A different way to use PowerPoint
Used properly, PowerPoint can be a really effective way of enhancing presentations. Used badly, it can do harm to your reputation. I?d like to share some tips I received on a birthday card, for an alternative...
Used properly, PowerPoint can be a really effective way of enhancing presentations. Used badly, it can do harm to your reputation. I?d like to share some tips I received on a birthday card, for an alternative...
A client recently remarked ?let me know when you get a sale from Twitter?. In other words, ?I bet I?ll never see the day we get a sale as a result of Twitter!? A statement said...
If your business is standing still ? always doing the same things, the same ways, for the same people ? then you could be missing out on new opportunities and new business. Your competitors will be...
A great way of promoting what you do is by writing case studies about your clients. They are also a great way to get feedback from your clients and to build up stronger relationships with your...
Planning, that old exercise of writing a list of things you are going to do, only never to look at the list again! Sound familiar? The start of a new year is generally filled with repeated...
I?m currently reading Faff by Mike Pagan. He gave me a copy a couple of months ago when he presented at a meeting I attended (click here for more information about the meeting and a link...
Here?s what you?ve been waiting for! The 2011 Appletree Christmas Card Awards! I made a number of awards last year, for the best, worst, cleverest and most pointless Christmas card ? click here to read that...
This is the final blog of a 3 part series that I've been writing, about how to close a sale. Great marketing won't get you anywhere if you can't close a sale, so here is the...
A little while ago I wrote on this blog how impressed I was with the customer service we received last autumn when we bought new windows from Everest. The company has gone to great lengths to...
At a networking meeting recently we were all paired up and asked to sit with our backs to each other. One of us was given a piece of paper on which were diagrammatic instructions and the...
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...
If I had a pound for every time I’ve heard someone say “I don’t do...