Who has heard that timely saying that ‘Britain doesn’t make anything anymore’? Well, this sentence will soon be a thing of the past, with a new backed campaign set out to dispel this myth and make Britain a great place for business once again. Britain’s Manufacturing industry has taken a hit in recent years with…
NACC 12 Sponsored Walk. The team at brighter doing their bit…. The NACC Charity (National Association for Crohns and Colitis) is a national charity very close to our hearts at Brighter Directions, so we are always thrilled to provide support, fundraising activities throughout the year to do our bit for this fantastic cause. As some…
Great news for businesses that export or deal with Brussels -Or for those that don’t YET but may start looking into opportunities this gives a viable option to: bmi have launched a new low-fare of just £65 one-way (cheaper than most train tickets to London!) between the East Midlands and Brussels airports. Flights are available…
The UK Marketing Services industry is vast and well-established with many thriving and specialists organisations (like ourselves) at the forefront of innovation and strategic development. A recent study has found that in the last three years, some forward-thinking Marketing companies have worked hard to increase sales revenue by over 22% – a great achievement in the economy.…
Employers are looking for new innovative ways to recruit now the market is in such need of a face-lift, what better opportunity technology provides to help candidates ‘stand out from the crowd’ Recruitment is a tough game, so much so that (we think) video may be the new way forward – why shouldn’t candidates think…
Check-in numbers on Pages will be updated in the next few weeks Recent notice from Facebook: We are revising check-in numbers on Facebook Pages to give you a more accurate picture of how people are visiting your business. Among these changes, previously, if an individual checked into your business multiple times, each check-in was counted…
Brighter Directions are a local award-winning strategic marketing and social media company helping SME’s with all marketing and sales related issues, from writing a strategic plan to managing your social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and more… Last years finalists for the prestigious BESMA Best in the Business awards in London in TWO categories…
Just for a bit of fun, we thought we’d share with you one of our famous Marketing Quiz that we run at various events and seminars… Its there to show the importance of Brand Identity in businesses – A lesson to be learnt from the large companies but equally as vital for small independant organisations…
You’ve probably seen the funny little block pictures or graphics in places like adverts, billboards and magazines and wondered “what are they?” and “how can they help promote my business?”Firstly, QR Code stands for “Quick Response Code”, it’s as simple as that. What it is, is a 2D bar code that can be scanned and decoded.…
So youve created your account on Twitter and hey-presto, your expecting lots of conversations with potential customers and even orders to come flying through your door/website… BUT after a couple of months of tweeting a few times a day – still nothing…… Why me??? I hear you cry… Social Media for businesses isnt about shouting your message…