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Tim Reitsma From People Managing People On Building A Better World Of Work

I was delighted to be joined on the A Better HR Business show by Tim Reitsma, General Manager of People Managing People.

Tim Reitsma
Tim Reitsma

People Managing People is an online publication focused on building a better world of work.

Tim has vast experience in people & culture, leadership, business strategy, and operations with a focus on building great teams who are excited about their craft and their organization.

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Business Growth Advice From Johan Van Zutphen – CEO of Robin

I was delighted to be joined on the A Better HR Business show by Johan Van Zutphen, CEO of Robin (www.robin.jobs).

Johan Van Zutphen

Robin offers intermediate services between temporary employment agencies and people looking for a job with a living space.

During his Master’s studies in International Business in 2007, Johan established Robin: the first Lithuanian agency that recruits Lithuanian staff for Dutch employment agencies.

14 years later, Robin has built up a database with over 220,000 candidates and recruited over 20,000 candidates from Lithuania, Latvia, Portugal, Poland, Spain, Romania, Slovakia, and Hungary for the Dutch employment market.

In a wide-ranging discussion, Johan and I talked about:

  • How and why did he start Robin? (And the struggles before it became the global business it is today).
  • What does Robin do and who does it help?
  • How Robin attracts new employee and employer clients? Any tips for others?
  • Johan’s excellent approach to the art of management and delegation.
  • Johan’s advice when it comes to growing a successful HR business.
  • What does the future hold for HR and the world of work and what should listeners do about it?
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Use This Simple 5-Step Process To Grow Your HR Business

Thanks to my podcast, newsletter, blog, LinkedIn posts, etc, I get marketing queries every week from companies and individuals running businesses in the HR sector.

The questions often revolve around this central question:

What should we do next?’


Prefer To Listen? Podcast Version of ‘Use This Simple 5-Step Process To Grow Your HR Business

In Episode 119 of the A Better HR Business show, I share a simple 5-step process you can use to grow your HR business.


It makes sense.

There are so many options out there for people trying to grow their HR business.

These lead to questions such as:

  • Should we be running paid ads somewhere?
  • Do we need a blog?
  • What should we be posting on LinkedIn?
  • Which types of companies should we approach? Why are they ignoring us?
  • Should I write a book?
  • What about Google AdWords?
  • What should we say on our website?
  • Should we be making videos?
  • How should we send emails? Hubspot, Mailchimp, Active Campaign, something else? 
  • How do we decide what to offer?
  • What’s the right angle to take in sales meetings?
  • How do we get more clients?

Again, ‘What should we do next?

People often feel a little overwhelmed.

A Simple 5-Step Process To Follow

Here’s a simple 5-step process I use with my clients which are either: consulting firms, HR tech firms, or individual consultants, all within the wide HR sector.

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Should You Still Publish A Company Blog?

With the rise of Facebook Live, Clubhouse, LinkedIn Live, Instagram, and all the other social media options out there, I am asked quite often whether or not you should still publish a company blog?

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In Episode 115 of the A Better HR Business show, I talked about a recent Hubspot article I’d read entitled 31 Business Blogging Stats You Need to Know in 2021.

(Scroll down to listen to the podcast episode)

Hubspot describes the business effect of B2B blogging this way:

Blogging is such a scalable and affordable approach that it’s the third-most-common content marketing strategy for businesses. And, marketers that prioritize blogging see 13-times the ROI of businesses that don’t.

Hubspot

Here are some interesting facts and figures from Hubspot about business blogging:

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Business Growth Advice From Jessica Miller-Merrell of Workology

I was delighted to be joined on the A Better HR Business show by Jessica Miller-Merrell – Founder and CEO of Workology.

Jessica Miller-Merrell of Workology

The Workology community reaches 600,000 HR and workplace leaders each month with the Workology Podcast, Weekly Newsletters, and the Workology website featuring HR certification training, articles, courses, and more.

In a wide-ranging discussion, Jessica and I talked about:

  • How and why did Jessica start Workology?
  • What does Workology do and who does it help?
  • How Jessica attract new community members and customers? Any tips for others?
  • Jessica’s advice when it comes to growing a successful HR business.
  • What does the future hold for HR and the world of work and what should listeners do about it?
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Growing A Recruitment Business – With Hishem Azzouz of Recruitment Mentors

I was delighted to be joined on the A Better HR Business show by Hishem Azzouz of Recruitment Mentors to talk about how to grow a recruitment business.

Hishem Azzouz of Recruitment Mentors

Hishem is on a mission to build a place that enables recruitment consultants to maximise their potential, professionally, personally & sustainably.

That place is Recruitment Mentors which is an excellent community and learning platform for recruitment consultants.

