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8 May, 2012

The business of image

This may not be the most obvious choice for a bodyshop blog, but I’d like to focus on Tulisa Contostavlos. That’s right, who? Those with a soft spot... read more

5 April, 2012

Bodyshops need to change their image

The view that ‘this industry’ needs to change its ‘negative image’ in the eyes of the public and press is a commonly held belief. But just how many people view this industry as negative? Whenever an untrustwor... read more

20 March, 2012

Bandwagons are good

We’ve all been there: a new product or service or technology comes out and we resist. ‘It’s unnecessary’, ‘it’s a fad’, ‘it will never last’. I’m not talking Betamax and HD DVD, but ne... read more

25 January, 2012

The art of complaining

I like to think of myself as a positive person: I try to see the best in a situation or person and see progress and progressive change as a positive – a glass half full kinda guy. I haven’t been working in this position long, or bee... read more

3 October, 2011

We are exploring blogs

bodyshop is looking into the use of blogs to further enhance our online users' experience. At the moment we're just at the planning stage, but never fear we're soon to be up and running in the online world of blogging.... read more

16 September, 2010

You may of heard of LinkedIn

You may of heard of LinkedIn, but do you know what it is and how it can help you with your business? LinkedIn is now considered to b... read more

15 September, 2010

Using Google Places to market your business…for free!

Local search engine marketing is one of the most straight forward and cost effective ways to market a local business. By taking the time to set your listing up proper... read more

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