Can You Fool Around with Your Marketing?
Continuing the seasonal theme with Scribbles my email newsletter, this month, when you might have succumbed to an April Fools’ joke on the first of the month, I took a look at how to put some...
What Can You Learn from the Easter Bunny about Marketing?
This year in my email newsletter, Scribbles, I decided to look for something topical to write about each month, which is related to marketing. So because Easter falls in March this year, in the March issue...
Do You Share Your Expertise Through Speaking? Part Two
Over the years, I’ve measured the marketing that we do at Appletree (because measuring your marketing is very important!) and I’ve noticed a trend. Every year, about 40% of our new business comes as a result...
Do You Dress to Impress?
You’re going to meet a potential new client to talk how your business might be able to help theirs. Do you turn up in jeans and a pair of trainers? You’re attending a networking meeting, to...
Why is Going to Court Like Good Marketing?
Or rather, why is getting the result you want in court, like good marketing? In July this year, I found myself at Reading County Court, with a client. The story behind how I got there and...
The 4Ps of Marketing – Number 4 = Promotion
If you’ve been following this series of blogs that I’ve been posting over the last few weeks, you’ll know that we’ve reached the final part of the series, which is about the 4Ps of Marketing. To...
How Do You Use Networking to Promote Your Business?
When you provide a service – such as coaching, consultancy or training – you’re actually selling your own time, expertise and experience. This means that potential clients need to trust you, before they will buy from...
When Does a Product Become a Service?
And what happens to your marketing when that happens? The way in which products and services are marketed is very different. With a product, you can show your potential buyer what they are going to buy...
How to Use a Soft Start for Your Presentations
How to Use a Soft Start for Your Presentations Many years ago, I learnt a very clever way of starting talks and presentations that I’ve been sharing ever since. It’s called the ABCD of Introductions and...
The A – Z of Marketing: The Full List
The A – Z of Marketing: The Full List At the start of 2014 we started writing the A – Z of Marketing – a series of 26 blogs looking at 26 different marketing topics. Of...
