Recent content by SteveM77

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    How can I build a list of companies with good-sized sales team?

    HI all. I need to quickly compile a list of companies that have sales teams with more than, say, 10 people in them. I created a persona in Sales Nav looking for people with 'sales' in their title. That works if you are prepared to go through the companies manually. But I wanted to ask if there's...
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    Is my father eligible for SEIS tax relief?

    Hi my father is planning to invest £50,000 in my company in exchange for 10% of the equity (he will have voting rights commensurate with that sure and no more and he won't be involved in the business in any way from an executive point of view). I've been looking into the possibility of him...
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    Which elements of a recipe are protected under IP law?

    Hi, I'm starting a food delivery business where I will sell recipe kits including ingredients measured out and an instruction card telling users how to prepare and cook the ingredients using words and photography. In the early days before I can employ chefs, I will want to copy recipes I have...
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    Can I print copy from this old book on my packaging without incurring copyright problems?

    Hi I'm considering printing an excerpt from Moby Dick on my packaging and wanted to ask if I am clear of any copyright issues. From what I can gather you are OK if the author died more than 70 years ago - well Moby Dick was written by Herman Melville who died in 1891, so I'm hoping that puts me...
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    Any ideas how to discover/approximate staff numbers per location?

    Hi, I'm launching a business that needs to target office locations with over 500 employees only. I have tried to find publically available data showing the number of staff members a company may have in a specific location (many large firms have nuerous locations so I do need the staff count data...
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    Do inbound links need top level domains and hyperlinks?

    I'm about to start encouraging some inbound links to my site to boost my ranking. But I'm not sure what they must look like to register with Google. Let's say I get a journalist to write about my business; is it enough for them just to write my business name in their article? Ie 'BrandX' or...
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    Looking for ROAS stats for various sectors

    Thanks anyway Yottacom
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    Looking for ROAS stats for various sectors

    Targeting all verticals, but focused on youth audience in the beginning so food & beverage, fashion, entertainment, travel etc. Trying to get a rule of thumb figure at best for any industry to understand the ballparks that sectors work to. ie 'in fashion we aim for a ROAS of 4'. Not looking for...
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    Looking for ROAS stats for various sectors

    Thanks yottacom but I'm really trying to understand what various businesses expect to pay when using their marketing channels so that I can sell leads to them at the right price.
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    Looking for ROAS stats for various sectors

    Many channels ideally, but if you can only help with AdWords I'd be grateful.
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    Looking for ROAS stats for various sectors

    Hi all, I need your help finding the typical ROAS figures for various categories to help me complete my business plan - it can be on or offline commerce, and for any marketing channel. Why? Because I'd developing a lead generation platform and need to know if I send clients a lead that turns...