All 24 entries tagged E-Business

Business Link Online Guides – B2B Centre Seal of Approval?

Writing about web page http://www.businesslink.gov.uk

We have always pointed people at the advice pages on the Business Link website - they are very good. It's just that now we have a little more reason to highlight the content...because we have helped to develop it.

You will find that many of the ebusiness related pages (such as the search engine optimisation section) have the B2B Centre logo at the bottom.   We have been supporting Business Link as content reviewers and developers for some time now so we are naturally delighted that our name is now becoming so widely recognised. 

Gareth

Gareth Edwards

emarketing Specialist, the National B2B Centre

Martin King-Turner : 05 Jan 2010 09:00 |  Tags: B2B Centre Business Link E-Business National B2B Centre Nb2Bc |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Twitter Hash Tag for the eBusiness Conference 2009

Writing about web page http://www.twitter.com/b2b_centre

We have set up a Twitter Hash Tag so that you can remain up to date on news about the eBusiness Conference on September 17th.

The Tag is #ebiz09 - to use it then enter the tag in the search field on your Twitter home page (it is on the right hand side of the screen).  This should result in a list of eBusiness Conference Tweets appearing in the main part of the screen. 

You will see an option to  "Save This Search". Click the link and the tag will appear under the heading "saved searches" on the right hand side of the screen.

We will be using Twitter to talk about what's happening at the Conference: before, during and after.

Follow us at www.twitter.com/b2b_centre

Gareth Edwards

Martin King-Turner : 07 Sep 2009 11:34 |  Tags: B2B Centre E-Business National B2B Centre Nb2Bc Twitter |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Learning Age Solutions – Rapid eLearning Course

Writing about web page http://ministryofid.org/MID_Trailblazers/Home.html

National B2B Centre client Learning Age Solutions has launched an innovative Rapid eLearning Development Course to teach trainers, L&D professionals and IT specialists how to make best use of the tools to create effective content in-house.

Rob Hubbard of Learning Age is now looking for a number of trailblazers to be first through the course.  Visit the Ministry of Instructional Design website for me details.

Martin King-Turner : 05 Aug 2009 17:43 |  Tags: B2B Centre E-Business Learning Age Solutions National B2B Centre Nb2Bc |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

E–Business Conference 2009: Finding and Keeping Profitable Customers

Writing about web page http://www.nb2bc.co.uk/events/?id=313

"E-Business Conference 2009: Finding and Keeping Profitable Customers" is the National B2B Centre's 2nd annual conference looking at how technology can positively impact SME business activity.

As the title suggests this year's conference is focused on winning business both from new customers AND existing clients.  We'll be exploring the use of the web, Social Media, eMail and CRM (Customer Relationship Management) to help this process as well as thinking about what sales processes and techniques will work best for small businesses.

We have some great speakers lined up including Susan Hallam, Dr Dave Chaffey and Richard White.  There will also be some very interesting case studies from B2B Centre clients and some expert sessions from the B2B Centre team.

Last year was extremely popular and we are expecting even more interest this time around - so book now!

Martin King-Turner

The National B2B Centre

Martin King-Turner : 22 Jul 2009 14:54 |  Tags: B2B Centre E-Business E-Marketing National B2B Centre Nb2Bc |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Web Workshop – Tuesday 29th

Writing about web page http://www.nb2bc.co.uk

Mark Bonnett and James Pennington ran yesterdays workshop.  We had 6 companies who attended, we to decided put in an unexpected date to deal with the overflowing response.

The following delegates attended:

Angela Dakin - Inspired Managers Ltd

Ed Hart - Your Financial Business Support Ltd

Jon Jan - Waylander Apparel Ltd

Marie-Claire O'Brien - Synergy Virtual Office Ltd

Steven Timerlake - Hidden Eden Ltd

Dutch Van Spall - Big Help Management

Usha Sidu

We received a great response from the feedback, delegates rated the presentation content as being excellent, the the NB2BC staff where also rated as excellent for having great knowledge and expertise in all topics covered.

The most useful and popular topics covered where; social networking, Google Analytics, SEO, Keywords and delegates also found the opportunity to raise questions along the way very helpful.

: 01 Jul 2009 16:21 |  Tags: B2B Centre E-Business E-Marketing National B2B Centre Seo |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

B2B Web Workshop – 18th June

Writing about web page http://www.nb2bc.co.uk

Gareth Edwards, eMarketing specialist and Steve Orriss, lead e-business consultant led yesterdays Web Workshop.

Delegates enjoyed the first session, website reviewing.  In turn each delegate if they wish to agrees to put there website on our interactive screen for all to see.  Delegates provide feedback on the general look and feel of the site and our consultants provide an indepth review of the content, keywords, how well it's ranked and things to consider.  This benefits the owner as it provides constructive feedback from a usability point of view from both parties and also provides an seo perspective.

