Branding is an integral part of the way you communicate who you are and how you differentiate yourself from your competitors. Whether you are a not-for-profit organization, an SME or a start-up, your brand and your attitude towards it can have a huge impact on how you grow and manage your business.Attitudes to BrandingMany senior managers look upon branding as a cosmetic exercise. Instead they prefer to concentrate on the ‘more important’ issues of sales, cost-cutting, or restructuring etc. The brand is treated as a superficial trifle as opposed to a reflection of what the business is about and how it will deliver a competitive advantage. Public opinion is also fairly negative. When brand consultants reveal the new look for a high profile organization, the 2012 Olympics or BP, the focus is always on the £1 million fee that’s been paid out. The long-term potential of the brand and the additional million in fees paid to advisors, lawyers and accountants is ignored. This is because until a brand is established we do not consider it a good investment of time and resource.The internet challenges these attitudes. The speed with which your product or service can be found means that your brand must not only be strong visually but it must convey a strong value proposition and ethos. Increasingly your website is where potential customers receive their first impression of who you are and what you stand for.Why Branding is ImportantBranding is all about perception. If the brand is seen to innovate and add value it is considered to be a good thing – it delivers more return for less risk. If the brand appears to take its market for granted, negative thoughts and attitudes appear. Once these set in they are hard to remove. This sense of perception applies equally to FTSE100 companies as it does to political parties and not-for profit organizations. For quoted companies brand perception can influence share-price, for political parties electivity and for the latter, donations and subscriptions.Today, a large number of businesses consider their brand as an intangible asset that can be listed on their balance sheet. For Coca-Cola, the brand alone accounts for 51% of the company’s stock market value.John Stuart, the Chairman of Quaker, knew what he was talking about when he said in 1900:”If this business were split up, I would give you the land and bricks and mortar, and I would take the brands and trade marks, and I would fare better than you.”Managers as BrandsSome successful companies use the brand as their central organizing principle and use their founder or Chief Executive as its central driver and promoter. The obvious example is Richard Branson who seeks to give the everyday man in the street a fair deal whether it is train travel, flying, financial services, media or music. Others may be custodians of the brand, such as Willie Walsh the Chief Executive of British Airways. Whether you are the owner of your company or a manager, there is huge benefit to be delivered in promoting yourself within your brand or as part of it. It is becoming a part of our culture to develop people as a brand whether it is via the internet, a magazine, social network or a blog. Those that do it effectively use multiple forms of media in order to ensure that they, as part of the brand, are more prominent than their competitors.This type of branding shouldn’t be confused with self-promotion, which is about seeking only personal reward. It is about having the confidence to use yourself to demonstrate to your customers how your brand can deliver better value. If the benefit to your business is increased turnover, you in turn receive a boost in self-esteem.

When you start out in business the most important thing to do is get your name out there. You can do this in a couple of ways. One is advertising which can cost you money in which you may not have at the beginning of your business career. The other way is branding.Branding your business especially at the beginning will get your name and product/services out there and you can do this without spending a lot, if any money. When you brand your business you will attract readers, customers and prospects. Customers and prospects in the business world usually pay for themselves but readers become a valuable part as they are the ones who share with others. Having people share your articles and your business with others is key to being successful in the industry. It becomes a chain reaction, read share, read share. If you want to be successful this will expand your business. So, how do you brand yourself? There are a few ways to do it.One way is article writing which the readers will look at and become potential prospects/buyers. When you write articles you can get creative by inserting pictures into your articles to give it a little spice up that can attract new readers. You can also insert links and back links into your articles as a call to action. These will get you higher up on the search engines and gets your name out there for people to find you.You can also use videos to brand your business. Videos are getting to be the most popular type of branding in the industry today. I’m not sure why but maybe people in general would rather watch something rather than read something. With today’s technology you can get very creative when making videos. You can add captions and things like showing your website on the screen while people are watching them. You Tube is a popular site to watch videos and they are huge with millions of viewers each and every day.Social media is a great way to brand your business. Things like Facebook are so popular today that you can’t afford not to take advantage of it. When people read and like your posts they often share and like with their friends. The social media is exploding right now with several sites that are out there including Facebook, Google, Linked In, Twitter and many more. Absolutely brand your business using social media. Of course do not exclude the article writing and videos because collectively you will brand your business to levels that you are looking for in your business. It is best to use all of the resources when branding your business.

