[caption id="attachment_350" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Chantal"][/caption] Recently I was out with my husband and his parents, looking for somewhere to get some lunch, on a Sunday, in a town we were passing through . We found pub...
[caption id="attachment_337" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Dianne"][/caption] Week 4 started really well with Boots the Chemist joining our Charity Volunteer Recruitment Day. I spent the remainder of my 20 hours voluntary work on the Newbury High Street obtaining...
[caption id="attachment_350" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Chantal"][/caption] After a few months of having to keep very quiet about our latest business venture, I'm finally able to share the news with you. From 1 September 2010, Appletree will take...
[caption id="attachment_361" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Alice"][/caption] Social media is an online method of networking, which is, by its nature, a long term activity. It's the word 'networking' that should give you a clue, which, as every veteran...
[caption id="attachment_361" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Alice"][/caption] In my last post I wrote about how to increase the opening rates of your newsletter, and for this post I am concentrating on newsletter content and how that can increase the likelihood of...
[caption id="attachment_361" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Alice"][/caption] One of the features of Appletree's newsletter system JAC shows how many of your newsletter's recipients have opened it (and there is also a new feature that shows you who has...
[caption id="attachment_361" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Alice"][/caption] Some of the things I have accomplished since working at Appletree is to create this blog and maintain its social networking activities. I was very keen to make sure the corporate identity of...
[caption id="attachment_350" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Chantal"][/caption] A few weeks ago I went to a really good workshop on social media. I picked up lots more tips about using LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter that we?ll be passing on...
[caption id="attachment_350" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Chantal"][/caption] If you read my blog post on Wedneseday (30 June) you?ll have seen that I?m a big fan of PowerPoint, when it?s used properly. If you?re not yet convinced, here are three...
[caption id="attachment_361" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Alice"][/caption] I keep an eye on many LinkedIn Groups, especially ones about blogging, and one question was asked 'What are your 5 favourite ways to promote a blog?'. Well, I couldn't resist!...
USPs (Unique Selling Propositions) don’t work anymore. Why not? Because they’re about selling. They’re not...
The first StandOut Strategy, Certainty, is about being a safe pair of hands for your...
There’s a buying process that everyone goes through when they’re looking to invest in a...
