How does brand identity influence the way that customers perceive you, your company and the services you offer?
 
Why is brand identity important to a business?

How can creating a brand increase sales?
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How can you create your brand identity?

​Read on to find out....

Is so much packaging needed in the beauty industry?

Is there an alternative to plastic packaging within the beauty industry?

How can we make the beauty industry greener?


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How can I build an RFP focused on my customer?
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How can I respond to my customers’ needs in an RFP?

How can I build strong business connections with my customer during an RFP consultation?

Find out why an RFP is all about your customer and not about yourself.
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​'Right to Repair' is proposed legislation aimed at forcing manufacturers to make goods which last longer and are easier to fix. The 'Right to Repair' movement is a bid to protect the environment and reduce the cavernous mountains of junk that the globe is producing on a daily basis.

​What is 'Right to Repair'? How have manufacturers responded? How can you get involved in recycling your electronic waste? What can procurement professionals do to turn the tide on wasteful spending?

​Read on to find out. ​

Can you write a winning bid proposal by reading a 'how to' book? We found a willing volunteer, degree educated, with commercial work experience but no previous bid and tender knowledge. We provided our volunteer with a how to write bids and proposals book and a Request For Proposal (RFP). Our volunteer completed the experiment and provided us with their findings. Read on to hear their verdict. Can you write a winning bid by reading a book? 

It's almost that time of year again - Christmas Holidays 2019. The computers are shut down, the phones are turned off and it's time to enjoy a very Merry Christmas. But before we go, and in homage to Top of the Pops returning every Christmas, we thought we would share our Top 10's of Christmas trivia, puns and English traditions... with a few terrible jokes thrown in for good measure!

Why am I always so busy?

Nowadays everybody is busy. Ask your spouse or friend how their day was and invariably the answer you receive is "busy". Whilst busy is a good word; your business is hopefully busy, and your staff should be kept busy, should you always be so busy? 
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How do you write a great Request For Proposal (RFP) document? Writing your first request for proposal document can be very daunting. Independent Procurement Consultant Naomi Clews® of Naomi Clews Consultancy provides her top 10 tips on how to write a Request for Proposal -RFP.  Updated July 2019