Well, the “doom and gloom” merchants are telling us that the green roots of recovery are starting to show and that the worst of the recession is over. So you can heave a sigh of relief and pat yourself on the back for having seen your organisation through it and survived. Unfortunately, as you know only too well, the pressure never eases up, and that just means your challenges take on a different hue.One of your biggest challenges as a business executive is that it is only in a recovering economy that you find out the true costs of your business survival tactics. If you have laid off people now is the time that you start to feel the pinch of those gaps. Suddenly your skeleton staff cannot cope and you need to think about recruiting again. The trouble is that your new recruits cannot offer the same level of expertise and service as their predecessors and now you find yourself beset with quality and service complaint issues that add unnecessary costs, damage your goodwill and could even create a further threat to your business.Even if you managed to avoid making people redundant, what additional strain did you place on them? How sure are you that they will stay now that the employment market is picking up? A recent survey by Pricewaterhouse Coopers has indicated that one in three people are looking to change their jobs at the first opportunity. How would you manage if you were to lose a third of your people now?The fact remains that redundancy programmes are a very short term solution. They enable you to survive but they are not good for your business in the long term. So now is an ideal time to lay the foundations for a new people management platform that will:
Ensure your people are engaged and committed and therefore will not leave.
Prevent you having to repeat the medicine the next time there is an economic downturn, or – heaven forbid – if this proves to be the “double dip” recession that so many have predicted.
Of course, when you have so much else to think about, this is not top of your priority list right now. It should be. In fact, if it is isn’t, you need to make sure it is. Let’s go through the reasons why again.1. You need to rebuild your credibility with your employees If you have made people redundant, trust levels will be low. You cannot ensure the support and commitment of your people unless they know that you have taken steps to ensure that the past will not repeat itself.2. You need to develop momentum as quickly as possibleThe marketplace is not the same as it was before the recession. Thus, as the economy improves business is up for grabs and you will unquestionably lose out if you let standards slip. And while you can impose standards you cannot execute them. You depend on your people for that which, of course, means that you have to be able to trust them and you cannot do that if they are not engaged.3. You have to develop a credible employer brandThe employment market picking up again is a double edged sword. On the one hand it means that you need to protect your existing employees from temptation, but on the other it means that you could lure away good people from their existing jobs, which is imperative if you want to develop the aforementioned momentum. Either way you need to develop and embed a culture that makes you an employer of choice.4. You need to future-proof your businessYou need to ensure you don’t fall into the boom and bust patterns of past economic cycles. Traditional thinking has it that you hire in good times and lay-off in bad, but in order to have that credible employer brand you have to commit to a policy that precludes that. This makes it vital that you introduce policies that engage the hearts and minds of your people, because that is the only way you can ensure that you have everyone looking out for the long-term interests of your business.One thing is for sure, you never again want to go through what you have just been through. That alone makes the case for changing your priorities if you are not already looking to change your approach to the way you manage your people. You won’t regret it and, as you can see, the benefits means your decision will more than pay for itself – with the bonus of making your own life easier!

What is a Business Plan?

Most people assume you only have to write a business plan if you are going to seek capital from a bank or other lending institution. This is not always the case.

Most plans are driven by market needs and aims. The importance of having a business plan is to ensure your business remains on target for goals and objectives set for that financial year and for the future. There is no real difference between a business plan and a ‘strategic business plan’. You could say that every plan is a strategic one.

Most plans are driven by marketing, since you have to look outwards at the market, the market place, products and services before being able to look inwards at the company and finances.

