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...
What are the 3Ps of Presenting?
What are the 3Ps of Presenting? Over the years I've heard many different tips and ideas on how to give great presentations. Recently I learnt about the 3Ps of Presenting from a brilliant presenter and speaker,...
What are Your Business’s Core Values?
What are Your Business's Core Values? What makes your business tick? What do you stand for? When you know the answers to these questions, you can use them to promote your business and really stand out...
In the A – Z of Marketing O is For … Objectives
In the A - Z of Marketing O is For Objectives Why are objectives so important for your business? Over the past years at Appletree, there have been times when we were unsure as to what...
In the A – Z of Marketing N is for (printed) Newsletters
In the A - Z of Marketing N is for... (printed) Newsletters With the popularity of the internet at an all time high, email newsletters appear to be the most popular form of newsletter to use,...
