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Alex Blyth
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Below is a list of my previous articles - feel free to browse them and email me with any comments or queries you might have.

14 December 2012	Do text messages have a place in B2B marketing? (B2B Marketing)
18 October 2012	Enterprising ways to manage finances (Local Government Chronicle)
11 October 2012	How in-store music can boost sales (Travel Trade Gazette)
09 October 2012	Customer experience management – how to get it right (B2B Marketing)
21 September 2012	Gilt by association: why join a professional body? (Buying Business Travel)
04 September 2012	The consumerisation of B2B Marketing (B2B Marketing)
30 July 2012	The travel manager of tomorrow (Buying Business TRavel)
17 July 2012	How to Get the Board on Board (B2B Marketing)
05 July 2012	Funding for the future (Local Government Chronicle)
01 June 2012	Smarter, slicker, smoother (Director)
01 June 2012	The Top Ten Restaurants for a Business Lunch (Britain's Finest)
31 May 2012	The golden years? (Pay & Benefits)
11 May 2012	Ten ways to cut your business costs (Print Week)
01 May 2012	Hungary: Event planner's guide to Budapest (C&IT)
01 April 2012	The Top Ten Destinations for the Business Incentive (Britains Finest)
29 March 2012	Email - Down and out or alive and kicking? (B2B Marketing)
01 March 2012	Get your head in the cloud (Travel Trade Gazette)
01 March 2012	Does ‘big data’ mean better data? (B2B Marketing)
01 March 2012	Mobile technology update (Buying Business Travel)
09 February 2012	Signing up for a new service pilot (Local Government Chronicle)
01 February 2012	To travel or not to travel? That is the question... (Buying Business TRavel)
31 January 2012	Is the CRO the link between marketing and sales? (B2B Marketing)
31 January 2012	Is the CRO the link between marketing and sales? (B2B Marketing)
06 January 2012	The Seven Ages of B2B Marketing (B2B Marketing)
01 January 2012	To Travel or not to Travel - 10 experts on London 2012 (Buying Business Travel)
01 January 2012	Q&A: Yves Galmidi, IKEA (Buying Business TRavel)
20 December 2011	Public Sector Pay: Is the Grass Greener? (Pay & Benefits)
08 December 2011	Ten Steps to Transformation (Local Government Chronicle)
05 December 2011	Marketing Automation (B2B Marketing)
23 November 2011	Homeworking - Avoid the Butterfly Effect (Travel Trade Gazette)
10 November 2011	Investors in People (Travel Trade Gazette)
05 November 2011	A New Age of Customer Service (The Times)
03 November 2011	Managing the Procurement Process (Local Government Chronicle)
01 November 2011	Better Than Real Life (Sport Business)
18 October 2011	Event Marketing (B2B Marketing)
21 September 2011	Networking Tips (Travel Trade Gazette)
15 September 2011	Channel Shift: It's only just begun (Local Government Chronicle)
14 September 2011	How to Maximise Behavioural Targeting (B2B Marketing)
08 September 2011	Using QR Codes (Travel Trade Gazette)
01 September 2011	Chief Executive Pay: A View of the Top (Pay & Benefits)
01 September 2011	Advice Please (Buying Business Travel)
01 September 2011	Up in the Air (Buying Business Travel)
01 August 2011	Combating supply chain counterfeiting (Procurement Leaders)
14 July 2011	What can sector-specific online communities offer? (B2B Marketing)
01 July 2011	Best Laid Plans (Buying Business Travel)
22 June 2011	Better Services, Better Value (Local Government Chronicle)
06 June 2011	Voluntary sector workers: Saints or sinners? (Pay & Benefits)
02 June 2011	The Changing Role of the B2B Marketer (B2B Marketing)
13 May 2011	Is there a Future in SMS Marketing? (Travel Trade Gazette)
10 May 2011	Ad spend gets social ()
01 May 2011	How to Incentivise a Remotely Located Team (Travel Trade Gazette)
01 May 2011	Keeping Within Age Discrimination Legislation (Travel Trade Gazette)
01 May 2011	How to Delegate Successfully (Travel Trade Gazette)