One of the hot topics in the world of Web 2.0 and the B2B Centre's workshops is using social media sites.   Social media sites allow your business to be more visable to search engines and web users.  In our workshop we provide information and talk about the potentail opportunities out there to start collaborating, some of the benefits include sharing ideas/ knowledge about your expertise, posting questions, making new contacts, finding new customers. 

Our consultants provide an overview of the most common sites used by businesses and provides information into which sites would be most effective for your business.

The following delegates attended:

Tina Blake - Tell Me More

David Bradley - BradBAS Management Services

David Bryan - Opace Technology Solutions

Angela Cassidy - Step40

Brian Cobb - Bidford Tool Hire

Andrew Goodwin - Daredevil Creative

Lizzie Faulks - Pink Marketing Services Ltd

Amit Jobanputra - Computaccount

Clive Lane - The Quality Graphics Co Ltd

Jo Roden - JRS Marketing

Gerard Ryan - Wearing The Hat Ltd

Joel Spencer - Sweet Harmonies

Julie Young - Moda Jewellery

And because we have an over whelming response to these workshops we've put an extra date in the diary this month and invited people from our waiting list to attend on the 30th June.

: 19 Jun 2009 12:27 |  Tags: B2B Centre E-Business National B2B Centre Planning Seo Social Networking Web |  Comments (3) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

B2B Web Workshop – 7th May

Writing about web page http://www.nb2bc.co.uk

The B2B ran an invitation only workshop last Thursday to help address SMEs e-marketing needs, some of the topics our guys talked about were; why website planning and content are so important, how tracking your website users proves very beneficial and can help in optimising your site and what range of free available tools are out there in helping to optimising, getting noticed and tracking your website.

The favourite topics of the day included Google Analytics, Pay-Per-Click (Google Adwords), Search Engine Optimisation and Social Networking such as blogging, LinkedIn sites.

Attendees included:

Sarah Bagley - Freelance Training Ltd

Renee Clarke - AMBA Therapies

Peter Dunford - Junkk.com

Rai Fisher - Artisans In The Hills

Ben Hays - Coaster CO UK Ltd

Peter Martin - Junkk.com

Simon Mercer - Signo

Jag Pabla - Prime Health UK Ltd

Julia Pitkin - Artisans In The Hills

Ian Robinson - Trifid Ltd

Andrew Yair - Aspire Style Ltd

Sam Yair  - Aspire Style Ltd

Our Workshops are proving very popular, our next two dates for May and June are already fully booked, we do still have some places left in July, October and November.  If you are a small business based within the West Midlands, join in the fun at www.nb2bc.co.uk/events/

: 11 May 2009 10:13 |  Tags: B2B Centre E-Business E-Marketing National B2B Centre Networking Seo Social |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

B2B Centre Articles List

The B2B Centre and its partners have written loads of articles on a variety of eBusiness topics over the years.

Thought it would be worth providing a list of just some the best ones so you can enjoy them the second time around.  Click on the links and the articles will appear in a new browser window.  Some of them will be in PDF format.

