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Let's talk sales targets 2018

Sales 101, you can’t cry about the sales you didn’t get from the work you didn’t do.

Published 08 Jan 2018 by Edward Westbrook, CANDDi
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CANDDi for Specialised Software

Another sector that CANDDi caters to is the specialised software. It can be anything from cloud-based product development for various businesses, recruitment software for a specific industry to creating software that uses geo-location to help collate data to create meaningful business information. All of these businesses have their particular niche and a particular target market that they are operating in. Here is where they find value in CANDDi.

Published 20 Nov 2017 by Janie Krahulcova, CANDDi
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How To Write An Email That Satisfies Everybody

There is no one email to satisfy every single person. But there is a method to craft an almost perfect email with hooks to grab attention of various personality types.

Published 17 Nov 2017 by Janie Krahulcova, CANDDi
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Buyer's Guide To Web Analytics

Today’s market is saturated with multitudes of tools that can help you track your website. How do you make the right decision when they all look kind of the same or seem to be doing the same thing? Look no further. I've put together a quick guide to help you in the struggle.

Published 31 Oct 2017 by Janie Krahulcova, CANDDi
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Top 4 Tips For Proactive Exhibiting

Do tradeshows like a pro and don't lose out on opportunities and prospects. Here is how we do it in CANDDi. A method tested, perfected and proven to work.

Published 13 Oct 2017 by Janie Krahulcova, CANDDi
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Hidden Truth About Word Of Mouth

When asking businesses about their lead generation process, I’ve heard "word of mouth" more times than I can count. Word of mouth is important to any business for many reasons - reputation, a source of deals, and more. However, the digital world is not even considered to be part of that strategy, despite a substantial part of our daily communication happening right there.

Published 10 Oct 2017 by Janie Krahulcova, CANDDi
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What Everybody Ought To Know About Trade Shows

Trade shows are ultimately about getting business. Yet, there is much more to them than that simple aim. There is valuable information and other opportunities that you might have been missing. Until now...

Published 05 Oct 2017 by Janie Krahulcova, CANDDi
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CANDDi for manufacturers

Among the various clients we have, here is where manufacturers find value in the system.

Published 02 Oct 2017 by Janie Krahulcova, CANDDi
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Personalities and sales

An insight from Chris Murray's sales training that could help you tweak your sales technique.

Published 28 Sep 2017 by Janie Krahulcova, CANDDi
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Embrace Company Profiles

Don't we all like a fully identified profile where we know who it is we need to speak to? Well, let me tell you that even company profile can be hidden diamonds.

Published 27 Sep 2017 by Janie Krahulcova, CANDDi
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Test your site with Google

At CANDDi we are always looking for ways to help you get more sales. A good start to this is to help you keep your web visitors visiting!

Published 25 Jul 2017 by Brian Sandiford, CANDDi
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Does your social media make you look bad?

Here we look at some social media mistakes that could end up losing you sales. Some are easily avoided, others take time and effort to build on to avoid. By sticking to all of them, you will have a much better experience with social media, as will clients and prospects.

Published 04 Jul 2017 by Daniel Bignell, CANDDi
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3 Steps to Capitalising on Behavioural Data

What do you know about your customers? There might be things you haven’t even realised you’ve gathered. You might even be pondering delving into the world of behavioural data but haven’t got a clue where to start! We’ve attempted to simplify why and how you can gather intent data and use it for your business.

Published 22 Jun 2017 by Daniel Bignell, CANDDi
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Four Form Ideas to Increase Your Leads

Here we’re taking a look at getting more creative with the web forms used on your website. The “Contact Us” form is a given on any site, but how do you expect to truly increase your conversions without thinking about ways to incentivise visitors to engage? We’ve broken down four ways that might get you to start increasing those numbers!

Published 19 Jun 2017 by Daniel Bignell, CANDDi
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Understanding your Digital Touchpoints

Where does the sales cycle truly begin? Is it when a prospective buyer has called in to enquire? The first email your sales team has sent? Or is it built up over time with the various interactions and experiences with your brand, even online? Here we’ve taken a look at the opportunities that “digital touchpoints” provide businesses to leave impressions on their market, ultimately leading to a fuller sales funnel.

Published 02 Jun 2017 by Brian Sandiford, CANDDi
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8 ways to make your email marketing a success

With so many resources, ideas and variables out there on improving how you email market, it’s easy to forget the simple stuff. Here we’ve put together 8 simple steps that will ensure you get yourself on the right track and achieve the goals you’ve set out for your email campaigns.

Published 26 May 2017 by Edward Westbrook, CANDDi
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6 Top Tips for running effective email split-tests

Split testing (also referred to as A/B testing) is a method of conducting controlled, randomized experiments with the goal of improving a web based metrics. But how many of us are doing it? Do we know what we’re looking for? Here are 6 tips for running effective split-tests to help guide your expectations!

Published 11 May 2017 by Daniel Bignell, CANDDi
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Using Analytics for your Website

When deciding to use Analytics for your website and business, it’s difficult to decide exactly what you do with the intelligence you’re presented with. Unless you have a clearly defined plan, there are always new things to use that data for. Here we’ve taken a look at some of the key questions you might want to be asking when it comes to looking at Analytics for your website.

Published 05 May 2017 by Daniel Bignell, CANDDi
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Don't Neglect the Enquiry Form

Aah the web enquiry form… perhaps one of the most important functions of a website yet with surprisingly regularity, the most overlooked.

Published 24 Apr 2017 by Daniel Bignell, CANDDi
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The Pareto Effect

You’ve probably heard it, but how can we use it? This entry is a look at the famous “Pareto Principle” (otherwise know as the 80/20 rule). What does it mean? How could we apply it within an everyday sales context? Our CANDDi Consultant Brian has broken it down and even given an example of his real life experiences with it.

Published 21 Apr 2017 by Brian Sandiford, CANDDi
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Top Tips for Sourcing B2B Data

Whether you’re yet to dip your toe into purchasing data, or you’re seasoned in acquiring your prospect lists. We’ve called upon Gareth Perry, Sales Director of our preferred partner at Databroker to give his top tips on sourcing quality B2B data.

Published 30 Mar 2017 by Gareth Perry, CANDDi
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Welcome those phantom visitors and banish those ghouls

As the spookiest night of year approaches once again, the time has come to dust the cobwebs off your website, scare off those ghouls that spoil your party and welcome into your home those phantom visitors than drift across your site and leave without trace.

Published 29 Oct 2015 by Tim Langley, CANDDi
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Why You Should Analyse Your Indirect Competitors

It’s well known that having a good understanding of your audience makes it easier for you to reach them and turn them into loyal customers, and the value of analysing your direct competitors is something that most marketers do appreciated. But one area of market research and analytics that is often overlooked is that of your indirect competitors.

Published 25 Jun 2015 by Tim Langley, CANDDi
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Women in startups

I recently attended the StartUps 101 Women in StartUps talk hosted by the very charismatic Rosie Moth

Published 18 Aug 2014 by Saadia Choudry, CANDDi
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