How Do You Find the Time for Marketing?
How Do You Find the Time for Marketing? In September last year I published my second book. I ordered plenty of copies and started telling people about it. I took it to networking meetings in order...
In the A – Z of Marketing, T is for – Targeted Marketing
In the A - Z of Marketing, T is for - Targeted Marketing I often meet people who tell me they've tried all sorts of different types of marketing because "Well, you have to, don't you,...
Magic Notes – How to Use them for Great Presentations
Speaking in public is a great way to promote a service business. It gives your audience the chance to experience you and a get a taste of what you could do to help them. It boosts...
In the A – Z of Marketing, S is for – Service (both types!)
In the A - Z of Marketing, S is for - Service (both types!) What do I mean by both of them? I mean the service that you sell and the service you provide. Still confused?...
Content is Queen
Content is Queen When I first set up Appletree back in 2000, I worked as a freelance copywriter. I wrote content for all sorts of marketing material, for all sorts of small businesses. As time has...
In the A – Z of Marketing, R is for – Referrals
In the A - Z of Marketing, R is for - Referrals R could be about Reputation, Relationships or Regular Marketing. They are all important and I've written about all of them recently, so I decided...
This Month’s Appletree Award for Customer Service goes to …
This Month's Appletree Award for Customer Service goes to ... ... the NHS! Yes, I'm being serious! In particular the award goes to three people who were working at Basingstoke Hospital earlier this month, for...
In the A – Z of Marketing Q is for … Questions
In the A - Z of Marketing Q is for ... Questions In the olden days, to promote your business and sell your services to a potential customer, you would turn up at their office and...
Don’t Waste Money on Marketing: Develop a Secret Salesforce Instead
Don't Waste Money on Marketing: Develop a Secret Salesforce Instead On 1 May I wrote a blog about the core values we have at Appletree. (Click here if you missed it.) Core values are an essential...
In the A – Z of Marketing P is for … Pictures
In the A - Z of Marketing P is for ... Pictures "A picture paints a thousand words'' Frederick R. Barnard, 1921 Almost 100 years later and it would seem that businesses are starting...