24 March 2011	No such thing as bad publicity? (PR Week)
08 March 2011	Cookies (B2B Marketing)
03 March 2011	In the name of the father (Pay & Benefits)
08 February 2011	Six significant changes in search marketing (B2B Marketing)
07 February 2011	Can online music services make money? (Media Week)
01 February 2011	The Rise of Smartphone Marketing (BA Business Life)
10 January 2011	Check it out - B2B buyers online (B2B Marketing)
05 January 2011	Why lack of experience need not prevent you getting your first job (The Guardian)
18 November 2010	Using technology to build relationships (Travel Trade Gazette)
21 October 2010	Energy Efficiency Management (Local Government Chronicle)
07 October 2010	Pensions - Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty? (Travel Trade Gazette)
07 October 2010	Cloud Computing: fight or flight (Accountancy Age)
06 October 2010	Commmunity Schemes Face the Axe (The Guardian)
23 September 2010	Working Beyond 65 (Travel Trade Gazette)
23 September 2010	Introducing the Big Five (PR Week)
21 September 2010	Lindsey Boswell bows out (Third Sector)
16 September 2010	Online Accounting - is it the Future? (Travel Trade Gazette)
03 September 2010	Father figures (Travel Trade Gazette)
20 August 2010	Middle East ad market regains its promise (Media Week)
16 July 2010	Call Centre Technology - Times Past (CCF)
16 July 2010	Call Centre Technology - The Future (CCF)
13 July 2010	Wake Up To Word of Mouth (B2B Marketing)
08 July 2010	Make The Most of Your Assets (Local Government Chronicle)
07 July 2010	Online Resources: Better Connected (PR Week)
06 July 2010	Best Challenge Team (Third Sector)
22 June 2010	Trusteee Induction - A Neglected Necessity (Third Sector)
14 June 2010	Help for Heroes (Third Sector)
01 June 2010	Is B2B Data Finally Going Digital? (B2B Marketing)
27 April 2010	How to Put Off an Interviewwer (Caterer)
22 April 2010	Top 150 - Ones to Watch (PR Week)
15 April 2010	Digital Economy Act - time to reboot (Media Week)
01 April 2010	Breathe Life Into Your Site (B2B Marketing)
22 March 2010	The 7 Signs It's Time To Change Jobs (Caterer)
10 March 2010	Media Owners Cash In On The Apps Gold Rush (Media Week)
01 March 2010	Create It and They Will Come (B2B Marketing)
01 March 2010	Is This The End of The Office (Hourglass)
29 January 2010	Rescue Plan Secures Henley's Future (Personnel Today)
29 January 2010	Generation acceleration (B2B Marketing)
21 December 2009	Talking to the Top (B2B Marketing)
14 December 2009	Ten sales directors on 2010 (The Sales Professional)
04 December 2009	Calling Time on Over-Servicing (PR Week)
01 December 2009	Satisfaction Guaranteed (Accountancy)
01 December 2009	PWC to Big Issue secondment (Third SEctor)
24 November 2009	Five steps to marketing automation (B2B Marketing)
27 October 2009	London Calling (Media Week)
19 October 2009	Selling to the Public Sector (The Sales Professional)
19 October 2009	Promote top performers or keep them on the front line (Personnel Today)
15 October 2009	Commuters' Press - the battle of free versus paid-for (Media Week)
12 October 2009	Private Members' Clubs (The Sales Professional)
09 October 2009	Seven Steps to Seal Selling Success (Print Week)
06 October 2009	Charity careers - recruitment agencies (Third Sector)
01 October 2009	Expenses in the Spotlight (First Voice)
01 October 2009	Ready to Recover? (Accountancy)
29 September 2009	Women byte back (PR Week)
15 September 2009	How to keep your training budget when all about are losing theirs (Trainingzone.co.uk)
28 August 2009	Making a Splash with Data Pooling (B2B Marketing)
11 August 2009	Charity TV Advertising on a Budget (Third Sector)
03 August 2009	CSR and the Recession (The Sales Professional)
27 July 2009	Top 5 Weekend Spas (The Sales Professional)
17 July 2009	Profile of Liz Smith (The Sales Professional)
13 July 2009	Profile of Simon Crawshaw (The Sales Professional)
13 July 2009	A New Era for The DMA? (B2B Marketing)