In a wide-ranging discussion, Hishem and I talked about:

  • Why Hishem created Recruitment Mentors.
  • What is Recruitment Mentors?
  • How did he decide content what to create and the topics to include?
  • Why create an ongoing membership group rather than a course?
  • In terms of marketing, what works best for him in terms of bringing in new members?
  • How does Hishem write such good LinkedIn posts?
  • The excellent Recruitment Mentors Podcast.
  • Why should someone in a recruitment business join Recruitment Mentors?
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How To Get An HR Side Job As A Human Resources Professional [10 HR Side Gig Ideas]

Ever since I started my HR business marketing blog, and particularly since I started my podcast for HR companies, I’ve been contacted by many full-time employees asking me how to get an HR side job as a Human Resources professional.

In my time, I have done the various HR side hustles myself and helped others set up their side HR projects.

I’ll show you ten HR side jobs and HR side gig ideas further down in this article.

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Growing A Video Interviewing Platform – VideoCV

I was delighted to be joined on the A Better HR Business show by Kristian Kalle, CEO & Founder of VideoCV, the Baltics #1 video screening platform for recruiters and line managers.

I asked Kristian:

  • What’s your background?
  • What does VideoCV do and who do you help?
  • How you attract new customers?
  • What’s your advice when it comes to growing a successful HR business?
  • What does the future hold for HR and the world of work and what should listeners do about it?
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Growing A Recruitment Firm In Canada – Goldbeck Recruiting

I was delighted to be joined on the A Better HR Business show by Henry Goldbeck, President at Goldbeck Recruiting, a mid-sized contingency recruitment and executive search firm located in Vancouver, Canada.

Henry Goldbeck on the A Better HR Business Podcast
Henry Goldbeck

I asked Henry:

  • What does your business do and for whom?
  • What makes a good vs great recruitment business?
  • What’s your advice when it comes to growing a successful recruitment/HR business? NOTE: Make sure you have a pen and paper handy for this section where Henry shares how he typically spends 10-15% of gross revenue on marketing (content marketing and SEO in particular) which then brings in around 60% of total revenue.
  • What does the future hold for the recruitment/HR space?
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Is Your HR Business Positioning Losing You New Clients? Here’s How To Fix It

I’ve been getting so many emails and LinkedIn messages over the past few months from consultancies and agencies in the HR industry and the vast majority of them have been about how they’re struggling to find new clients in these difficult times.

Ben

There are many different reasons why a business in the HR industry may struggle to find new clients but today I want to take a quick look at what may be the biggest reason that you’re struggling to win more work:

Is your HR business positioning losing you new clients?

(As always, when I say the HR industry, I mean all the areas such as recruitment, learning & development, employee engagement, HR compliance, and so on).

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How To Have An Amazing 2021 For Your HR Industry Business [Free Workbook]

I was delighted to be joined on the A Better HR Business show by the irrepressible Mandy Withers, Founder of Talk HR Solutions and the Talk HR Club (and my partner-in-crime for the upcoming HR Consultant Bootcamp) to talk about how to have an amazing 2021.

Mandy has kindly put together a workbook to help you to make it happen…

Learn more about the HR Consultant Bootcamp.

Mandy and Ben

To download the workbook for an amazing 2021, click here.

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Before we begin, if you want some help getting more clients, check out my thought leadership, inbound marketing, and business growth services for companies in the HR sector.

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Growing A Successful Recruitment Agency [Panel Discussion 4]

Something special for you today: a panel discussion with four highly successful recruitment business leaders.

I was thrilled to be joined on the A Better HR Business show by:

We discussed:

  1. What does your business do and for who do you help?
  2. What makes a good vs great recruitment business?
  3. What’s your advice when it comes to growing a successful recruitment/HR business?
  4. What does the future hold for the recruitment/talent acquisition space?

Here are the two links mentioned by Paul during the conversation: his article HR in the time of covid and Professor Damian Hughes’ website.

If you’re working hard to grow a recruitment agency (or any HR-related business, for that matter), you should definitely pause and have a listen to this fascinating discussion.

Want Some Help?

If you want some help getting more clients, check out my thought leadership, inbound marketing, and business growth services for companies in the HR sector.

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[Partnership Opportunity For Consultants] Employee Performance Software Company – Ostendi

The world of work has changed so much in recent times so I was delighted to be joined on the A Better HR Business show by Michał Krzewiński from Ostendi.

Ostendi is an employee performance software company that’s expanding beyond its base in Poland. It is looking for consultants as partners in other countries. 

I spoke with Michał about what Ostendi does, who it helps, and how the team is growing the business.

Want Some Help?

Before we begin, if you want some help getting more clients, check out my thought leadership, inbound marketing, and business growth services for companies in the HR sector.

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