As the BYOD trend continues, IT departments face a number of challenges integrating Apple devices into a Wintel work environment, says Mark Williams This year will see a dramatic rise in users wanting to bring their own devices into work. This trend will pose new challenges for IT managers as smartphones, tablets and laptops join [...]

Sure-fire ways to get un-followed There are countless articles out there by self-processed social media experts about how to get more followers on twitter. How many people think about how they keep their followers? Judging by those I have recently followed, not enough. Here are my top gripes suggestions on staying followed… Don’t Auto DM [...]

What is it you truly desire to be, do or have in your life? Knowing where to put your focus and your efforts is the first major step to success. A great exercise to get some clarity is in this post “How to Create Your Best Year” It is safe to say that if you [...]

Facebook – Pushing boundaries or breaking rules? I am one of those people that loves to push boundaries but like other forms of communication there has to be a time when you reign yourself in and stick to the rules.    One of the big appeals of Facebook over Twitter is it’s highly interactive nature [...]

Many of you in the NRG / TAGtribe community will be interested in social media and there will no doubt be lots about “What is it“ and “How to use it” in the TAGtribe blog. I also love social media and in my blogs I am going to talk about “Giving your customers a reason [...]

Join Alan Stevens for the 2011 NRG London Christmas lunch on 13th December at 86 St. James

Why plan at all? “Plans are nothing. Planning is everything.” (Dwight D Eisenhower) A plan shows the process we have followed to decide how we are going to get from where we are to where we want to be. This process structures our analysis and thinking to make sure we have considered all the angles [...]

For the last two decades, at least, the big worldwide marketing and design groups – like Ogilvy, Interbrand and WPP – have been espousing the virtues and      powers of the brand and charging handsomely for their wisdom. The list of multi-million pound rebrands is as endless and the figures quoted for the work. [...]

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Showing staff they are valued … When times are tough, how do you make your staff feel valued and wanted? What can you do to motivate staff and maintain morale, when times are tough? To start your thoughts, two areas which can make a real difference and involve spending no money – only your time [...]