We have all been there, morale is low and there is a need to motivate your staff. What do you do, how do you do it? Times are still difficult in business, and we expect more from our employees than ever before. So here we give our advice on how to motivate your staff for…
Pay-per-click (PPC) advertising is key to most online marketing campaigns today, and it’s often expensive and overwhelming. If the tedious nature and large time commitment required to run a successful — or even unsuccessful — PPC campaign has got you down, you are not alone. However, a good ROI makes it all worthwhile. Over 40%…
Whilst I was away travelling in the USA, last week Buca went to stay with his Uncles who decided it would be a really good idea to give him a Haircut, once a Portugese Water Dog…. now a very short hair hound, let me know your thoughts on his new cut…… Before After Whilst I…
I know its been a while but yes Curry Club is still running! I was fortunate enough to have the priviledge of arranging last months curry club which for some reason did not happen untill July. I have to admit I was feeling quite competitive about it all, so I decided to share Isleworth’s best…
Twice a year (in June and in December), Vincenzo Cosenza creates a “world map of social networks”, showing the dominant social networks by country, based on traffic data gathered from Alexa and Google Trends for Websites. In June 2009, Facebook was already quite big, and at the end of that year its accelerating growth became even more apparent. By December 2010, the…
As a big (well, I’m quite short, really…) horror fan, I am not ashamed to admit that I have watched a fair few movies of the genre, but no matter how terrifying or lame, realistic or far-fetched, starring monsters or serial-killers, there is one thing always bothers me: there always comes a bit in the…
Nicholas Carr recently published ‘What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains; The Shallows’, a fascinating book which addresses just what the Internet and new media, all with its excessive information streams, are doing to us humans. The book states neuroscientists have discovered when we use new technology or new media we shift our habits…
The daffodils, bright trumpet heralds of day-long light and warm-air nights, have crisped and curled, ceding their colour to Magnolia, Forsythia, Wisteria and other … errr…[note to self: spend more time on florifery]. …And so the summer days glide in, imperceptible, pleasingly inexorable, carrying with them the sweet promise of sunshine, bare skin and balmy…
Four Key Business Efficiency Tips Because our product makes companies more efficient, we like to talk about efficiency in general. And we’re not alone. Business efficiency is a popular topic, and there are thousands of blogs out there discussing detailed project management techniques or the latest software suites that all claim to help you achieve…
A few days ago I cooked a delicious Pigeon Stew and I though it wouldn’t be fair if I didn’t share the recipe with you guys: Ingredients 8 Pigeon breasts 8 rashers streaky bacon 1 onion 4 cloves garlic 2 large carrots 1 celeriac tomato puree chicken stock optional red wine Method Season breasts and…
