http://marketpublishers.com/lists/news_59.html Business Services news en-us 2008-10-01 03:31:15 GMT 2008-10-01 03:31:15 GMT http://marketpublishers.com/lists/3561/news.html New technology allowing customers of UK banks to manage their accounts through their mobile phone is being introduced. Lloyds TSB will next month be the first to allow customers to transfer funds between accounts within the same bank via... 24.09.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/3281/news.html The UK is facing a serious risk of recession within months, the findings of a survey of almost 5,000 small, medium and large businesses suggest, reported The BBC. The British Chambers of Commerce's (BCC) quarterly report found the credit... 08.07.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/3268/news.html Bradford & Bingley has confirmed that its plan to raise £400m has been rescued by a group of UK investors, reported The BBC. B&B's plans were put into doubt after US private equity firm Texas Pacific Group (TPG) walked out on... 05.07.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/3262/news.html UK business confidence has fallen to its lowest level since 1992 in June, according to BDO Stoy Hayward, reported The BBC. Its Business Trends Report showed confidence about the next three months fell to 97.7 in June from 98.3 in May. ... 02.07.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/2116/news.html There are four main methods to assess market volume . 1. Forecast on the basis of average growth rates. This method implies origination of mathematical function which describes market growth rates over a period of time. Then the forecast... 01.11.2007 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/2115/news.html The knowledge of market volume is vital for a company to plan its current/future strategies, investments (for instance, into production capacity, promotion) and revenues. Evaluation of market volume and assessment of market sector... 01.11.2007 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/2114/news.html Given current sharp competition and overabundance of players on the market, the effective marketing strategy is a key factor which governs company success on the market and brings it to a new business level. Professional marketing... 01.11.2007 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/2113/news.html Implementation of FGDs is an iterative process; each focus group discussion builds on the previous one, with a slightly elaborated or better-focused set of themes for discussion. Provided the groups have been well chosen, in terms of composition... 01.11.2007 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/2112/news.html Each method of performing market researches has its own advantages and disadvantages which should be clearly understood in order to implement certain techniques. Forms of marketing research can be classified as either... 01.11.2007 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/2111/news.html Subject to factors range scope, information collection techniques, complexity of research objectives and scrutiny level, marketing research methods are subdivided into two types: qualitative and quantitative. Method choice is determined by... 01.11.2007 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/2110/news.html Sooner or later any company will inevitably feel the driving urge to resort to market researches . Further, each ambitious and success-thirsty company views marketing researches as a start and logical conclusion of any cycle of marketing... 01.11.2007 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/1836/news.html The Nasdaq stock exchange has said it is to buy the Boston Stock Exchange for about $61m (£30m), ending 173 years of independence for the latter, reported The BBC. The purchase of the Boston exchange, the third oldest in the US, comes... 02.10.2007 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/1833/news.html Hundreds of thousands of Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest bank customers are being given a new security device to protect their online bank accounts, reported The BBC. People who set up payments from their accounts, such as direct debits,... 02.10.2007 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/1676/news.html According to an annual report issued by Barnes Reports and entitled The Worldwide Management Consulting Services Industry , profitability of consulting services grows by 8-12% a year. The United States features the most developed and... 20.08.2007 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/1674/news.html According to an annual report issued by Barnes Reports and entitled The 2007 Worldwide Marketing Research & Public Opinion Polling Industry , 2005 was a pivotal year in the development of the marketing services sector as this year witnessed... 20.08.2007 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/1448/news.html General Electric has decided to sell the WMC Mortgage sub-prime lending business that it bought in 2004, reported The BBC. "The mortgage industry has greatly changed since the purchase of WMC," WMC's chief executive Laurent... 13.07.2007 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/1260/news.html The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has revealed it is discussing a possible merger with its Italian counterpart, reported The BBC. The LSE confirmed it was in "advanced talks" with Milan's Borsa Italiana after the close of European... 21.06.2007 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/921/news.html According to Barnes Reports, experts predict that the $85bn-worth American advertising industry will feature the following growth: $90bn in 2007 and $95.5bn in 2008.  Japan holds the second place with the following real and expected... 14.05.2007 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/565/news.html Business confidence has slipped slightly in Japan amid concerns about the health of the US economy, the respected Tankan survey has shown, reported The BBC. Japan's major firms are less optimistic than they were three months ago, when... 02.04.2007 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/371/news.html French Connection has suffered a sharp fall in annual profits after what the fashion retailer said had been a "very disappointing year", reported BBC. Profits in the 12 months to 31 January slid to £4m ($7.7m) from... 14.03.2007