“If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing properly” my mum always used to say. We never had much money when I was growing up, but whenever mum did buy something, she’d always make sure it was of the best quality she could afford.
Posts Tagged ‘service’
If you’re good at what you do, you won’t need to compete on price
Posted in Finance, tagged false economy, money, product, quality, service on 22 December, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Which banks really support small business?
Posted in Advice for your business, inside business support, Life as an SME, tagged Business banking, cost, service, support for small businesses on 27 February, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The banks compete ferociously for new business banking customers, who they categorise as ‘switchers’ or ‘starts’. Switchers are those that move their account from Bank A to Bank B; and starts, well, they are first-time business customers. There’s about 4.5 million small and medium sized businesses in the UK, and most will need a bank [...]
Service, pricing and offers
Posted in Advice for your business, Life as an SME, tagged offers, pricing, service on 15 January, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The gym I go to is 20 seconds from my office door – so at least I don’t have to jog there . It’s a basic set up with all the usual cardio- and weight-training machines. There’s no swimming pool, steam room or sauna, and thankfully the clientele don’t go large on the latest Lycra. [...]
Where have all the petrol stations gone?
Posted in Marketing, Random thoughts, tagged differentiation, Marketing, price, service on 26 November, 2007 | 1 Comment »
After I drop the kids off at school my route to work takes me past a filling station that is not yet charging over a pound for a litre of unleaded. I count myself lucky. With the exception of the supermarket filling stations, there don’t seem to be many other choices around. When you look [...]
