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Free Digital Marketing Business Plan Sample

Erwin Oropesa 1 year ago

Have You Made the Move to Digital Marketing and PR? It Will Save You Money and Time!

Free Digital Marketing Business Plan Sample

Does it sometimes get you frustrated that you are too short of time to actually develop or even, dare I say, enjoy your business?
Nowadays your marketing focus needs to seek increased engagement with your customers, not less! So unless you look at alternative ways to promote your business then you may have a time problem?
Your marketing plan should have a heavy focus on digital communication but it must include ways in which you can convert that engagement into sales.
The best move you can now make in your business is towards Digital Marketing or Social Media Marketing and PR.
At Virtual Business Media, we look at opportunities to use the free media that we now have access to and use this expertise to create a … Read More

U.K. Finance Split on Case for Extending Crisis Capital Measures

Erwin Oropesa 3 days ago

(Bloomberg) — U.K. bankers and investors are split on whether emergency measures that are making it easier for companies to raise much-needed capital during the coronavirus crisis should be extended beyond the summer.

Financial standard-setters recommended in early April that shareholders support U.K.-listed companies that want to sell as much as 20% in new stock — double the usual ceiling — to ease themselves through the pandemic.

U.K.-listed companies including Informa Plc, Compass Group Plc and Asos Plc have sold 14.4 billion pounds ($18.7 billion) in additional equity since then, according to data compiled by Bloomberg, a more than threefold increase on the same period in 2019. The 20% cap is due to expire on Sept. 30.

“Long may it continue, as it is a useful tool,” Luke Bordewich, a managing director at Numis Securities Ltd., said in a phone interview. “The increased cap on equity placings to 20% has

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Capitala Finance (CPTA) Q2 Earnings Expected to Decline

Erwin Oropesa 5 days ago

Wall Street expects a year-over-year decline in earnings on lower revenues when Capitala Finance (CPTA) reports results for the quarter ended June 2020. While this widely-known consensus outlook is important in gauging the company’s earnings picture, a powerful factor that could impact its near-term stock price is how the actual results compare to these estimates.

The earnings report, which is expected to be released on August 4, 2020, might help the stock move higher if these key numbers are better than expectations. On the other hand, if they miss, the stock may move lower.

While management’s discussion of business conditions on the earnings call will mostly determine the sustainability of the immediate price change and future earnings expectations, it’s worth having a handicapping insight into the odds of a positive EPS surprise.

Zacks Consensus Estimate

This business development company is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.03 per share in

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