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Price lists, estimates, quotations and tenders
Find out how to present prices to your customers, including how to draw up price lists, estimates and quotations and prices for tenders.
Drink
Guidance on selling alcohol in Northern Ireland and producing and distributing wine, craft beer and cider
How to enter and win business awards
Entering and winning business awards is a good public relations opportunity that can raise the profile of your business.
Develop your public relations plan
The elements of a public relations (PR) plan including, aim and objectives, target audience, target media, tactics, schedule, resources, budget and evaluation.
Identify your target media for public relations
Identifying the media outlets that will be most interested in giving your business coverage including local newspapers, radio and influencers.
Public relations opportunities
Advice on tailoring your public relations (PR) activities to the needs of different media outlets.
Advantages and disadvantages of public relations
Consider the advantages and disadvantages of public relations (PR) such as cost, effectiveness, measurement, influence and reach.
Online public relations
How public relations on the internet differs from traditional print media activities including how to target key influencers.
Using a public relations agency
Advice on deciding whether to use a public relations (PR) agency and on choosing which one to use.
Dealing with bad publicity
Key points to remember when responding to a negative story about your business.
Digital marketing
Manage your customer database. Email marketing. Develop an e-marketing plan. Generate business from your e-marketing plan. Search engine optimisation. Pay per click advertising. Web 2.0: a guide for business. ...
Public relations (PR)
How to use the media, the internet and other sources of publicity to raise the profile of your business.
Develop an effective sales team
Assessing the need to take on sales staff and how to find the most effective salespeople and motivate them to perform.
How to manage your brand
The ways you can communicate your brand and get your brand message across including storytelling and credibility.
Key elements of a successful brand strategy
How a brand is created and communicated through the vision, values and personality of your business including the four elements of a successful branding project.
Business benefits of branding
How branding can add value to your business and build relationships with your customers by creating a reputation that sets you apart from competitors.
Your brand and your customers
Understanding your customers’ needs, and how to build strong relationships between your customers and your brand.
Branding for different sectors
The similarities and differences between branding in different market sectors including start-up businesses, business-to-business and service businesses.
Branding for your business
What branding is, how to create and manage a brand and how it can help improve your business by communicating your values to stand out from competitors.
Your brand and your staff
The role your staff plays in branding and how you can build strong relationships between your staff and your brand.