

Many business owners seem to think that they will get an average,
or “their fair share of business” in a local area.
Relying on this alone does not make sense.
In a recent NRG business networking seminar I attended,
the presenter was Chris Bose of Inpress PR.
He spoke about the operation of Power Laws with Internet Traffic.
Whether on the [...]

Back to the future

In my business networking blog entry, Reputation, Friends & Generosity, I mentioned a seminar presented by Nancy Williams of Tiger Two on online reputation management.
The last of her 13 top tips was about good old fashioned customer service. Getting back to the past as she put it.
It makes common sense for any business to practice [...]

6 Common Sense Principles for Business

Great post from The Engaging Brand Blog with Anna Farmery. Business is essentially simple, but we tend to make it very complex.
She wrote her Dad used to say to her:
“Anna, business is not complex, people make it complex but business is just based on simple common sense. What is complex about these principles….”
Read the 6 [...]