Simon Fawkes

Author's details

Name: Simon Fawkes
Date registered: March 8, 2011
URL: http://www.b2m.co.nz

Biography

I help hi-tech companies grow faster in niche export markets through: - hi-tech export coaching - facilitation - consulting: business planning, marketing strategies and exporting. I have an unusual background, being a linguist with fluent German and French as well as a “reformed engineer”.

Latest posts

  1. Washing your hands, why you need to keep it simple — June 3, 2013
  2. YouTube One Channel: new B2MGlobal Channel Trailer — March 26, 2013
  3. Worst Practice Customer Relationship Management in a car park — February 28, 2013
  4. How to avoid common mistakes in translation — February 27, 2013
  5. Tips to make your profile one of the top 1% in LinkedIn — February 11, 2013

Most commented posts

  1. Closing the gap. Can Australia catch up with New Zealand? — 8 comments
  2. Applying the “Art of Action” to Your Business — 3 comments
  3. We should all be vigilant and combat racism! — 2 comments
  4. Try out the on-line diagnostic from Mindshop — 2 comments
  5. Why Yellow® made me see red — 1 comment

Author's posts listings

Jun 03

Washing your hands, why you need to keep it simple

If you want your instructions to be followed, keep them simple! Some posters catch your attention.  They may have something that really appeals to you, or it may be the reverse. Only a small number may  fit in either category.  As for the rest, well I cannot recall.  They are lost in the countless images …

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Mar 26

YouTube One Channel: new B2MGlobal Channel Trailer

YouTube launched One Channel in early March 2013. This is a great way to promote your channel and gain more subscribers. You can easily convert your existing channel to the new format and it is well worth the effort. There are three important features of One Channel. Two are easy to spot: Channel Trailer and  …

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Feb 28

Worst Practice Customer Relationship Management in a car park

Recognising your customer is essential for an effective customer relationship. If you fail to hear the voice of your customer you are hurtling towards worst practice customer relationship management. This amusing story about an automated car park in England has lessons for everyone involved in customer support. How difficult can it be to get a …

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Feb 27

How to avoid common mistakes in translation

Poor translations undermine your credibility Do not expect a machine translation to produce a translation that is clear and true to the original. You always need a native speaker of the target language to check the translation.  Machine translation can be a useful tool, especially when you want to translate from a foreign language to …

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Feb 11

Tips to make your profile one of the top 1% in LinkedIn

LinkedIn Milestone

LinkedIn has reached a new milestone of 200 million members Simon, congratulations! You have one of the top 1% most viewed LinkedIn profiles for 2012! This was the subject line of the email that caught my attention on Saturday morning.  Needless to say, I opened the email straight away.  This came as a complete surprise, …

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