http://www.mytax.ie MyTax Online accounts Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:32:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.mytax.ie/7-top-tips-for-keeping-and-growing-your-customer-base/2011/11/ http://www.mytax.ie/7-top-tips-for-keeping-and-growing-your-customer-base/2011/11/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:10:08 +0000 admin http://www.mytax.ie/?p=935 1. Hire the best. Have and hire only employees who continually impress you with their initiative and competence. Let everyone else go. Increasing profits comes from great employees, not average ones.
2. Establish your R&D Department. Turn your customer service department into the R&D Department of your company. Develop a culture in your business which will encourage lateral thinking.
3. Review Customer issues. Is there a lack of effective communication channels with your ...]]> http://www.mytax.ie/7-top-tips-for-keeping-and-growing-your-customer-base/2011/11/feed/ 0 http://www.mytax.ie/the-importance-of-business-planning/2010/11/ http://www.mytax.ie/the-importance-of-business-planning/2010/11/#comments Wed, 17 Nov 2010 09:16:02 +0000 admin http://www.mytax.ie/?p=470 While business plans are synonymous with startups, business planning is important for all businesses regardless of their age or maturity. A business plan is essentially a future oriented description of how you intend to trade as a commercially viable operation. Given that the plan is essentially predictive in nature, it will need to contain a number of assumptions which the reader will need to accept as being plausible in the ...]]> http://www.mytax.ie/the-importance-of-business-planning/2010/11/feed/ 0 http://www.mytax.ie/have-a-glass-of-wine/2010/04/ http://www.mytax.ie/have-a-glass-of-wine/2010/04/#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:39:47 +0000 admin http://www.mytax.ie/?p=346 http://www.mytax.ie/have-a-glass-of-wine/2010/04/feed/ 0 http://www.mytax.ie/how-to-write-an-effective-marketing-plan/2010/02/ http://www.mytax.ie/how-to-write-an-effective-marketing-plan/2010/02/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:37:22 +0000 admin http://www.mytax.ie/?p=225 A marketing plan is a core component of a business plan. It relates specifically to the marketing of a particular product or service and it describes:

An overall marketing objective


A broad marketing strategy


The tactical detail related to specific marketing activities


The various costs associated with these activities


Those tasked with delivering these activities by name

The starting point ...]]> http://www.mytax.ie/how-to-write-an-effective-marketing-plan/2010/02/feed/ 0 http://www.mytax.ie/a-simple-plan-for-2010/2010/02/ http://www.mytax.ie/a-simple-plan-for-2010/2010/02/#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:26:26 +0000 admin http://www.mytax.ie/?p=224 It’s not big. It’s not sexy. But simple is however a little bit clever when it comes to Marketing Communications.
Many People are coming to the conclusion that a lot of the marketing communications that were created towards the end of the Tiger were relatively flabby and lazy. Not sure what to say? Say loads of things! No idea what is the one real consumer benefit that will unlock sales? ...]]> http://www.mytax.ie/a-simple-plan-for-2010/2010/02/feed/ 0 http://www.mytax.ie/better-sales/2009/10/ http://www.mytax.ie/better-sales/2009/10/#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:04:19 +0000 admin http://www.mytax.ie/?p=132 Here’s how I see it.  This year will see the demise of so many businesses, which could  good news for the survivors.  Opportunities will present themselves for those that want to step up and provide exceptional service to grab market share.
With  major stores claiming to be under pressure for sales, it’s still amazing to walk into shopping centres to ...]]> http://www.mytax.ie/better-sales/2009/10/feed/ 0