Part of the business plan will include a marketing strategy, looking at how you will achieve growth, where to market and who to market to. Many people look at marketing as ‘selling’ but it is more than that. It’s about ‘branding’, image and building trust within the marketplace, about identifying the people who you need to market to. It’s about customer engagement and identifying your niche market and where they hang out. The Marketing strategy also looks at product development, customer service, ongoing training, the marketing system used to capture lead generation and how to retail to your customer on an ongoing basis, getting repeat customers, not just once off.

Why is it needed?

Having a plan helps you to define growth for your company, and expansion. It helps to keep you focused and on track.

Writing a business plan is not as complex as most people think, there are lots of templates out there on the market place that can help with the format.

Here are some quick tips for researching and putting together your marketing strategy:

· Determine your company values or ‘mission statement’, this will help to keep you on track as it is easy to get distracted without a mission statement.

· Do your market research, who are your audience? Your competitors? Who are your products aimed at? Where do they hang out?

· What is your unique selling point? What makes you stand out from your competitors

· What are your competitors activity? How do they compare to yours?

· What is it you are trying to achieve in your company / business? What are your aims?

· Are your products or services competitive? Do they stand out?

· What’s your customer service level like? Compared to your competitors?

· Have you got your marketing strategy right?

· Have you determined your advertising budget, your company brand etc?

· Market expansion – any plans for this?

· What will your business be like in 3 to 5 years time? Plan for growth financially and products, service wide.

Here are some great sites that offer more information on business planning and templates that you can use when producing a business plan.

In recent years technology has made tremendous advancements. These advancements have reshaped the organisations by creating their business functions integrated and streamlined. Beyond the standard office computers and smart devices, organisations are now implementing new software’s and latest technology equipment’s to run their operations smoothly. One such technological advancement is Slide presentation software PowerPoint is one of the widely used Slide Presentation Software. It is a powerful tool to make your presentation more attractive and engaging. If you want visual effect, collaboration tools, easy access, then PowerPoint will be the perfect option.

Nowadays in every field, there is huge competition. Business and professional firms use the presentation as a tool to educate, train, motivate the internal and external audience. At any point in time, you may require to give a presentation. The presentation is an essential part of branding because the presentation is the primary source which companies use for communication with clients, general public etc. The presentation demonstrates the company profile, and it’s the only tool which makes sure that all your representatives are turning into sales. A well-designed presentation shows presenters professionalism and also builds organisations corporate image.

Presenters are mainly of two types. Firstly, the great ones, who with their commanding charisma, speaking skills and great presentation styles can grasp the audience attention and secondly the Mediocre one who only focuses on the content of the presentation. They come up with great with great content and speak amazingly but fails in their presentation skills. Many times, lacks in gaining audience attention.

You may have complex data for presentation, a great content will be a scrap if not delivered in an entertaining way. Templates contains layout, colour, fonts, effects. powerpoint template helps to convey the information in an attractive way, grabbing the audience attention throughout the topic.

Benefits of an Effective Presentation:

• Face to Face Interaction: A presentation enables to meet your customers and prospects. Face to face interactions strengthens the relation and bond with the customers. An effective presentation can improve sales. According to a recent survey conducted, face to face meetings is fifteen times better than other marketing activities.
• Engagement: Presentation is the easiest way to engage with the audience. Attractive slides, astonishing layouts can hold the audience attention easily. Bullet points and summary texts help the audience to focus on the main subjects.
• Flexibility: Flexibility is the vital feature of the presentation. It helps in saving the time of professionals. PowerPoint presentations allow the user to quickly change the content and change the designs based on the audience.

• Adds professionalism: Presentation can decide the success of any business meetings. The presenter should convey the information most attractively and entertainingly. Adding attractive templates can ensure maximum engagement of audience over the topic.

• Storage: After the presentation, the slides can be quickly distributed among the members for further reference. It can easily be saved on the computers which minimise the chance of loss or misplacement.

