Breaking into Business Marketing in Cyprus: What You Should Know
Our guest blogger, Ms Chrissy Jones, shares some advice on how to kickstart a career in Business Marketing. You’ve certainly come to the right place. Read on below Four out of 10 Cypriot companies don’t realize the power of social marketing and how it promotes the growth of services and products. However, according to the Cyprus Statistical Service […]
UWL IN THE TOP 50 UK UNIVERSITIES!
UWL is a top 50 UK University – Guardian University Guide 2019 Great news for the University of West London (UWL), as it achieves its highest ever position in UK league tables, climbing to an impressive No.50 in the new Guardian University Guide 2019 rankings of UK higher education institutions.The prestigious independent guide ranks UWL […]
How Remote Workers are Revolutionising the Marketing Industry
Our guest blogger, Chrissy Jones, explains how remote workers are revolutionising the marketing industry. Read on to find out what the future holds. By 2020, over half of employees will work remotely. A report detailing the ‘state of remote work in 2018’ recently found that of the 1,900 people with remote positions who were surveyed, 25% […]
CIM JOINS FORCES WITH McDONALDS TO LAUNCH 1st APPRENTICE SCHEME IN CYPRUS
Another innovative partnership by CIM CIM is delighted to announce the 1st Apprentice scheme to be launched in Cyprus in collaboration with McDonalds. This initiative will allow new employees of McDonalds to study at CIM and thus earn top-class qualifications while working.
GDPR is just around the corner!
GDPR Readiness Assessment expert and CEO of PhoenixPro, George Korellis, discusses the implementation challenges faced by companies in the GDPR era. The Regulation in BriefThe General Data Protection Regulation [“GDPR”] is the new EU regulatory framework intended to significantly upgrade privacy protection. Within its scope is personal data of living physical persons who are in […]
Leasing in the Car Industry: Advantages and Challenges
Marketing expert and Toyota Sales Manager Garo Dzaghigian discusses the advantages – and challenges – of Leasing. Leasing has for many years been a fairly widely spread practice for companies in Europe. The idea started with companies looking to outsource their fleet needs, so as to save time, money, and resources. So, rather than purchasing and maintaining […]
Job crafting: A New Redesign Approach for a Meaningful Working Life
Georgia Thrasyvoulou, PhD candidate and Fellow at the Cyprus Centre of Business Research, writes about the key theme of her doctoral research: dealing with the demands of work intensification and the role of job crafting. The modern workplace is characterized by constant and continuous challenges and increased workload. Working life, it seems, becomes more intense […]
How to Make Friday Your Most Productive Day
Our guest blogger this week is Chrissy Jones, who has some essential advice on a question that has troubled everyone since the beginning of time: how to make Fridays productive! When you look at your workweek, it’s likely that you see Friday as the least busy, most exciting day. With the weekend enjoying the Cyprus […]
CIM MSc HRM & CS APPROVED AS ALIGNED BY THE SHRM(US)
Another important achievement for CIM The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has acknowledged that the CIM Master in Human Resource Management & Corporate Strategy fully aligns with SHRM’s HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates. Throughout the world, 474 programs in 359 educational institutions have been acknowledged by SHRM as being in alignment with its suggested guides […]
STOP!
Our guest blogger, Mr Brian Saunders, challenges us to… STOP! I’ve just come away from reading two very good blog posts about ‘finding thinking time’. I’m challenged and interested and ready to put some of these ideas into practice. I’m sure many of you reading this feel the same. But I wonder if it is […]
CIM-BOC-STROVOLOS MUNICIPALITY WORKSHOP PRESS CONFERENCE
Details of the innovative workshop for SMEs announced CIM organised with the Bank of Cyprus and Strovolos Municipality a Press Conference on Monday 26th March 10am, in order to announce details for the innovative workshop for SMEs. The Workshop will be organised on 9th & 10th May 2018.
