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	Good market research can save £1m says Russell Ferguson From detailed advice on the pros and cons of market research, to a step by step guide to working marketing into your daily schedule, Russell Ferguson brings 20 years' experience to issues such as getting recruitment right, developing brands for the food market, and advising on useful marketing books. Russell's answers are available to all visitors to this website by clicking on the link below. They will be available soon via a podcast downloadable from this site. Watch this space...
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News : Cheap meals innovate for market lead with new business model News Feed

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The founder of PriceYourMeal.com, the food auction website, wants to replace the market ...

News : Marketing students boost RSNO sales by 70% News Feed

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Marketing students at the University of Glasgow increased the average attendance at a recent ...

News : Marketing legalities - your questions answered News Feed

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

To address concerns about the legalities of protecting brands and contractual implications ...

News : Jolomo business initiative News Feed

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A new awards scheme aimed at encouraging more young people in the Highlands and Islands ...

News : Web writing, PR and voice workshops News Feed

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

For busy bosses, the Scottish Marketing Community has identified three workshops this Spring ...

News : Moray's businesses reach out News Feed

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Moray Chamber of Commerce has appointed a new marketing and events manager to boost ...

News : Business dragon to advise at NewstartScotland event News Feed

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

BBC business dragon Rachel Elnaugh will be onhand to advise budding entrepreneurs at NewstartScotland's ...

News : Small businesses think finance News Feed

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Over 150,000 small businesses in Scotland, who are to have their business rates slashed, ...

News : Scottish Marketing to lobby MSPs News Feed

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Scottish Marketing Communications Action Group will present to MSPs and senior civil ...

News : Scottish Marketing awards - deadline 31 Jan News Feed

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Marketing Society have launched their Scottish awards for excellence with 23 categories ...

News : Top award for Highland newspaper News Feed

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The West Highland Free Press has been chosen as the Newspaper of the Year by the Highland ...

News : Podcasting workshop for creative business News Feed

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

New media production company Inner Ear will lead an interactive workshop on how podcasting ...

News : Free online tourism workshops News Feed

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Businesses across the Highlands and Islands are full of praise for a series of e-tourism ...

News : Scottish Design Awards deadline News Feed

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Entries for the Scottish Design Awards will close on 4th February 2008.

News : New floating office in Edinburgh News Feed

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

A new remarkable development in Edinburgh's architectural history opened this week - Barge ...

News : Orkney foods take their wares to London News Feed

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Christmas sales for Orkney food companies have received a boost from a clever marketing ...

News : Scottish business should consider ethical products News Feed

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

News out today reports that ethical spend has broken 5% market share sending a message ...

News : Beanscene Launches The Scene Magazine News Feed

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Coffeehouse Beanscene launched a new lifestyle magazine this week, marking the latest stage ...

News : Congratulations on Games Glasgow News Feed

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The Scottish Marketing Community offers its congratulations to the City of Glasgow on today's ...

News : Free workshop on brand development News Feed

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The Intellectual Assets Centre in Glasgow is running a free half-day workshop on developing ...

News : Navyblue design team strikes out on own News Feed

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

An exhibitions and interior design company is striking out on its own, after three years ...

News : Free marketing advice podcast - download now News Feed

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

One of Scotland's top marketing experts Russell Ferguson has given the Scottish Marketing ...

News : Good market research can save £1m says Russell Ferguson News Feed

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

In the latest Ask an Expert answers, Russell Ferguson gives top quality and comprehensive ...

News : Scotland could be home of "next big thing" says entrepreneur News Feed

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

John Giannandrea, Scot, and Chief Technology Officer of Metaweb Technologies in the US ...

News : Funding Scotland's infrastructure - seminar News Feed

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Glasgow Business School will host a free seminar next week on the cost of Scotland's infrastructure.

News : How to be the "Best Company" News Feed

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The Drum's forthcoming "Best Companies" seminar is all about making your company or department ...

News : New free business paper to launch News Feed

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Friday 5 October sees the Business 7, a new, free, weekly business newspaper hit the streets ...

News : Google taking privacy seriously News Feed

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

All Scottish businesses operting online business should note that Google this week have ...

News : Major internet marketing conference in Edinburgh News Feed

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

A major conference exploring how you should use the internet to market your business is ...

News : Apple launch TV downloads News Feed

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Desperate Housewives on the plane, and perhaps soon, Still Game on the plane as Apple launched ...

News : Ask an Expert News Feed

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Now is your chance to pick the brains of one of Scotland's best known marketing experts. ...

News : Russell Ferguson Podcast August 2007 News Feed

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Designer of the Get Marketing! game Russell Ferguson explains how to get the most out of ...

News : Study to assess green issues News Feed

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) is conducting a survey on environmental ...

