What’s Your Plan for 2014?
What's Your Plan for 2014? Where's your business going this year? Do you have a plan? Do you know how much your turnover will be? Do you know how many new clients you'll take on and...
Being an Apprentice Must Be Rubbish!
Being an Apprentice Must Be Rubbish! On Monday I had my six month review with Chantal; it's hard to believe I have been at Appletree for half a year already. The time has flown by and...
The Alternative 12 Days of Christmas – or 12 different ways to promote your business next year!
The Alternative 12 Days of Christmas ? or 12 different ways to promote your business next year! On the first day of Christmas my true love....... - so you think you know the rest? Here are...
The Journey So Far!
2013 has been a quite a roller-coaster ride for me personally and professionally. There have been some major changes and learning experiences during the year. The journey has been somewhat interesting, from facing redundancy to...
Are You Pinterested?
You may have heard people on the internet talking about pinning a photo to their board or adding a new pin. Are you sitting there thinking 'what on earth are you on about?' If so, then you're...
The Truth About Marketing
The Truth About Marketing Marketing is not as simple as you might think. It's made up of many different activities, so how can you tell the difference? Here's a simple guide. You're at a Christmas party...
Pin Your Interest
In the series about Social or Not To Social we have been looking at the popular social media platforms. In the last in this series we are going to explore is Pinterest. Pinterest is...
When’s Your Next Holiday?
When's Your Next Holiday? I meet too many owners of small businesses who tell me that they can't take regular holidays. They don't feel that they can leave their business for more than a weekend, without...
Google plus or a minus?
Google plus or a minus? In Nidhi's last blog she wrote about how to set your Google+ up to its maximum potential. In my blog I'm going to let you know why you should be using...
Ad Hoc Marketing Doesn’t Work – and it never has!
Ad Hoc Marketing Doesn't Work - and it never has! You've probably heard me say before that ad hoc marketing does not work. This means that just going to one networking meeting or sending out one...
