Thursday, December 30

Ten tips to help you enjoy your flight

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Flying used to be such fun. Now the sense of wonder and pleasure of air travel is often lost with the baggage at airport check-in. Here are ten suggestions for making your flight more enjoyable.

Read more here
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/839344/Ten-tips-to-help-you-enjoy-your-flight.html

Public relations It’s free advertising innit? Wrong.

EN presents its guide to media relations.

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There are, though, no shortage of people out there trying to make it more complicated than it is.Of course, as journalists, we would say this – but it’s not just a case of lulling potential sources into a false sense of security.Some companies, doubtless, need a meticulously constructed marketing plan within which a tightly-structured PR campaign plays a role but, for most, it’s just a case of bunging out a press release when you have something significant to report and getting yourself quoted in relevant features.

Read more here
http://www.enforbusiness.com/smetoolkit/public-relations

Small business roasting for energy suppliers

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Small businesses have blasted the levels of customer service provided by utilities companies, new research from the Forum of Private Business has revealed.

A third (33 per cent) of business owners surveyed by the FPB described standards of customer service as 'poor' or 'very poor'. Many cited contractual issues – including the practice of rolling businesses over onto often more expensive contracts with little warning.

Read more here
http://www.enforbusiness.com/news/small-business-roasting-energy-suppliers-20104627

Are we falling out of love with price comparison sites?

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Most of us use price comparison sites these days - but not many of us actually seem to trust them very much.

Read more here
http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/bulletin/mtdailybulletin/article/1047607/are-falling-love-price-comparison-sites/

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