CIM SIGNS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH CHARALAMBIDES/KRISTIS
This marks the 8th Strategic Partnership signed by CIM and a Leading Firm. CIM is delighted to announce the strategic partnership with Cyprus’ leading food Organisation, Charalambides/Kristis. The Strategic Partners represent companies which are local and global leaders in their respective fields and they shall offer as strategic partners among others: Guest Lecturing Material to […]
CIM AT THE LIMASSOL MARATHON
CIM staff had the opportunity to exercise and bond! A CIM team of 17 delegates, took part in the Limassol Marathon which was organised on 17th March 2018. The CIM team did really well in the Marathon and this will be established as an annual activity.
CIM SIGNS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH EUROPA DONNA
CIM becomes the 1st Academic Institution to become a strategic partner of Europa Donna CIM is delighted to announce that it has signed on 8th March a strategic partnership with one of the leading Charity Organisations, Europa Donna Cyprus. The Strategic Partnership involves among other:1. Financial Aid2. Consulting3. Training
CIM AWARDED THE NICOSIA MUNICIPALITY GOLD MEDAL
CIM awarded the prestigious Award for its Social Responsibility Programme CIM was awarded the Nicosia Municipality Gold Medal on Thursday 22nd February 2018, by the Mayor of Nicosia for its Social Responsibility Programme. CIM has offered a range of scholarships to the Nicosia Municipality for the past 4 years of total worth 50,000 euro and […]
CIM TO SPONSOR 2nd MARINE MONEY CONFERENCE, CYPRUS
The Leading Shipping Event in Cyprus to take place on 25th April CIM is proud to announce that it will be the sole Academic Institution to act as a Sponsor of the Prestigious “Marine Money Conference” to take part in Cyprus for the 2nd time on 25th April 2018, Four Seasons Hotel, Limassol. For more […]
Cryptocurrency: An Overview and How to Deal with its Taxation and Accounting
Everyone has heard about cryptocurrencies, but how many have the full picture? CIM Lecturer and Tax expert Viktoria Soltesz gives a brief and concise account of what cryptocurrency is and how to deal with it when it comes to its taxation and accounting. Everyone has heard about cryptocurrencies. They were already a “hype” last year. […]
De-mystifying the Millennial Consumer
Dr Myria Kkali, CIM Academic Director, Marketing specialist, and Millenial, attempts to do what most traditional marketers fail at: understand Millenials as a distinct consumer group. There is a lot of hype about the millennial generation. Time Magazine called them the ‘Me Me Me generation’. But how does this generation behave as consumers? The Millennial […]
A Brief History of Shipping in Cyprus (II)
(continued from previous issue of the CIM Business Bulletin) By the late 1970s and early 1980s, the world shipping industry initiated a large-scale vessel renewal as the existing WWII carriers became obsolete. Following this massive renewal of the world fleet, a large increase in the number of existing vessels (also supported by various government policies both […]
Loyalty Cards and Personal Information
Dr Christos Themistocleous, of the University of Nottingham Business School, shares his research and expertise on customer loyalty schemes. Loyalty schemes are considered to be integral parts in the development of customer loyalty for companies within different sectors. For example, supermarkets within the Cypriot industry like Carrefour, Metro and Alfamega have in place loyalty cards […]
Can we go back to reality now?