E-Commerce is more profitable	e-commerce	Bytestart	2007
Search Engine Optimisation - Keeping up with the US	e-marketing	Mark Bonnett	2007
Law change affecting your website and email	e-marketing	Liz Rowe	2007
Using ZenCart to build your online shop	e-commerce	James Pennington	2007
eTrade or not to eTrade that is the Question	e-commerce	Gareth Edwards	2007
How to write good website content	e-marketing	Gareth Edwards	2007
Social networking - MySpace or waste of space?	e-collaboration	Gareth Edwards	2007
New online service for SMEs to access governement services	SME News	Bytestart	2007
Using the Internet to Grow Your Business	e-marketing	Gareth Edwards	2007
What is mobile marketing and how can you use it?	Mobile and Wireless	Rayhan	2007
How To Use Mobile Marketing	Mobile and Wireless	Rayhan	2007
Who are your online customers and what do they want?	e-marketing	Gareth Edwards	2007
How can you get a better understanding of your online competitive environment	e-marketing	Gareth Edwards	2007
FAQs - Websites and Search Engines	e-marketing	James Pennington	2007
Websites are for life, not just for Christmas	e-marketing	Gareth Edwards	2007
Small businesses urged to go mobile	Mobile and Wireless	Rayhan	2007
Searching through Google's Services	e-marketing	Mark Bonnett	2007
SEO on Zero Budget	e-marketing	Mark Bonnett	2007
Google Analytics - Getting started	e-marketing	Liz Rowe	2007
Director's Comment on E-Business in 2007	e-business	Martin King-Turner	2007
Phishing, Pharming and other traps for the unwary	Law	Kate Legg - Higgs&Sons Ltd	2007
Who owns your website?	Law	Kate Legg - Higgs&Sons Ltd	2008
Discover what works on your website	e-marketing	Mark Bonnett	2008
6 Steps for writing a headline	e-marketing	Steph Williams	2008
Measuring your web copy	e-marketing	Steph Williams	2008
Competing with the big boys online	e-marketing	Gareth Edwards	2008
Three Fundamental Rules for writing Web Copy	e-marketing	Steph Williams	2008
What is the Most Important Element of your Website	e-marketing	Steph Williams	2008
Happy Birthday Mobile!	Mobile and Wireless	Rayhan	2008
Rachel Elnaugh talks web with local businesses	e-marketing	Liz Rowe	2008
Are your web images putting you at risk?	e-marketing	Peter Butterworth	2008
Online PR: Raise your profile on the web	e-marketing	R Sahota	2008
What is Web 2.0 and how can your business benefit?	e-collaboration	Steph Williams	2008
How to do usability testing	e-marketing	Steph Williams	2008
Are visitors lost on your website?	e-marketing	Steph Williams	2008
E-Business 2008 - Creating a Future Advantage	e-marketing	Gareth Edwards	2008
How can SMEs create a future advantage?	e-marketing	Gareth Edwards	2008
The Chaffey Colum - Oct 08	e-marketing	Dave Chaffey	2008
Website Accessibility - One Size Doesn't Fit All	e-marketing	Design4Usability	2008
The Chaffey Column - Nov 08	e-marketing	Dave Chaffey	2008
The Chaffey Column - Dec 08	e-marketing	Dave Chaffey	2008
More Measurements is Marvellous	e-marketing	Gareth Edwards	2008
The Chaffey Column - Jan 09	e-marketing	Dave Chaffey	2009
No Lagging with the Bragging	e-marketing	Gareth Edwards	2009
Plug your Business into Online PR Sites	e-marketing	Steph Williams	2009
The Chaffey Column - Feb 09	e-marketing	Dave Chaffey	2009
Blogging - Free and Easy	e-marketing	Mark Bonnett	2009
Why should SMEs be using CRM?	Open Source	Steve Orriss	2008
Can you Thrive in Today's Economy?	Managing Projects	Rayhan	2009
How do I Register with Online Directories?	e-marketing	Gareth Edwards
eMarketing - What should you be reading?	e-marketing	Gareth Edwards
How to use YouTube to get your business noticed!	e-marketing	Steph Williams	2008
Project Prioritisation	Managing Projects	Rayhan	2009
e-Marketing - Don't forget your back office	e-marketing	Gareth Edwards	2007

Gareth

Martin King-Turner : 27 Apr 2009 11:37 |  Tags: Articles B2B Centre E-Business E-Marketing Gareth Edwards James Pennington Mark Bonnett National B2B Centre Rayhan Abdulmughnee Steph Williams |  Comments (2) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Latest B2B Web Workshop – 23rd April

Writing about web page http://www.nb2bc.co.uk/events/

This weeks workshop ran by Steve and Mark created discussion on website usability where delegates commented on each others website and provided constructive feedback on the ones who dared to have on their site critiqued.  There was a good mix of interaction and everyone shared ideas and useful business tips from each other.

The most popular topics of the day included: Social media, web planning, SEO, web content and web hosting.

The following B2B members attended:

Annie Astill - Palmer Hargreaves Wallis Tomlinson

Adam Doswell - Duomo

Clair Hobbs - Excaliburs 4 Europe Ltd

Kal Horsfall - Kal's Return Jewellery

Laurence Jones - Kids Naturally Photography

Lizzie Perring - Unlock the Music

Menna Rees-Steer - Liquid Public Relations Ltd

Ioannis Soilemetzidis - PanEthnic Ltd

Wendy Smith - Cards4u2make

Our next Web Workshop is on Thursday 21st May which is already fully booked.  We do still have some places left for June, July, October and November.  Visit our events page to book a place!

: 24 Apr 2009 12:17 |  Tags: B2B Centre E-Business E-Marketing National B2B Centre Workshops |  Comments (3) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

National Back2Back Centre?

We have had a change of name (apparently) at the West Midlands IT Solutions Showcase! (We are still here as this blog is written).

Plenty of interest from visitors to the event and a good chance to meet colleagues from other support organisations and some new contacts from the supplier community.

The bizarre thing is that, according to the event announcer, we have had a change of name. We are now the National Back2Back Centre. What we would be interested to find out is what or who we are back to back with - hopefully only with the needs of our members.

Martin

Martin King-Turner : 31 Mar 2009 18:05 |  Tags: B2B Centre E-Business E-Marketing National B2B Centre Nb2Bc |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem