Triple success for SIL managers

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Cut through the Twitter white noise and communicate

Has the marketing world been turned on its head or are businesses so desperate these days that they are chasing up and down every route to market in the hope of a sale?

Every marketing strategy put forward over the last 20 years has been based on market segmentation and the narrowing of marketing channels. The aim has been, and should be, to focus on a key target market, identify how to communicate with it and make the message so irresistible that customers cannot refuse the offer.

So why is it that marketing teams from all sectors are using Twitter to promote their goods and services? Twitter is so broad and so full of white noise from competitors and others that there is little chance of anyone maximising the marketing message by hitting the target market . Don't get me wrong, business can be won that way but the wastage involved is immense. And then there is the use of auto posts. What is the point of pretending to want to communicate with people if you are not willing to or capable of responding to someone that reads your tweet and wants more information? It is tantamount to propaganda, Public Relations of the worst sort and can do more damage than good. Essentially you are warming up a lead and then throwing cold water all over it.

There are numerous ways of setting up a notification service to alert you when someone replies to your tweets and in doing so you will publicly show that you actually want to engage with people – customers, suppliers or anyone that is interested in what you have to say.

So if you are going to use Twitter to fly in the face of marketing theory, please at least have the common sense to reply when someone responds to your tweets – who knows, it could actually lead to new business!

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Triple success for SIL managers

Monday, 05 December 2011 18:34

Three members of staff at Sheffield Information Link (SIL) are celebrating achieving management qualifications in record quick time and are looking to implement their new found skills to benefit customers.

John Wiseman, Trudie Smallwood and Alison Smith have all just completed their NVQ level 5 in Management, which is a vocational equivalent to a Higher National Diploma. All three completed their studies in August, a mere three months after starting the course. Being a vocational qualification, the study was undertaken in the workplace as evidence has to be produced on how the learning is being applied to working roles.

Deputy Chief Executive of SIL, Trudie Smallwood says that the new qualifications are already paying dividends and improving the service delivered; "The rigour involved in collecting and evidencing what we have learnt has really sharpened our management skills which is already making a big difference to our performance which in turn helps develop the people we manage – which all means an even better service for our customers," said Trudie Smallwood.

The three were tutored by Elaine Beecroft an Associate of Rotherham based Sector Solutions who says the dedication and commitment to completing the studies in double quick time should recognised, "Achieving this Level 5 qualification is just the start in terms of their personal development. In completing this qualification, Trudie John and Alison have demonstrated their competence and professionalism as Senior Managers and that they are committed to continuously striving to provide excellent quality services on behalf of Sheffield Information Link. I wish them every success for the future," said Elaine Beecroft.

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