• Presentation Important for Business Growth: Having a superior product can never result in success. Advertisement of the product is also mandatory. The product demonstration should be attractive, clear to the audience. The presentation should be eye-catching and should create a lasting impression on the audience. Adding an attractive slide, Infographics icons can ease the work of the presenter.

• Adds Creativity: Nobody like a wall of text, the presentation should look interesting and conveying. The audience can easily remember visual information. Adding images to illustrate point will surely make your presentation engaging. PowerPoint allows the user to add creative clipart’s, attractive fonts to the presentation.

A worker shortage might be excellent news for the economy! Maybe, just maybe, firms will awake and see workers’ substantial contribution to their success. Some CEOs take unconscionable sums and destroy their firm’s value, unlike many frontline workers who create value. During the pandemic, CEOs took vast sums as they laid-off workers. Some firms sought bankruptcy protection, but hat didn’t stop their greedy CEOs from snatching hefty bonuses.

We have a worker shortage and firms are scrambling to hire whomever is willing. Some firms, like McDonalds have paid signing bonuses. Canada’s Loblaw and its competitors paid a bonus to frontline workers when the pandemic began. They stopped it after three months in unison with their competitors. When government confronted them about this collusion, they claimed it happened independently. Go figure! It’s like you caught your three-year-old with her hand in the cookie jar and she said, Mom, “Cookie Monster did it!”

Worker Shortage Inevitable With Shoddy Treatment

Loblaw’s behavior disturbs me. During the bonus period, profits soared. Per se, that’s no problem. I favor firms making profits. To be sure, I am against government taxing profits. But paying workers the bonus during the pandemic shouldn’t hinge on profits. It was just right. Meanwhile, my wife and I shopped at a Loblaw store and workers continued their excellent service despite Loblaw’s slight.

Leaders must realize frontline workers are the firm’s foundation and treat them well, not as cogs turning out CEOs bonuses! When employers treat workers like machines, they disengage. Gallup said, over several decades, they and other researchers found a strong link between employees’ workplace engagement and the company’s overall performance. Yet employers refuse to accept this. But there is good news: surveys show some firms break the mold and treat workers with respect: Cisco, Apple, Accenture, IBM, FedEx are a few.

Next Quarter’s Earnings Drives Businesses

Companies see next quarter as the prize, so they exploit workers and fudge next quarter’s numbers. I repeat: I am against government taxing business. However, I favor the Biden Build Back Better provision to tax share buybacks that the House passed, and it is before the Senate, even if it might have only a modest effect on share buybacks. Companies shouldn’t be spending billions buying back shares while exploiting workers.

Firms should present to shareholder meetings options to use buyback funds. Choices might include effects of paying bonuses to frontline workers with buyback funds. Shareholders should hear about potential strategic investments, too. Another option is stopping buy-backs for five years after layoffs. Executives, too, shouldn’t get bonuses within five years of layoffs. We must get rid of worker exploitation that enhances CEO bonuses.

Restaurants need to encompass considerable marketing avenues for the sake of success. Without publicity and marketing, there are chances that the restaurant may not survive in the market. But with thorough planning and enactment, the restaurant’s promotion can grab the customer’s attention just like that.

The restaurant business is quite tough. It is difficult for the owners to flourish in this thrift and with very low profits. Restaurant owners are enthusiastic about food because not much profit is left after paying all the mandatory expenses like produce, wages, upkeep, and maintenance. Better so than eternally, restaurants publicity and marketing are necessary.

Some restaurant owners thoroughly expand their profit margin by contracting their business prototype and resemblance to others, assembling a franchise, spreading their reputation, and cultivating a future passive income. While others choose to concentrate on their flagship eatery, trusting that quality over quality is vital for drumming up future business.

Smart advertising encourages the restaurant owner to create a good reputation in the market and reach customers who might not even have heard about the restaurants near them. It also promotes the restaurants with discounts, offers, special occasions, and new items to the menu.

