- Videos that go viral on the internet have been shown to be one of the best ways for company’s to increase awareness of their brand online. Users of social media sites, such as Facebook and Twitter, are less likely to share links to videos if they feel that the company behind the video has placed too much emphasis on getting their brand’s message across. Getting the content of the video right can be difficult, but it is certainly worth spending time and money on. Done correctly, company’s can get millions of visitors to their websites for much less than more traditional forms of marketing. Further reading – Video Production London
- Whilst some businesses are dealing with the current economic climate by cutting costs as much as possible, others are seeing it as a time of opportunity. The take up of office space in London has not subsided in the past year. A particular area of growth has been serviced office space, which indicates that although companies want to continue to expand, they also do not generally want to use up their cash reserves on buying new office space outright. That is a wise move as property prices dropped slightly last year and may well do so again in 2012. Further reading – Serviced Offices
- Research has shown that people who live in homes with nice kitchens are more likely to spend time cooking food than those who live in homes with a less than ideal cooking environment. It was also found that those people who cooked for themselves generally ate more healthily and were in better physical condition. Therefore, paying to upgrade your kitchen not only increases the value of your home, but it can also be beneficial to your health. Getting the lighting and layout right were very important, but even having a new cooker was said to help. Further reading – Range Cookers
- Nearly 70% of people in an online poll on a UK website said that they would move to live in a different country if they had the opportunity to do so. The EU has long been an attractive destination for immigrants, and there would always be more people coming in than people leaving to live elsewhere, however, with the EU being “in its toughest hour since WW2”, the tide may now be turning. For Europeans, contacting a shipping company and moving their life overseas might now represent their best chance of success for a prosperous future. Further reading – International Removals
- When trying to sell a house, the rooms that potential buyers pay particular attention to are the kitchen and bathroom. Why? Because those are the rooms that are the most hassle and expensive to refit if they are not to the tastes of buyers. Buyers pay close attention to virtually everything in those two rooms, even things that sellers might think will have no bearing on a potential sale, such as radiators. Therefore, people looking to sell their homes should seriously consider spending money on refitting their kitchen and bathroom if they want to get the optimal sale price. Further reading – Radiators