06 July 2009	Reap the rewards of flexible benefits schemes (Financial Director)
02 July 2009	Charity Shops: A Niche in Time Pays Fine (Third Sector)
26 June 2009	Sports hospitality (The Sales Professional)
22 June 2009	Social media - genuine sales tool or distraction? (The Sales Professional)
22 June 2009	Declaring mental illness (Personnel Today)
18 June 2009	Digital: Ireland plays catch-up (Media Week)
08 June 2009	Profile of Nadeem Hussain (The Sales Professional)
03 June 2009	Marketing in an instant (B2B Marketing)
01 June 2009	Profile of Chris Hossain (The Sales Professional)
01 June 2009	Which is the best PDA for salespeople? (The Sales Professional)
01 June 2009	The Art of Negotiation (The Sales Professional)
08 May 2009	Drinks industry calls time on CO2 (Packaging News)
07 May 2009	Lead nurturing (B2B Marketing)
21 April 2009	Putting a value on digital free (Media Week)
02 March 2009	Microsites (B2B Marketing)
24 February 2009	Five ways to get the most from digital agencies (Third Sector)
17 February 2009	10 ways to develop staff on a budget (Personnel Today)
13 February 2009	Webchats: the dangers of loose talk (Personnel Today)
11 November 2008	Online Ad Networks - Playing Safe with IASH (Media Week)
01 November 2008	Say it Right (NW Insider)
01 November 2008	The Art of Delegation (Managing Growth)
01 November 2008	Challenging Times (Accountancy)
01 October 2008	For An Easier Life (Call Centre Focus)
25 September 2008	Terminal 5 six months on (PR Week)
05 September 2008	Right Side of the Law (PR Week)
22 August 2008	Bringing Your Website Up To Scratch (B2B Marketing)
14 July 2008	How can e-mail work with Web 2.0? (Revolution)
01 June 2008	Gambling on Business (Accountancy)
14 May 2008	The World is Your Oyster (B2B Marketing)
14 May 2008	Product Development (B2B Marketing)
01 May 2008	Brands Miss Out On Over-50s (Revolution)
01 May 2008	The Team Works (Revolution)
01 April 2008	Focus the Mind (NW Insider)
01 April 2008	Mapping the Universe (B2B Marketing)
01 April 2008	Beyond Pre-Roll (Revolution)
01 April 2008	Predict a Click (Revolution)
01 April 2008	How Can Brands Exploit Widgets? (Revolution)
21 March 2008	The New Ambassadors (PR Week)
14 March 2008	Internet Television: hit or miss? (Revolution)
01 March 2008	Maximum Allowance (Decision)
01 March 2008	Ex-Directory (B2B Marketing)
01 March 2008	Music in the Digital Age (Accountancy)
04 February 2008	IP targeting: hit or miss? (Revolution)
01 February 2008	IP targeting - hit or miss? (Revolution)
01 February 2008	Swap Shop (Financial Director)
01 January 2008	Do you need help with SEO? (B2B Marketing)
01 December 2007	The Rise of the Mid-Tiers (NW Insider)
01 December 2007	Benefit of the Day (Financial Director)
01 December 2007	Return to Khao Lak (Coutts Woman)
01 November 2007	Come on down (NW Insider)
01 November 2007	Raising the Game (In-House Executive)
24 October 2007	A Guide to the Listed Marcomms Groups (PR Week)
01 September 2007	Going for Growth (New Business)
01 September 2007	Party Animal (NW Insider)
01 September 2007	Hide & Seek: Contextual Search (B2B Marketing)
01 August 2007	Survival of the Fittest (Accountancy)
10 July 2007	Time for Some Checks in the Post (Fundraising Daily)
02 July 2007	Workplace giving (Personnel Today)
01 July 2007	Get a Cyberlife (Third Sector)
01 July 2007	Proving your Worth (Professional Fundraising)
01 July 2007	Do it in Colour (M-Real magazine)
01 July 2007	Starting out on a Shoestrng (In-House Executive)
01 July 2007	Employee Wellbeing: Are You Enlightened? (CCF)
01 June 2007	Diversity, and how to develop it (Third Sector)
01 June 2007	Up, up and away - or out to pasture? (Membership Today)
01 June 2007	Pull it Together (Business Outlook)
29 May 2007	Should HR advise managers to sack poor performers or help them improve? (Personnel Today)
01 May 2007	Can Search Build Brands? ()
26 April 2007	Making cash flow (Print Week)
24 April 2007	Sainsburys (Personnel Today)