Our inhouse blogger, Mr Brian Saunders, considerd the perils of relying on technology too much, and pleads: Please, help me touch reality again (Large Reward Offered!) Is 2018 the year when we give up on technology and decide to return to more natural and traditional ways of working and living? Many bloggers, forward thinkers and erstwhile […]
CIM BECOMES A MEMBER OF ACBSP
The 1st Academic Institution from Cyprus to become a member The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) is a leading specialized accreditation body for business education supporting, celebrating, and rewarding teaching excellence. The association embraces the virtues of teaching excellence and emphasizes to students that it is essential to learn. ACBSP accredits business, accounting, […]
CIM SIGNS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH LEADING SHIPPING FIRMS
COLUMBIA SHIPMANAGEMENT & TOTOTHEO MARITIME CHOOSE CIM AS THEIR STRATEGIC PARTNER CIM-Cyprus Business School, is pleased to announce the establishment of a strategic partnership with 4 of the leading companies operating in Cyprus: Columbia Shipmanagement & Tototheo Maritime. This strategic collaboration concerns the MBA Shipping program offered by the CIM-Cyprus Business School in Limassol. It is the […]
Online media and Tourism Marketing
Marketing expert Myria Kkali considers three ways in which online media have transformed tourism marketing Tourism constitutes one of the major sectors of the Cyprus economy and one of the most important pillars of the recovery process, especially in the period after the 2013 crisis. However, the sector faces enduring structural problems and erosion of its competitiveness. […]
Mind the Gap: Academic Theories versus Industrial Reality
Dr Fotis Pavlou, HR expert and established CIM researcher and lecturer, debates the merits of combining theory and practice in academia. Debates regarding the gap that exists between academic theories and real business practices have been at the centre of attention in both academia and the industry. Why? Simply because collaboration based on the right foundations […]
A Brief History of Shipping in Cyprus (I)
As already suggested in my last contribution to the Bulletin, the importance of the maritime industry in Cyprus is paramount. The Cyprus registry ranks today in the eleventh place worldwide (and third in the EU) while 20% of the world fleet is operated by firms located in Cyprus. Nevertheless, and despite its large contribution to the economy, we […]
Starting on your own: Some useful tax advice
Thinking up of starting a business on your own and debating whether to set up as a company or choose to be self-employed? Tax expert Marios Timinis explains the differences between the two routes An individual can commence trading either as a self-employed or by forming an own-managed Company. There are several factors to be considered before […]
CIM STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH 4 LEADING FIRMS
CIM establishes world-class Strategic Partnership for the UWL MSc Digital Marketing The CIM-Cyprus Business School, is pleased to announce the establishment of a strategic partnership with 4 of the leading companies operating in Cyprus: Bank of Cyprus, ForexTime, IBM and Cablenet. This strategic collaboration concerns the University of West London (UWL) program “MSc Digital Marketing, […]
CIM THE ACADEMIC PARTNER OF THE 14th DIGITAL MARKETING FORUM
CIM offers the only MSc Digital Marketing in Cyprus CIM is delighted to announce that it will be the Academic Partner for the 14th Digital Marketing Forum which will take place on 30th November 8:30am-2:00pm at Hilton Park, Cyprus. The IMH Digital Marketing Forum is Cyprus’ leading event with regards to Digital Marketing.
What do you mean ‘it sucks’?
Our guest blogger, Mr Brian Saunders, suggests a few ways of ensuring that you company does not…suck! In our now predominantly mixed language working and social environments, small errors in communication (often the result of a lack of understanding of the shared language of English) have proven incredibly expensive to companies worldwide. Take the classic […]
CIM & CABLENET TIME SIGN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
Strategic Partnership for the UWL MSc Digital Marketing CIM is delighted to announce the conclusion of a strategic partnership with CABLENET. The strategic partnership will be with regards to the new and innovative programme “MSc Digital Marketing” which CIM in Nicosia & Limassol through a franchise arrangement with UWL. The Strategic Partners represent companies which […]
CIM PROUD SPONSOR OF 2017 YOUNGSHIP AWARDS
CIM is a Leader in Shipping Business Education CIM is a proud sponsor of the 2017 YoungShip Awards which will be organised on Friday 17 November 2017, 20:30 at Columbia Plaza, Limassol. The Following Awards will be Announced: 1. Honorary Award2. Leader Award3. Innovation & Entrepreneuship Award4. Company Award
1st SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW APPOINTED BY THE CYPRUS BUSINESS RESEARCH CENTRE
Cyprus Business Research Establishes Links with the University of Sunderland A University academic has been selected to be part of a global team working with a new Centre for Business Research in Cyprus.Dr Derek Watson has been appointed as the first Senior Research Fellow at the new centre, set up by the CIM-Cyprus Business School. The […]