Content marketing is essential for any business wanting to connect with their customers. Chances are you’re already sharing content in your business. Every time you pop up a blog, video, podcast, or social media post you’re using content marketing to attract people to your products and services.
Read MoreTopics: small business owner, attracting new customers, posting on social media, social media, strategy, attract new customers, build business networks, SEO, business blog, content marketing, Search engine optimisation
Using social media is a proven method to market your business online. When used well, these B2B social networks platforms can boost your business by increasing your brand’s visibility. There is no better way of gaining customers’ trust and building relationships than using social platforms.
Topics: small business owner, attracting new customers, posting on social media, what to post on social media, strategy, attract new customers, build business networks, social media influencers
Whether you're on the move in Australia or New Zealand, or visiting one of our island destinations, you’re never far away from a Bartercard member with the power of Bartercard Search.
Read MoreTopics: small business owner, attracting new customers, strategy, attract new customers, save cash, build business networks, Bartercard Search
Just Water, a national supplier of water coolers, is a company listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange. It joined Bartercard over 15 years ago after recognising the numerous benefits an alternative currency exchange system can bring to a business. Due to Bartercard’s member to member promotional benefits, Just Water have been able to quickly grow their trade volume and they’ve also introduced a successful business policy of paying commissions in Trade Dollars to sales representatives who make sales to Bartercard members.
Read MoreTopics: small business owner, attracting new customers, strategy, attract new customers, save cash, build business networks
Through Bartercard, accounting firm Thompson & Partners has been able to utilise unfulfilled capacity and generate new business. Now they advise their own clients about how to use Bartercard to move excess inventory, manage their cash flow and increase occupancy in slow or idle periods – all on top of their regular cash paying business!
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Are you ready to start a fresh, new business? You may be just at the idea phase, thinking about what to do next. Maybe you’re down the road a bit but not quite ready to launch. You might have your brilliant idea set to go but are stuck for finance. Here are a few tried and true tips to help your start-up business no matter what stage you’re at.
Read MoreTopics: small business owner, attracting new customers, strategy, starting up your business, business start-up, attract new customers, save cash, build business networks
No matter how long you’ve been in business or how successful you are, you’re bound to be faced with cash flow challenges from time to time. Often, it’s not through poor management, simply the ebb and flow of the business tide that can be difficult to predict.
Read MoreTopics: Cashflow, growing your business, strategy, small business, attract new customers, save cash, spare capacity
Another year is drawing to a close and as we wind down and prepare for the season’s festivities, it’s a great time to start making plans for what you want your business to achieve in 2019.
It may be time to let go of the old and finally embrace the new. Here are five ways to help kick start your new year... and your business.
Read MoreTopics: business strategies, small business owner, increase profit, bartercard, strategy, small business
With Christmas just around the corner, office parties, and end of year targets to meet, it’s no wonder we end up spinning many different plates and wind up exhausted both physically and mentally. Between booze and business growth strategies, it can sometimes feel like we’re drowning under the pressure.
Read MoreTopics: business strategies, Workplace productivity, Productivity, increase profit, increase cash flow, strategy
There are currently over three billion active users on Facebook and Instagram every month.
Three BILLION!
If you are using these social media platforms just for posting about your business, adding a few memes and interacting with your followers, you may be missing a big slice of your potential market.
Read MoreTopics: posting on social media, social media, strategy
