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What is ‘Servitisation’ and How Can Electrical Wholesalers Use it to Boost Sales?
The electrical wholesale industry is changing and some of the traditional sales techniques aren’t proving as successful as they used to be. Cold calling and big discounts aren’t that attractive to customers and with major online companies like Amazon undercutting on price, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to stand out in the market. This is where servitisation…
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Graduates: Is Your Workplace Giving You Enough Training and Development Opportunities?
After finishing university, graduates are looking for roles that offer them good training, opportunities to progress, a suitable company culture and a decent salary. Your first graduate role is important as it should enable you to lay the foundations of your career and build a valuable skill-set. There’s plenty to learn when you enter the…
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Knowledge is Power for Electrical Wholesalers Wanting to Deliver Excellent Customer Service
As an electrical wholesaler, offering excellent customer service and a consultative approach to your customers will set you apart from your competition. What’s the key to excellence? Really knowing your products’ features and benefits so that you can support and educate your customers. With the latest smart technologies such as programmable lighting controls and integrated…
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Hiring Tips: Interviewers Should be Delivering their Best Sales Pitch Not an Interrogation
When recruiting new talent for your business, you’ll want to use your interviews to find out as much as you can about potential candidates – to see whether they’ll be a good fit in terms of skills, expertise and personality. However, a common mistake that interviewers make is to turn their interview into an interrogation…
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Feeling Undervalued at Work? Here’s What to Do About It
Feeling undervalued at work can be extremely frustrating and demotivating. When we work hard, we naturally want our efforts to be recognised and rewarded, however, this isn’t always the case. If you’re feeling that your efforts at work are going unnoticed and unappreciated, take a look at the steps below to see what you can…
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How Can Electrical Wholesalers Compete with Amazon?
E-commerce giants like Amazon have completely transformed how brands are engaging with their customers. They offer a huge range of products and are now making the most of the growing electrical equipment market too. So, with huge brands like Amazon muscling in on the electrical products market, how can electrical wholesalers continue to compete? Many…
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Don’t Like Your Boss? Here’s What to Do About It
In an ideal world, we’d all like to have a boss that we get along with, respect and who is understanding. However, in some instances, we end up working for a boss with a personality that clashes with our own and this can make our working life difficult and frustrating. If you’re finding that you…
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What to Do if You’re Struggling at Work
Are you feeling overwhelmed at work? Are you struggling to motivate yourself? Do you feel miserable? When we’re having a tough time at work we are unable to perform well and negativity often seeps into our personal lives too. But what can you do about it? Figure out why you are feeling this way The…
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How the Transforming Property Landscape is Affecting the Electric Heating Market
The property market continues to boom in the UK and developers are making the most of it. There are currently two big forces that are transforming the property landscape: Attitudes to city centre living. There has been a huge surge in the popularity of the private rented sector (PRS) and build to rent (BTR) developments.…
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How to Talk About your Gap Year or Travelling in a Job Interview
Nowadays, gap years are more popular than ever, with many opting to take them not just before, but also after their studies. Taking a gap year and/or going travelling can help to shape you as an individual, giving you life experiences that you wouldn’t ordinarily gain in the workplace. As such, knowing how to talk…