For marketing purposes, the best way is social media. Whether people are seeking someplace to dine in safely or looking for the best takeaway service, they turn on the social media app. The more the traffic drives to your specific website or page, the more you will succeed in this business.

What the advertising brings to the restaurants

It helps to target customers, as if the customers like the taste of the food at a specific restaurant, they will start recommending that place to their colleagues and friends. Advertising helps target particular types of customers and proves to be more effective.
Advertising certainly helps to stay competitive in the business. The competitors will be advertising their specific establishment to the customers. They will assume that the establishment has lacked publicity, is less thriving, and offers less than the other competitors.
Publicity and advertisement are thoroughly an investment. If the restaurant owner is investing wisely, they will surely profit from that. But the amount to be spent on publicity depends upon the area and type of restaurant. Usually, casual and family-specific restaurants do not spend more on advertising, while fine-dining restaurants spend more because they must create a lavish image.
Publicizing can certainly help to develop crucial aspects of the restaurant’s reputation. Advertising fetches the customers by creating the business’s reputation in the community.
Hiring a marketing agency can reduce almost all of the burden regarding advertisement. A good social media marketing agency can maintain whatsoever the name’s niche and aesthetics through social media. Great brand recognition can lead to more followers, leading to more traffic to the site and a boost in orders.

With the passage of time, there has been continuous development in the world of solar energy, nuclear power, smart grid, electric vehicles, rail transportation, aerospace, aviation, and navigation. Therefore, this trend has increased requirements for power equipment performance. These days, the first generation of silicon materials is about to hit the theoretical limit that was originally determined. The third generation features a wider bandwidth, electron saturation, and thermal conductivity. In this article, we are going to talk about a new type of material called silicon carbide ceramics. And we will specifically discuss the applications of silicon carbide ceramics in different industries. Read on to find out more.

As far as potential is concerned, silicon carbide ceramic is the most mature choice. As a matter of fact, many of its indicators are much better than silicon. For example, it has a 300% higher bandwidth. Apart from this, the theoretical operational temperature of this material is 600 Celsius. Now, let’s talk about the different uses of this material.

Electric Vehicles

Since these modules can have a sustainable, intelligent, low carbon, and green development, we can say that the advantages of this material are primarily reflected in the following three aspects.

1. Simplification of the power supply Network and boosting the frequency

2. Increasing the temperature and reducing losses

3. Improving efficiency and reducing the volume

As far as power conversion is concerned, components made of silicon carbide cal can help improve performance. In electric models, the active load-bearing component is the electric motor. These motors have different rotational speeds. Therefore, these motors require repeated acceleration and acceleration during the process of driving. Therefore, the working condition is more complex compared to the speed regulating system.

Transmission Systems

If you have a silicon-based device, your best choice is are switch made from silicon carbide. This is because this material has an extremely low resistance. Therefore, it is an ideal choice for applications where high frequency and temperature are involved.

The thing is that this material can reduce the loss of power by up to five hundred percent. Moreover, it is possible to reduce weight and size by over 40%. Therefore, it can help have a positive impact on the grid configuration and adjustment of energy strategy.

Solar Energy Field

If you are looking for advice that can be used in solar inverters, silicon carbide is an ideal choice. It comes with a small size, reduced costs, and much higher efficiency. Typically, the conversion efficiency of these inverters is around 96%. But if silicon carbide is used, it is possible to increase the efficiency to 97.5%. In other words, these devices can help produce power losses by 25%. Apart from this, these inverters can help boost conversion efficiency significantly.

LED Lighting

These days, the popularity of LED devices that use silicon carbide is on the rise. The thing is that these LEDs are much brighter and can reduce the cost by up to 50%. They are 200% brighter than other types of lights.

Similarly, they have 10 times more thermal conductivity. In routine life, you can apply this type of lighting for different types of environments, such as color display devices, information screens, indoor lighting, and signal lights. The thing is that they can help reduce pollution and cost.

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