What’s a gazelle industry, I hear you ask? Well, there are actually a couple of definitions, but the one that I’m about to use is one I heard at a business event a few years. The speaker categorised two kinds of businesses – gazelles and elephants. Elephant businesses are large, powerful and slow moving. Gazelles…
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Imagine you’re at a networking event and you’re introduced to somebody you’ve never met before. You smile and say hello, stretch out your arm to shake hands … they look you in the eye, you shake hands firmly and you’ve both made a good first impression. The opposite’s true too, of course. The stranger who…
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We’re sociable creatures these days aren’t we? We have profiles on Linkedin purely for business, accounts on other social media platforms for both business and our personal lives. Our websites aren’t complete without an ‘About Me’ page. In the past few years, doing business has become much more about getting to know the person you…
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Based on a conversation I’ve had with several people in the past couple of weeks, I thought I’d write a few words about one of the most common things I get asked about when shooting headshots for clients. A day won’t go by when I’m not asked the question, “do you want me to smile?”…
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Today, news of a special offer that I’m running in a week’s time. I’m offering a mini portrait session (it’ll take 15 minutes of your time), plus your choice of three ‘Linkedin’ style head shots for the bargain price of £40 per person. Normally, I’d charge £150 for this service. I’ve waxed lyrical all over…
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