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How important is Trust in Online Buying

When I completed my MBA dissertation on ‘Market entry strategies for eTailers (Online retailers)’ I recall much research suggesting how important trust is on the Web in relation to Online purchases. The challenge therefore for new Online retailers was how to gain the trust of Online shoppers; if people won’t buy from you because they [...]

Chicken George the Marketing Genius

Slightly inland along the coast near Faro in Portugal is a desolate and very unassuming square building. The hand painted sign outside reads ‘Chicken George Restaurant’. Once seated in the plastic chairs at the equally sparsely tables, George’s wife arrives to offer English speaking people “chicken or fish” in a very broken translation from Portuguese. [...]

Will a Business Services Qualification help for an MBA?

Students studying one of the Business Services Training Package (BSB07) certificate or diploma qualifications occasionally ask how useful the course will be towards attaining a place on a Master of Business Administration (MBA) program. Unfortunately there is no simple answer due to a number of factors: Not All MBA Courses are Equal Good MBA schools [...]