10 April 2007	Prime Minister's Lecture (Personnel Today)
01 April 2007	Whose fault is it that my database is rubbish? (Membership Today)
01 April 2007	Top Ten Telemarketers (Marketing Direct)
01 April 2007	Hands Off Approach (Accountancy)
13 March 2007	Mobile phones and driving (Personnel Today)
01 March 2007	Pan-Euro Medical Communications (Pharmafocus)
01 March 2007	Legal Headache (NW Insider)
01 March 2007	Public Benefit (Membership Today)
01 March 2007	The Right Message (Financial Director)
01 March 2007	Resource planning (CCF)
01 February 2007	Is This The End for Call Centre Managers (CCF)
01 February 2007	The Only Way is Up (B2B Marketing)
01 January 2007	Ask The Audience (Training & Coaching Today)
01 January 2007	A Catalogue of Success (M-Real Magazine)
01 January 2007	Known at this Address (B2B Marketing)
12 December 2006	Making a little go a very long way (Personnel Today)
01 November 2006	Sales is from Mars, Marketing is from Venus (B2B Marketing)
01 October 2006	Border Crossing (Direct Response)
19 September 2006	How serously are employers taking stress? (Personnel Today)
01 September 2006	Pretty in Pink (B2B Marketing)
01 August 2006	Who will win the race for China? (Director)
01 July 2006	Read All About It? (B2B Marketing)
14 June 2006	How to get the most out of public speaking training (Training & Coaching Today)
21 March 2006	Come Together (BT) (Personnel Today)
21 February 2006	The Return of the Company Car (Personnel Today)
07 February 2006	Pushing for growth (Personnel Today)
17 January 2006	Compassion or compliance? (Personnel Today)
13 December 2005	Military Manoevures (Personnel Today)
06 December 2005	An individual aproach to leadership (Personnel Today)
22 November 2005	A Remedy For Retention (Personnel Today)
18 October 2005	It Pays To Do It Yourself (Personnel Today)
11 October 2005	Mad About Customers (Personnel Today)
28 September 2005	Charity Shops (Third Sector)
09 August 2005	HR At Her Majesty's Pleasure (Personnel Today)
27 July 2005	Risk Management: Occupational Hazards (Third Sector)
05 July 2005	Support Pays Off (Personnel Today)
01 June 2005	The Gauntlet (Director)
01 June 2005	Time To Go Green (Print Buyer)
01 May 2005	Above and Beyond (CCF)
05 April 2005	A Helping Hand To Success (Personnel Today)
01 April 2005	Standard Procedure (Print Buyer)
01 April 2005	Together Forever (B2B Marketing)
01 March 2005	Gambling (Accountancy)
19 January 2005	The Right Account (Third Sector)
01 December 2004	Criminal Negligence (First Voice)
01 December 2004	Personalising digital print (Marketing Direct)
17 November 2004	How to make a visual impact (Third Sector)
29 October 2004	Theme Park turns good kids into Junior Jedis (PR Week)
01 October 2004	Reach for the Sky (B2B Marketing)
15 September 2004	Access All Areas (Third Sector)
01 August 2004	Sports sponsorship (Accountancy)
02 June 2004	Software Solutions (Third Sector)
27 May 2004	B2B Goes Guerilla (PR Week)
08 May 2004	Strikes (Personnel Today)
17 April 2004	Combined Data Universe Files (B2B Marketing)
31 March 2004	In Your Face? (Third Sector)
18 February 2004	Stale Mail (Third Sector)
01 January 2004	Best practice – media buying (B2B Marketing)
01 January 2004	Experience in the City (Personnel Today)
03 December 2003	The Language Barrier (Third Sector)
01 October 2003	Does The Government Do Enough To Help Small UK Companies Export? (First Voice)
01 October 2003	Non-violent communication (Accountancy)
01 August 2003	The Human Touch (First Voice)
18 July 2003	The Cost of Jury Service (Personnel Today)
09 July 2003	An Integrated Approach (Third Sector)
01 July 2003	Business travel (Accountancy)
01 June 2003	Business relocation (Accountancy)
16 April 2003	Direct Hit (Third Sector)
01 February 2003	Corporate reporting (Accountancy)
24 July 2002	Down With The Phone Bill (Third Sector)
01 January 2002	Competitive Intelligence (Sales Director)

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