Compared with manufacturers, services firms face a harder task in marketing themselves. Jacqui Bishop explains their seven principles of attracting customers
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Purchasers should be cautious of catalogue deals offering discounts as suppliers can use them to disguise enormous mark-ups on non-core items, warns Wally Johnson
Regular re-forecasting is generally accepted as a worthwhile exercise. Why then are so many businesses failing to weather the financial reporting storm?
A robust service-level agreement can help to guarantee that a supplier’s work meets expectations. Jimmy Desai identifies the seven features purchasers must remember
Purchasers can save 20 per cent
over the length of a software contract by focusing on licensing issues such as flexibility, scaleable fees and support. Rex Parry explains where the savings are
over the length of a software contract by focusing on licensing issues such as flexibility, scaleable fees and support. Rex Parry explains where the savings are
Britain’s archaic gambling laws are set for a revamp
Like accountants, actuaries have long been tarred with the ‘boring’ brush. But, as Michael Pomery tells AT, there’s nothing dull about preparing for your financial future.
Stage productions are big business – and they come with
big financial risks. AT discovers the modern-day patrons who are funding the shows... and reaping the rewards.
Many clients are offering schemes where workers can buy back extra holiday
Whether it’s Teletubbies or an iPod, certain products fly off the shelves every Christmas. Phil Worthington asks whether demand will outstrip supply this year