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- Definition of Marketing
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- 03. Preparing a Marketing Plan (i)
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- 05. Preparing a Marketing Plan (iii): Marketing objectives
- Marketing Mix - The 4Ps
- How to Prepare a Marketing Plan
- 08. Future developments
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- Naming Your Business
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- PR Versus Marketing
- Press and PR
- 01. The purpose of PR
- 04. Preparing for PR
- 05. Developing the PR Programme (i): Defining the problem
- 07. Developing the PR Programme (iii): Identifying the target audience
- 08. Developing the PR Programme (iv): Preparing key messages
- 09. Developing the PR Programme (v): Developing a master media list
- 10. Developing the PR Programme (vi): Establishing objectives
- 11. Developing Support Media materials
- 12. News Tools (i): An overview
- 13. News Tools (ii): The press release
- 14. News Tools (iii): Drafting a press release
- 15. News Tools (iv): Formatting a press release
- 16. News Tools (v): Issuing photography
- 17. News Tools (vi): Organising a photocall
- 18. News Tools (vii): Hosting a press event
- 19. News Tools (viii): Targeting specific journalists
- 20. News Tools (ix): Preparing the media distribution list
- 21. Evaluation techniques
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- Summary
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- Top Sales Training Tips
- What it is that people really buy
- Customer Service
- e-commerce
- Exporting
- 01. Planning to Export (i)
- 02. Planning to Export (ii): Selecting your export opportunity
- 03. Planning to Export (iii): Choosing an export market
- 04. Planning to Export (iv): Researching the market
- 05. Planning to Export (v): Exploring your market entry options
- 06. Planning to Export (vi): The export marketing plan
- 07. Sales Quotations and Contracts (i)
- 08. Sales Quotations and Contracts (ii): Methods of payment
- 09. Sales Quotations and Contracts (iii): Completing the sales quotation
- 10. Market delivery methods
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- Language skills for business
- Negotiating globally
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- Employing People
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- Main Management Tasks
- Delegation
- The Delegation Process (i)
- The Delegation Process (ii): Useful Behaviour Before The Delegation
- The Delegation Process (iii): Useful Behaviour During The Delegation
- The Delegation Process (iv): Useful Behaviour After the Delegation
- The Delegation Process (v): Behaviours To Look For In The Delegatee
- The Delegation Process (vi): What Stops You In The Delegation Process?
- Appraisals (i): What Is An Appraisal?
- Appraisals (ii): What Use Is An Appraisal?
- Appraisals (iii): How Often Should You Appraise?
- Appraisals (iv): Who Should Appraise?
- How To Appraise
- Giving Feedback In An Appraisal
- What Can Go Wrong With The Appraisal Process?
- Developing People
- Managing Teams
- 01. Relationships
- 02. Team Working (i): Why Use Teams?
- 03. Team Working (ii): What Is The Purpose Of Your Team?
- 04. Team Working (iii): What Sorts Of Processes Are Involved?
- 05. Team Working (iv): Task and Maintenance
- 06. Team Working (v): Group Dynamics
- 07. What Can Go Wrong?
- 08. What Can Go Wrong? (ii): Roles
- 09. What can go wrong? (iii): Informal group processes
- 10. What Can Go Wrong? (iv): Hidden Agendas
- 11. What Can Go Wrong? (v): Conflicts
- 12. Team Development
- Recruitment and selection
- 01. Defining your requirements (i)
- 02. Defining your requirements (ii): Job analysis
- 03. Defining your requirements (iii): Job description
- 04. Defining your requirements (iv): Person specification
- 05. Defining your requirements (v): Do you really need to hire someone new?
- 06. Attracting applicants
- 07. Selection techniques
- 08. Interviewing (i)
- 09. Interviewing (ii): Who should interview?
- 10. Interviewing (iii): When to interview
- 11. Interviewing (iv): Pre-interview preparation
- 12. Interviewing (v): Interview questions
- 13. Interviewing (vi): Interview structure
- 14. Interviewing (vii): Horns or halo?
- 15. Interviewing (viii): Keeping people informed
- 16. Selecting the successful candidate
- 17. Recording and evaluating the process
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- Assessing your requirements
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- Negotiation 1: Successful negotiation
- Negotiation 2: Approaches to negotiation
- Negotiation 3: Creative bargaining
- Negotiation 4: Relational influence and power
- Negotiation 5: Negotiating with integrity
- Negotiation 6: Negotiating globally
- Negotiation 7: Using an advocate
- Negotiation 8: Dealing with conflict
- Stock control and inventory
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- Delegation and Staff Appraisal
- Marketing and Promotion
- Advertising
- Conferences and Exhibitions
- Direct Mail
- Marketing Planning
- Definition of Marketing
- Defining Your Market
- 03. Preparing a Marketing Plan (i)
- 04. Preparing a Marketing Plan (ii): Customer targeting and market positioning
- 05. Preparing a Marketing Plan (iii): Marketing objectives
- Marketing Mix - The 4Ps
- How to Prepare a Marketing Plan
- 08. Future developments
- Corporate Identity
- Naming Your Business
- Pricing Strategies
- Public Relations (PR)
- Delivery of PR
- PR Versus Marketing
- Press and PR
- 01. The purpose of PR
- 04. Preparing for PR
- 05. Developing the PR Programme (i): Defining the problem
- 07. Developing the PR Programme (iii): Identifying the target audience
- 08. Developing the PR Programme (iv): Preparing key messages
- 09. Developing the PR Programme (v): Developing a master media list
- 10. Developing the PR Programme (vi): Establishing objectives
- 11. Developing Support Media materials
- 12. News Tools (i): An overview
- 13. News Tools (ii): The press release
- 14. News Tools (iii): Drafting a press release
- 15. News Tools (iv): Formatting a press release
- 16. News Tools (v): Issuing photography
- 17. News Tools (vi): Organising a photocall
- 18. News Tools (vii): Hosting a press event
- 19. News Tools (viii): Targeting specific journalists
- 20. News Tools (ix): Preparing the media distribution list
- 21. Evaluation techniques
- Digital Marketing
- Sales
- Cold calling
- Contracts
- Face-to-face sales
- Follow-up action
- Prospecting for and generating leads
- Sales preparation
- Summary
- Telephone sales
- Top Sales Training Tips
- What it is that people really buy
- Customer Service
- e-commerce
- Exporting
- 01. Planning to Export (i)
- 02. Planning to Export (ii): Selecting your export opportunity
- 03. Planning to Export (iii): Choosing an export market
- 04. Planning to Export (iv): Researching the market
- 05. Planning to Export (v): Exploring your market entry options
- 06. Planning to Export (vi): The export marketing plan
- 07. Sales Quotations and Contracts (i)
- 08. Sales Quotations and Contracts (ii): Methods of payment
- 09. Sales Quotations and Contracts (iii): Completing the sales quotation
- 10. Market delivery methods
- Contracts
- Language skills for business
- Negotiating globally
- Skills and Training
- Finance and Funding
- Book Keeping
- Budgeting
- Effective Credit Management
- Financial Control
- Financial Forecasting and Planning
- Understanding Financial Statements
- Financial Action Planner (FAP)
- Grants and Loans
- Procurement
- £1,000 Shell LiveWIRE Grand Ideas Awards
- £10,000 Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award
- Investors and Business Angels
- Financing Your Business - Grand Ideas Awards Winners Story
- Problems Accessing Finance and Funding - Grand Ideas Awards Case Study
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