[caption id="attachment_350" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Chantal"][/caption] And the prize for the worst Christmas card this year goes to ... My milkman! Why? Here are my reasons: No name on the envelope ? doesn?t my milkman know my...
[caption id="attachment_350" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Chantal"][/caption] I?ve always seen Waitrose as the quality end of supermarkets. They always charged more for the same brands as the other supermarkets and in return you get staff who know what...
[caption id="attachment_361" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Alice"][/caption] All businesses, whether large or small, should always be aware of their competitors. But this doesn?t mean you should be frightened of them, or even ignore them. Competitor awareness should become...
[caption id="attachment_350" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Chantal"][/caption] What marketing have you done that has really worked? What have you done that hasn't been a great success? What was your best effort and what will you be doing more...
[caption id="attachment_350" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Chantal"][/caption] My book has been rejected by two publishers! I?m dismayed and I?m giving up! No, not really. There are plenty of other publishers out there who I can approach and someone...
[caption id="attachment_361" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Alice"][/caption] The social networking site for business has to be LinkedIn. Anyone in business should have a profile that is properly completed and updated. Failure to do so is like submitting your...
[caption id="attachment_350" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Chantal"][/caption] Many people quote the fact that only 7% of communication comes from the words you use. They will tell you that 55% of communication comes from body language and that 38%...
[caption id="attachment_350" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Chantal"][/caption] Some networking groups only allow one person per ?industry? to attend their meetings. For some of us, this is not as simple as it sounds. If you?re in marketing, you could...
[caption id="attachment_361" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Alice"][/caption] My colleague Andrew received a business card from an attendee at Ladies That Lunch so he could put his details on the newsletter mailing list. This is a very acceptable way of increasing...
[caption id="attachment_361" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Alice"][/caption] Wordpress comes in two versions, .com and .org ? so how do you use Wordpress efficiently? Wordpress.com provides free hosted blogs that take about 20 minutes to set up. Everything is...
A couple of years ago I ran my StandOut Strategies workshop for a CEO group...
I write a lot about how your business can stand out, win new clients and...
Many people I speak to – especially the owners of small service businesses – tell...
