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Why you shouldn’t use your personal profile as a professional platform

Using your personal profile for professional stuff.   Dear diaryIt’s been a while since our last entry.As we have discovered, having a baby and running a business at the same time was a lofty goal that required at least an hour of ‘mummy time’ and a glass of wine per evening.Alas, here we are, with a

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Swearing. Does it ever belong in your marketing strategy?

Swearing. Does it ever belong in your marketing strategy?   An interesting topic was raised in a networking group recently where small business owners were asked how they felt about swearing in the professional realm. The response was an overwhelming and protesting “NEVER!” from every respondent.The result left the author of this article scratching their head

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Political Phrases and Idioms

Political Phrases and Idioms The Australian go-to political catchphrases and idioms hold unfortunate commonplace in the rehearsed soliloquies of our nation’s finest pollies. Ahead of any election or post any budget announcement (like the one we’ve recently endured), speeches will usually contain this garden-variety political slagging. We start to see politicians toss around some coin phrases and

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Phrase of The Week – ‘Butter Someone Up’

Phrase of the Week – ‘Butter Someone Up’  Come on, we’ve all done it. You’re a kid and you want something, so you tell your parents you love them and that they’re the ‘bestest parents ever’. You know there’s a job opening or promotion at work, so you start buying coffees and lunch for your boss, appearing enthralled with

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Email Etiquette

 Email Etiquette The dos and don’ts of business emailsWe’ve all been on the receiving end of a cringe-worthy, confusing, or infuriating email at some point in our professional lives. Perhaps you’ve even been the sender of an accidental ‘reply all’, or anger-filled, keyboard-bashing tirade that, despite the enormous amount of satisfaction you felt, landed you in

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