Who does your networking for you?
When you go to a networking meeting, are you looking to meet clients? Will there be people in the room to whom you can sell your products and services? Will you meet someone for the first...
The importance of long-term marketing
[caption id="attachment_361" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Alice"][/caption] Businesses have a varied view of what marketing is for, and how it can be used, and it invariably depends on their financial position, the product or service they are promoting,...
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...
Popularity, sociability and desire
[caption id="attachment_361" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Alice"][/caption] The Royal Wedding has been a really 'big' thing during the past month, not just here in jolly old Blighty, but absolutely massive in the States. They haven't got a Royal...
How to build your brand through social media
[caption id="attachment_361" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Alice"][/caption] First, let's get outside the concept that a brand is your logo, and establish that it's also your customer service and your attitude to those who buy or do business with...
How to make a brand powerful
[caption id="attachment_361" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Alice"][/caption] I noticed a clever piece of branding yesterday on Twitter. It was incredibly subtle (the best marketing always is) and this company took advantage of Valentine's Day to send a message...
Which is more important, Sales or Marketing?
[caption id="attachment_350" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Chantal"][/caption] Which is more important, Sales or Marketing? Can you effectively grow your business using one and not the other? If you're on a tight budget, do you put your resources into...
The definition of a brand
[caption id="attachment_361" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Alice"][/caption] A brand is perceived in many ways by the customer, and by the company. There are many misconceptions like a brand is the logo: a name, symbol, colour, font, slogan or...
