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We are on the cusp of a fundamental shift in the role that journalism plays in our lives. Terms like “Fake News” exist to downplay scandal, social media has unchained hate and negativity and allowed those with the most money to have biggest voice and to punch down on anyone who speaks out against them. Public […]

6 WAYS TO FIND NEW BUSINESS IN 2022
6 Ways to find new business in 2022 & Who's looking at you by Keith Smith, Managing Director of new business platform The Advertist.
How many of you put prospecting for new clients at the top of your business New Year’s resolutions?
Given…

SURVIVING, THRIVING AND LETTING GO
Surviving, thriving and letting go by Keith Smith, Managing Director of new business platform The Advertist.
Survivor's Guilt
Have you been successful during the pandemic?
If so, there’s a chance that you’re probably…

THE TOP 3 BENEFITS OF COLD PROSPECTING
The ABCs of sales & confirmation bias by Keith Smith, Managing Director of new business platform The Advertist.
I love being able to discuss and debate new business trends and techniques with the best and brightest in the UK industry…

THE FUEL PODCAST – IAN TRUSCOTT – ROCKSTARCMO: IS CONTENT MARKETING ALL IT’S CRACKED UP TO BE?
One of the UK’s foremost experts on B2B content marketing is here to demystify the discipline and show us how creating trust through sharable and informative content is the way forward for new business.
Ian Truscott has been banging the…

THE FUEL PODCAST – NICK VIVION – GHOSTWORKS PR: A TECHNOMAD’S TALE
Nick Vivion is pioneering a new way of working hard and staying agile. At the start of 2021, tired of living to work, paying for expensive property he asked himself “what if I only had two years left to live?” He pulled a ‘Nick move’,…

THE FUEL PODCAST – HANK BLANK 4: TIME TO GET NETWORKING!
Hank Blank is back. It’s like he never left.
In this show, we discuss:
Hank is our man in the USA for new business and client-side agency searches. Last time we spoke to him, we were in the epicenter of the second wave of the pandemic.…