News : Internet boosts UK marketing spend News Feed

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

UK companies increased their marketing budgets slightly in the third quarter of 2006, thanks ...

News : The best of 21 years News Feed

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The 21st Scottish Advertising Awards ceremony takes place at the Hilton Hotel, Glasgow ...

News : Edinburgh TV Festival News Feed

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The father of missing four year old Madeleine McCann is one of the keynote speakers at ...

News : MySpace goes from strength to strength News Feed

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Online giant, MySpace now has 10.2 million users who log on monthly - more than double ...

News : The Doctor catches the bus News Feed

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The world's most famous time traveller, Dr Who, has ditched his Tardis for a bus, in what ...

News : Smeatonmania sweeps the web News Feed

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

John Smeaton, the have-a-go hero at Glasgow airport earlier this month, has found himself ...

News : Scotland's digital winners News Feed

Fri, 06 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Edinburgh agency, Line, was the major prizewinner at the inaugural Drum Awards for Digital ...

News : Entrepreneurs become mainstream News Feed

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT

As the new government department of business and enterprise takes shape, the London School ...

News : Podcast of Ask an Expert Answers! - download now News Feed

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Answers to your questions on small advertising budgets, protecting ideas during pitches... ...

News : TV phone-ins under scrutiny News Feed

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Changes in the way broadcasters operate phone-ins and interactive competition look increasingly ...

News : 2nd Ask an Expert answers now live! News Feed

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT

New Institute of Practitioners in Advertising Chairman Guy Robertson and Louise Fraser, ...

News : Barr's fuse old and new branding News Feed

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Barr's soft drinks company have just launched new branding based on consumer loyalty and ...

News : New Scottish brewer wins top entrepreneur award News Feed

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT

James Watt, 25, from Fraserburgh was this week named Scotland's Shell Livewire Young Entrepreneur ...

News : Scottish buyers and sellers click together in new marketplace News Feed

Tue, 22 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT

A brand new marketplace aims to help busy Scottish SMEs find new customers and the best ...

News : Ethical marketing: 'Why a green wash just isn't enough' News Feed

Thu, 17 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Ethics is now big business - environmental, fair trade, organics, health, carbon footprints ...

News : Gain 'hands on' experience of mobile marketing News Feed

Sat, 12 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Mobile Marketing is becoming an increasingly important part of the marketing mix.

News : Expert Guy Robertson answers your questions News Feed

Fri, 04 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Advertising guru Guy Robertson is our second resident expert available to answer your advertising ...

News : Direct marketing fair News Feed

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The direct marketing assocation is hosting a fair in London in May as a one-stop shop for ...

News : Co-op targets marketing on local 10k event News Feed

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The Co-operative, which operates hundreds of neighbourhood community stores across the ...

News : Reduced roaming charges good news for marketing News Feed

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

More moves by the European Union this week to cut roaming charges on mobile phones will ...

News : Expert answers are now live! News Feed

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Iain Graham and Paul White from Graham Technology put their heads together and answered ...

News : Market research - new tips published today News Feed

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The Marketing Research society have today published a quick resource guide to market research ...

News : Ask an expert answers soon News Feed

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Answers to the probing questions posted to our first Scottish Marketing Community experts ...

News : "Ask an Expert" opens today News Feed

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The Scottish Marketing Community's first "Ask an Expert" session opens today with Iain ...

News : MySpace drives business to websites News Feed

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Social networking site MySpace accounted for 5% of visits to retailer Topshop's website ...

News : Scots companies fly the flag at major global conference 3GSM News Feed

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Forty Scottish developers head for Barcelona alongside Wireless Innovation...

News : New projects encourage business innovation News Feed

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Scottish businesses have been urged to "think differently" in their approach to innovation ...

News : New workshops for market research News Feed

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Clare Wade Research has developed a workshop package designed to help build people's confidence ...

News : Easy business advice - read in 5 mins News Feed

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Business advisors around Britain have come up with a number of "watch-out" guides for start ...

News : Call for entries - Marketing Society Awards News Feed

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Nominations are now open for The Marketing Society's Excellence Awards Scotland 2007 to ...

News : Dolly is a calling card for Scottish firms News Feed

Fri, 05 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT

A BBC business report has said that Scottish firms use Dolly the sheep as a recognisable ...

News : New Price comparison website News Feed

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT

UK Online Price Comparison web site, Eighteen72 opened it doors for the first time today. ...

News : House of Fraser drops deer News Feed

Wed, 15 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT

A suggestion from a major retailer that tradition isn't everything came this weekend when ...

News : Further food advertising restrictions at New Year News Feed

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Scottish food producers will be subject to new restrictions published by Ofcom last week ...

News : Marketing diary date. News Feed

Wed, 08 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT

The Marketing Society's Excellence Awards Scotland will be presented on 27th April 2007 ...