The 4Ps of Marketing – Number 2 = Product
In my last blog, I wrote about the first of the 4Ps of marketing. These four Ps are some of the fundamentals of marketing that underpin many of the best campaigns. Click here to read P...
The 4Ps of Marketing – Number 1 = Price
Many, many years ago, when I was first learning about marketing (we’re talking way back before Social Media existed and email marketing was unheard of) I learnt about the 4Ps of Marketing. They were gospel and...
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...
Is LinkedIn the Best Marketing for Your Business?
I first joined LinkedIn many, many years ago, when it was probably the first and only ‘social networking’ site available. No one really seemed to know how to use it, but that has all changed now...
Don’t Use Price to Promote Your Business!
Do you use price to promote what you do? Do you ever tell potential clients that what makes you better than, or different to your competitors, is that you’re cheaper than them? How often do you...
The Marketing Secret Weapon
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...
“What Do You Do?”
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 for Your Business?
“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....
Minimal Marketing – What Can You Get Away With?
“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...
What Could Politicians Learn From Small Business Marketing?
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...
