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Become Highly Effective Time Managers With These 7 Habits

Darren A. Smith

June 23, 2015

Become a Highly Effective Time Manager Stephen Covey wrote an amazing book called, ‘7 Habits of Highly Effective People‘, which…

The HR Scorecard: Measuring Training, Mentoring & Recruitment

Andy Palmer

May 28, 2015

Overview of The Ultimate HR Scorecard for Measuring Training, Mentoring and Recruitment Scorecards are a very useful tool for understanding: How…

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Summarising the CIPD Annual Survey Report 2015

Darren A. Smith

May 27, 2015

CIPD’s Highlighting of the Latest Trends and Challenges This CIPD report has conducted the annual survey of Learning and Development…

10 Ways to Increase Profits on Supermarkets’ Promotion Plan

Darren A. Smith

May 20, 2015

10 Ways to Increase These Profits: Supermarkets and suppliers have promoted their products since time began. Unfortunately, promotions have always…

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How to Enhance Your Persuasion Skills with ‘iRascal’

Darren A. Smith

May 13, 2015

Find out How to Enhance Your Persuasion Skills with iRascal: Do you need a supermarket buyer to meet you on…

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Improve Trust With Your Supermarket Buyer

Darren A. Smith

May 11, 2015

Improve Trust and Achieve More Here’s why you should explore ways to improve trust. The trust that you have with…

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5 Questions to Ask When Negotiating with a UK Supermarket Buyer

Darren A. Smith

May 11, 2015

What to Ask When Negotiating With a Supermarket Buyer Negotiating with a UK supermarket buyer requires the National Account Manager…

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Customer vs. Consumer: Is There an Alternative to the Term?

Andy Palmer

May 5, 2015

Shopper, Preparer or Eater? We notice that in published articles and when we first begin working with clients, that they…

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3 Stages to Ensuring Presentations Deliver Maximum Influence

Darren A. Smith

April 29, 2015

Ensure Your Presentation Will Deliver the Maximum Influence You’ve spent days, hours and some late nights building a great presentation.…

Kantar Market Data: Consumer Panel Data Terms Explained

Andy Palmer

April 28, 2015

Decode the Kantar Market Data Panel The Kantar consumer panel data can be confusing. Below is an overview of the…

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How to Make the Most from the Training Slides in Your Drawer

Darren A. Smith

April 24, 2015

The Sad Training Slides Story… We’ve all been on great training courses. The stuff you learnt was great, the trainer…

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8 Methods of Resolving Conflict & Conflict Resolution Strategies

Darren A. Smith

April 9, 2015

Do You Know All Your Options? Conflict is an everyday part of life in the UK Grocery Industry. Discounters are…

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