How Nursery SMEs Should Optimise their Marketing Through a Recession
The centre of your brand’s vision might feel like the eye of a storm over the coming months. But there are strategies to help you sail through…
Business and Leadership
The latest from FanFinders’ CEO and co-founders on topics such as team management, remote working, boosting morale and business growth.
4 things to know when starting a startup
Forbes has dubbed 2021 the ‘year of the entrepreneur’, with hundreds of thousands of small businesses being launched in the wake of the pandemic. Our CCO and co-founder Adam Gillett, a man who has been there and done it when it comes to growing a startup, covers what the entrepreneurs of the future need to know. …
A Day in the Life… with CEO Alec Dobbie
If there is a normal route in life I have rarely taken it. Not entirely by design and with plenty of being in the right place at the right time. I left school at 16, I tried sixth form for all of four weeks before deciding that it wasn’t really for me. I’m the chap …
Creative Data Labs – business problems and bright futures
In his latest blog, FanFinders’ CEO and co-founder Alec Dobbie reflects on his experience as a judge at one of the Data and Marketing Association’s Creative Data Labs. Last month, I was honoured to be asked by the Data and Marketing Association (DMA Talent) to be a judge at one of their virtual Creative Data …
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Talking entrepreneurship… with Adam Gillett
In this latest edition of our series delving into the realities behind entrepreneurship, we caught up with a man who, after almost 25 years spent in advertising and direct marketing channels, knows how to give a straight answer. Having played a crucial role in the company’s growth in the North American market – where Your …
How to know if you’re putting too much pressure on your team
Remote working during a pandemic means a host of new pressures. These include but aren’t limited to home-schooling kids, navigating a small space where you and your partner are both working (and they talk really loud!), noisy neighbours, or even scrambling desperately from a team meeting to intercept your weekly online food shop down three …
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5 ways to boost team morale
The latest blog from FanFinders’ CEO and co-founder Alec Dobbie. January is often a new start for both people and companies, and with our current lockdown situation in the UK, it’s more important than ever to try to keep staff morale as high as possible. Some of this is outside of our control but I …
Starting from scratch when you have a family
We have a motto and I think it works across the board “be smart, nice and get shi*t done.” How does the average person with a family start a business? And by average person, I’m talking about those with families, bills and routines to stick to. Someone with very limited free time. How do you …
Talking entrepreneurship… with Neil Stephenson
Not all entrepreneurs are made equal and some don’t even enjoy speaking about themselves as such. As part of our series delving into the realities behind entrepreneurship (we’re cutting out all the fluff), we caught up with FanFinders’ co-founder and acquisition marketing maverick Neil Stephenson. A crucial part of the journey that has seen the …
My work life balance, as a working father
I was recently asked how I would define ‘personal success’. My answer was: “I get to walk my kids to school in the morning.” With remote or flexible working firmly on the agenda, it got me thinking about how work/life balance and time spent being a parent has factored into my career journey so far …