I have discovered what it is that makes the best companies successful! After many years of watching successful small businesses become more successful, while watching other businesses fall by the way side, wondering what it is...
Have you noticed how, at every networking meeting you go to, there are people who start a conversation by asking “What do you do?” And have you noticed how most people either don’t like being put...
“What’s the best marketing I should do for my business, to get me new clients?” This is a question I’m asked almost on a weekly basis. Sadly, there’s no magic wand when it comes to marketing....
“What’s the bare minimum marketing I can do for my business?” “I’m really busy, so do I still need to do any marketing?” “What will happen if I don’t do any marketing for a while?” These...
Over the last few months, in the run up to the election, I’ve listened to what many of the sparring politicians have said about different issues. I’ve noticed how they went about trying to persuade people...
Over the last few years, I’ve written a number of blogs about the similarities between training for and completing a long distance running event and running a business. After running my first half marathon, this first...
Is There a Time NOT to Go Networking? One day last week we had a really busy day in the office, with some interesting issues to sort out. By the end of the day I was...
In the previous blog in this series, we shared with you the first rule of marketing. The second rule is this: Find out what marketing works for your business and do more of it. You’ve carefully...
“I’ve tried direct marketing and it doesn’t work.” “I went networking once but it didn’t bring me any new clients.” These are phrases that I hear on a regular basis. It’s a bit like saying “I...
A little while ago I wrote a blog about the new key ring I was given by a garage when they mended the exhaust on my old car. (Click here to read that post.) I was impressed...
How often have you found yourself working with a client who isn’t totally perfect for...
In my travels around the world, I get to speak to many different audiences, work...
Why is it so easy to get marketing wrong? To spend money and not get...
