Unique Client Solutions Learns Slow Broadband Affecting Businesses

Unique Client Solutions Nottingham have learnt of recent figures showing that 63 per cent of companies that are based in rural areas in the UK are unhappy with the speed of their broadband.

Customer acquisitions company Unique Client Solutions, which specialises in direct sales to the communications industry, learnt that two thirds of businesses in the countryside find that their broadband speed hinders their daily business. This compares to 48 per cent of companies in urban areas.

Unique Client Solutions recently reported on the introduction of super high speed broadband into the UK. The Government funded scheme will roll out 20 Mbps to cities around the UK. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) who provided the report believe that though this is an encouraging start, it will not go far enough and will actually widen the divide between urban and rural firms. 

National Chairman of the FSB John Walker said, “These figures show that firms are still unable to access basic broadband to run their business effectively. With the technology we have today all firms should be able to trade overseas, throughout the UK and from town to village.” Unique Client Solutions backed his plea that “It is imperative the Government takes action to close the digital divide between urban and rural businesses.”

The report by the FSB entitled, ‘The missing links –revitalizing our rural economy’ also showed that 96 per cent of rural firms and 84 percent of urban companies believed that their reliance on the internet will increase in the coming years. It also showed that working from home and self-employment was far more common in rural areas.

Managing director of Unique Client Solutions Nottingham said, “We’re all relying on the internet more and more these days, not just for communicating but for carrying out essential aspects of business such as reporting and finances. Whilst we are very excited at the prospect of this huge upgrade of broadband over the next few years, it is imperative, as the FSB has said, that we don’t simply focus on major cities but spread the advantages around the UK.”

Unique Client Solutions Excited by New X Factor Judges

Unique Client Solutions Nottingham has learnt that Britney Spears and Demi Lovato will join the judging panel on the X Factor USA.

When it comes to reality shows Unique Client Solutions Nottingham believes that less is more. However they will concede that they have a guilty pleasure in the form of the X Factor. The UK show has been a huge success over recent years and its recent break into America has been just as popular.

Last season saw the USA steal Simon Cowell from the UK version as he teamed up with L.A. Reid, Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger. The show whilst popular in its first series fell short of the 20 million viewers mark that Simon Cowell had targeted and at the end of the series he admitted that he’d been “too arrogant” and that the show would get a revamp.

The show seems to have been surrounded by drama from beginning to end. Unique Client Solutions Nottingham were as disappointed as anyone when they found out that X Factor UK favourite Cheryl Cole was hired as a judge and then later dropped saying that she didn’t connect with the audience. After the show a serious change of the guard came into the mix. Paula Abdul, Nicole Scherzinger and host Steve Jones, were all unceremoniously axed.

“We weren’t all that surprised that Nicole and Steve were axed - they really failed to impress us, but Paula was a big shock. She has a huge fan-base over in the USA and people were clamouring to get her and Simon back together after their hilarious run on American Idol.” Nevertheless a new load of stars were shipped in to judge the show. Announced today in the line-up were Disney star Demi Lovato and pop-superstar, Britney Spears.

So what do the team at Unique Client Solutions think of the new additions? “We think Britney will be perfect, if anyone knows what the fickle side of fame is like, it’s her. She’ll be a fantastic mentor and her huge tours and productions will mean that she’s able to give some great tips on how to put on a great show.” Demi Lovato is less well known in the UK, she appeared in the film Camp Rock and had released three albums and is very popular with the tween market in the USA. The 19 year old said, on hearing of her appointment that “I’m excited to represent my generation and I’m ready to find the winner.”

Unique Client Solutions are still not sure whether the X Factor can overtake American Idol in the ratings war. “American Idol has lasted the test of time and the new judging panel with Jennifer Lopez, Steve Tyler and Randy Jackson has been incredibly popular which surprised many people after Simon Cowell left. It’s been around for 11 seasons and we think it could take something really special for the X Factor USA to knock it off its perch.”

Unique Client Solutions Delighted Nottingham Top Tourist Attraction

Unique Client Solutions has learnt that Nottingham has had a major increase in foreign tourists over the last year. A survey by VisitBritain compiled data on overseas visitors to British Cities in 2011 and found Nottingham to be above Bath, York and Windsor.

Although London and Edinburgh remained the two most popular urban destinations, Nottingham shared its 14^th place with Newcastle. Both cities received 243,000 international visitors over the course of the year. In Nottingham the most popular visitor sites included Sherwood Forest and Nottingham Castle. Unique Client Solutions were also happy to hear that across the region visitor numbers have also risen, with the East Midlands experiencing an 8 per cent increase from 2010.

In order to keep foreign tourists visiting the city, Experience Nottinghamshire have arranged for a number of international journalists to visit the city over the coming year. One of these visits is to occur during the Robin Hood Festival in August, which will hopefully help to further nuture the historical interest in Nottinghamshire. The upcoming Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in June should also help to bring in more tourists, both domestic and international. A variety of celebratory events are planned to take place across the city that should attract a number of different types of visitors from families to students.

A spokesperson from Unique Client Solutions commented that "Here at Unique Client Solutions we are very excited to hear that Nottingham has had such an increase in foreign visitors over the last year. I believe that its continuation as a tourist attraction site in Britain can only help businesses in the local area to prosper". Popular attractions for the team at Unique Client Solutions include the Galleries of Justice, the Caves under the Broadmarsh Shopping Centre and of course the infamous Nottingham Castle.

Unique Client Solutions can only hope that this increase in tourist interest continues to grow and that Nottingham residents and companies can reap the benefits from it.

Unique Client Solutions offers our clients a unique service to deal with all of their customer acquisition and campaign management needs. 

Unique Client Solutions Impressed by Record Rain

Unique Client Solutions was surprised to hear that April this year was the wettest recorded in 100 years.

Being based in Yorkshire means that Unique Client Solutions are no strangers to wet weather but the past few weeks of rainfall experienced across England have come as a shock even to them. The previously wettest April on record was in 2000 when an average of 120.3mm of rainfall fell, this April has seen an increase to 121.8mm across the month. Some parts of England saw an astonishing three times more than the average rainfall for the month. The worst effects of the rainfall were seen in the South of England in Devon, Somerset and Dorset. Exmoor in Somerset recorded the most rainfall with 273.8mm of rain compared with a 86.4mm average.

Not far from Unique Client Solutions in North Yorkshire, two rivers, the Ouse and Derwent, remain at a dangerously high water level. The Ouse is at approximately 2 metres and still rising. Fortunately flood warnings that were issued in the Sheffield area have now been removed.

Unique Client Solutions found it unusual that in contrast to the extreme weather this month, March this year was the fifth driest on record with only 36.4mm of rain in comparison to the average of 95.9mm. A spokesperson from Unique Client Solutions commented that, “The heavy rainfall across the country has come as a huge shock to everyone at Unique Client Solutions especially considering the mild weather we experienced at the beginning of the year. Here in Sheffield however we can at least feel fortunate that businesses and residents have so far been relatively unaffected by the poor weather conditions and we hope it continues this way.”

Unfortunately according to the MET office the heavy rainfall is set to continue throughout May. For some in the south this may bring relief as many had previously been warned about the implementation of a hosepipe ban. However the heavy swathes of rainfall have not been able to counteract the unusually dry conditions the United Kingdom has experienced over the previous two winters and therefore many areas are still said to be in drought. The spokesperson continued,“Despite the fact that the poor weather is set to continue for the foreseeable future, here at Unique Client Solutions we are hopeful that all our customers and clients are still able to enjoy the bank holiday weekend!”

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