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Do you feel like you’ve been working really hard but for some reason that promotion you deserve just hasn’t materialised yet? Are you wondering how to go about making sure you get that pay rise or new role you’re so desperately wanting?

The promotion process can be a delicate one, but it needn’t be as scary nor take as long as you might think. Read on for steps on how to help you finally secure that promotion – or at least, put you on the right track!

• Know your Key Performance Indicators.

You can’t be confident that you are due for a promotion if you first don’t know how well you are performing in your current role.

Ask for a copy of your detailed job description (you should have received this when you were first hired), and conduct your own performance review of your work.

Are you meeting and exceeding all of your Key Performance Indicators? If yes, you can feel confident you are in a good position to discuss a promotion or pay rise. If no, then start making the necessary changes as soon as you can. Read the rest of this entry »

The bad old days of complex, almost incomprehensible business systems are definitely on the way out. New system designs and much better integration are in. The entire theory of business systems has been reinvented as a much more efficient, far more flexible paradigm. Read the rest of this entry »

For many small businesses it is a case of ‘sink or swim’ in a pool of larger and more developed business. Thankfully there are ways that you can ‘fake it’ until you manage to get established. This does not require doing anything fraudulent or even misrepresentative; it is merely a case of tricking customers into thinking you are a bigger business than you are. As long as you follow through with high quality services it really doesn’t matter what type of business you are, but you do need to dress to impress.

Here are 5 top tips for making customers think you have more resources than you actually do: Read the rest of this entry »

Promotion and marketing are a major part of a business. Without advertising, a business is one of many providing the same service. The aim of promotion is to uniquely identify the brand in the marketplace. Printing services play a large role in this task. However, most companies have limited Read the rest of this entry »