There is no doubting the fact that the business world is changing and so many companies out there are offering different things day in day out. The internet is playing a massive role in the way business works and efficiently runs nowadays and it is just frightening to think where business will be in a…
The holidays are a busy time for everyone, and an even bigger opportunity for small businesses to add to their profits as well as their customer base. Incentives to shop at your store, getting people through the door, letting people know what your store has to offer, and having a staff who know what they…
For a long time, businesses have been using traditional till rolls in their operations. Even to date, some firms still use these types of rolls in their day to day operations. These traditional till rolls have some features that make them obviously inferior and have long running cost implications to the business. Thermal rolls on…
The global marketplace has never been more competitive than it is today. Therefore, it is more important than ever before for businesses to maximize the potential of their packaging. We take a look at some critical consumer packaging trends that every business should be aware of. Consumer Trends 1. Cost-effective Shopping Global economic uncertainty is…
The University of Sheffield this week cemented its reputation as one of the UK’s leading universities when it showcased its latest invaluable contribution to independent living for the disabled. The university’s new Centre for Assistive Technology and Connected Healthcare (CATCH) enjoyed a highly acclaimed launch with the unveiling of a new technology that assists those…
Packaging machinery has become a very important piece of equipment for many businesses, as they can dramatically cut the time of packaging materials, ready for them to be shipped off to their destination. Carton Sealers and erectors are very important, even though they are what people would class as secondary packaging. Primary packaging is the…
In the wine industry there are two benchmarks that every single winemaker wants to hit. First, having their wines consistently score at 90 points and above from major wine critics like Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate and Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast Magazines. Secondly, every winemaker wants at some point to make a wine scored at…
Continued from part 1 We’ve seen how much of an impact the construction and automotive industries have on Arizona’s economy. What other factors are involved? Population growth Arizona has long been a destination state. People from across the country looking for jobs, business opportunities, retirement homes etc. have long flocked to the area. And in…
New year is always a time for change and the change of year often brings about many new developments in the business world. If there is one key factor influencing the way a business should be run in 2014 that is the continuous rise in the use of mobile phones.Here is a quick look at…
It’s perhaps unsurprising that SaaS (software as a service) has now become the tool of the sole trader and the champion of the SME. No longer is it a reserve of the multinational nor the media tech startup; there’s something for everyone with SaaS. Ours is a culture that has largely embraced the time and…
Whether your business is a multi-million dollar corporation or a small shop on the corner, you rely on customer loyalty to keep you going. While there are traditional methods to keep your consumers happy, technology has given business owners an additional way to get their customers excited about the company’s products. These five ways to…
A few years ago, business in Arizona was booming. The state’s economy was supercharged, thanks to booming real estate and construction markets. Jobs were plentiful, as the state’s unemployment rate hovered consistently in the low single digits. The abundance of well-paying jobs drew thousands of people to the state, adding human capital and further enhancing…
If you have made the leap into small business owner, congratulations. You have made a reality of what only remains in the realm of dreams for many. The road ahead is certainly challenging, and you will make mistakes. You can bone up on all sorts of tips, but ultimately, experience is the best teacher when…
From Google’s office hammocks to Netflix’s unlimited vacation policy, much has been written about the myriad ways that company culture is key to creating a thriving and innovative business. Great office environments attract and keep the best talent, while encouraging the kind of creative and far-reaching thinking that keeps great companies ahead of their competitors….
Marketing is becoming more personalised. Brands have begun to understand the importance of brand humanization. A key aspect of brands interacting with consumers is PR. Brand Events are essential for your company and to design a good brand event is more valuable than spending millions on traditional advertising. As brands are seeking to develop experiences…
Remember Silicon Valley in 1999? It was the year for dotcoms. People with any kind of content were being implored to take venture capital and publish their content ASAP. Risk was not considered and money was available at the drop of a hat. Today, Silicon Valley is in the same old party mode. Millions are…
Developing a successful public relations scheme for any food product can depend on the country in which the campaign will be run. In recent years, food marketing, advertising, marketing, and public relations has gone through a sea change in the United Kingdom, largely in part to a rapidly changing appreciation of food culture in the…
Mobile phones are everywhere you look these days, whether in shop windows or in people’s hands, you cannot avoid them if you wanted to. Buying a new phone can be a nightmare with so many phones on the market, and choosing one can take time. Getting rid of them on the other hand is quite…
A forklift can be a great investment for a warehouse. It can make the workload easier, and more efficient. Rather than spending hours and hours moving equipment manually, whole pallets can be moved at once with the help of a forklift. Some company’s warehouses are small enough that an investment of a forklift may seem…
Though the term “big data” is more popularly associated with business seeking analytical strategies for increased performance, big data is playing a huge role in re-imagining data security. Utilizing big data for security analytics can prove to be the next breakthrough solution for keeping information safe and mitigating risk where hands-on, real-time security professionals cannot…
Weird and Wonderful Shipping Facts The job of an international courier may not seem particularly weird or wonderful to you. Couriers spend all their working days transporting boxes, crates and pallets from one point to another by rail, air, road and sea. The industry seems pretty straight forward and the type of work that will…
It’s Movember, the annual month-long event dedicated to raising awareness about men’s health, and I thought you would be interested in sharing our men’s health infographic with your audience on the The Local Brand with your healthcare sector news. For example, did you know that seven million American men have not attended a physician’s appointment…
Recent announcements from some of the biggest names in American business confirm that more and more large enterprises are discovering what local companies already know: Arizona is a great place to do business. The most recent company to announce that it was moving operations to the state was Apple. On November 4, the consumer electronics…
This is something we all take for granted, the importance of office supplies. It is the common denominator in the business world and yet we never take a step back and assess what is so important about it. Everyone uses reams and reams of paper and pens as well as printer ink and plastic files…
The right type of packaging labels will allow your products to stand out among the rest and promote sales. It is a mistake to think that a label is nothing more than a piece of paper with your business or product information. Labels are a very important part of your brand identity and that is…
