When a workshop is more than just a workshop
If you offer any kind of service to customers, running workshops are a great way of marketing yourself and your business. They inform and advise and can act as a great way of speaking directly to...
Online marketing may not be quick, but it’s effective
[caption id="attachment_361" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Alice"][/caption] As the recession deepens (and all those BNI types who still testify that there isn't a recession, wake up and smell the coffee), businesses are starting to appear a mite desperate....
The importance of a personal email list
[caption id="attachment_361" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Alice"][/caption] None of us like receiving spam. So considering we all hate spam so much, why do businesses still pursue buying lists of contacts to sell their wares? Why is it that...
How not to do direct mail ? part 2
[caption id="attachment_1403" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Chantal"][/caption] About 18 months ago, we got in touch with a company that sells mailing lists, to see if they could provide us with useful contacts for one of our clients. At...
How to use your customers’ details to your advantage
[caption id="attachment_361" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Alice"][/caption] There is no point in collecting data about your customers if you don't use it effectively. For example, Andrew had a new boiler fitted the other month, and as per usual...
What is the difference between Web 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0?
[caption id="attachment_361" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Alice"][/caption] For those who are still confused by my title, Web 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 are the various stages the internet has evolved, and how it has affected electronic, email, online or...
How to perform a marketing follow-on
[caption id="attachment_348" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Alice"][/caption] Last year I responded to my husband's request for a metal watering can for his birthday. That's OK, it's easy to go to Google, type in 'metal watering cans' and choose a website from...
How to encourage newsletter signups from your website
[caption id="attachment_361" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Alice"][/caption] This scenario arose from one of our new clients, which I would like to share with you. They migrated from their previous newsletter system to JAC, Appletree's version, and consequently were issued...
What makes a good newsletter?
[caption id="attachment_361" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Alice"][/caption] As a result of doing some research into what people think about e-newsletters, the answers have been varied and very interesting, fuelled by diverse attitudes and individualistic insights. One thought is that...
How to increase the open rate of your newsletters
[caption id="attachment_361" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Alice"][/caption] One of the features of Appletree's newsletter system JAC shows how many of your newsletter's recipients have opened it (and there is also a new feature that shows you who has...
