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Sales strategies for tight times

The economic downturn has forced companies to change their sales strategies to stay in business. We talk to three CEOs about how they've adapted to tough trading conditions. Marketing & Sales / Tuesday, 22nd June 2010

Inspired Thinking wins ISIS investment

ISIS Equity Partners has invested £3.2 million in marketing services company Inspired Thinking Group (ITG) to fund a 'transformational' acquisition. Mergers & Acquisitions / Monday, 7th June 2010

Maiden investment for Cass fund

A fund of £10 million set up by Cass Business School has made its first investment, in corporate reputation specialist Alva. Fundraising Deals / Thursday, 20th May 2010

Hanse Ventures seeks web start-ups

A venture capital house has been established which promises to help web entrepreneurs with bright ideas develop them into businesses. Fundraising Deals / Wednesday, 19th May 2010

Bosses pilloried on Facebook

One in ten UK office workers under 35 have posted derogatory comments about their employer on social networking sites such as Facebook. Business News / Wednesday, 19th May 2010

Green light for Friends Reunited deal

Online information business Brightsolid has been given the official go-ahead for the acquisition of Friends Reunited Group for £25 million. Mergers & Acquisitions / Thursday, 18th March 2010

Defining a PR strategy

PR is not the impenetrable science that many agencies would have you believe. It is possible to do your own PR, but first you need to be clear what you want to achieve. Marketing & Sales / Tuesday, 16th March 2010

Next big thing: 3D TV

Bursting out of the cinema screens and into our homes, 3D is set to make its TV debut, with several manufacturers poised to release 3D-ready sets this year. Wealth Management / Wednesday, 24th February 2010

YFM backs Fishawack acquisition

Medical PR agency Fishawack Communications has made an acquisition in the US with backing from existing investor YFM. Mergers & Acquisitions / Thursday, 11th February 2010

Cognitive Match in Series B round

A developer of software that helps online publishers adapt their content to individual users has secured $2.5 million (£1.6 million) of equity finance. Fundraising Deals / Thursday, 4th February 2010

Adam Stafford: lessons learned

Five years ago Adam Stafford’s web design agency Fresh Egg was on the brink of bankruptcy. Now the business has sales of over £2 million and Dragons’ Den star James Caan recently joined as chairman. Achieving Growth / Wednesday, 27th January 2010

IBIS backs Contagious buy-out

Venture capital trust IBIS Media VCT has backed the buy-out of Contagious Communications, an intelligence service focusing on marketing trends and techniques. IPO & City News / Monday, 18th January 2010

Skimlinks completes Series A round

Web marketing specialist Skimlinks has secured $1.5 million (£900,000) in a Series A round led by Sussex Place Ventures. Fundraising Deals / Monday, 21st December 2009

How to grow your market share

Even when you can't grow your turnover or profits, you can still aim to take a larger slice of a shrinking market. We look at tactics to win business from powerful competitors. Marketing & Sales / Wednesday, 16th December 2009

Hubert Burda Media ups XING stake

German media group Hubert Burda has increased its shareholding in publicly listed business networking website XING to 25.1 per cent.  IPO & City News / Wednesday, 18th November 2009

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