How Can an Ebook Promote Your Business?
A book is a powerful way of promoting your business. It's like a giant business card that shares your knowledge and experience with your potential clients. Writing a whole book can be a daunting task, so...
Do People Really Buy People?
'People buy people' is a phrase you've probably heard more times than you need to, but when you sell a service it really is important. I'd like to share a story with you, to show you...
Do You Plan Your Social Media?
I meet a lot of social media 'experts'. At least they tell me they are experts. When I ask how long they've been doing social media, the answer is usually about a year! In my book,...
A Marathon Event
I usually have a rule about keeping this blog for business topics, but for once I'm going to make an exception. A few days ago I took part in an event for which I've been preparing...
Should I Buy An Online Community?
One of the 'hot' topics in SEO at the moment is social media hits. A lot of businesses are now offering 'authentic' Facebook likes, YouTube views/likes and Twitter followers. These are not genuinely interested potential customers....
Where Is Your Business Going This Year?
The February issue of my newsletter generated the largest response I've had for some time. It prompted people I've not heard from for years to get in touch. So I thought I'd share it with you...
Planning your business into 2013
Towards the end of 2013 the Appletree team were taken for a pub lunch for our monthly ideas and innovations meeting. Since we started having these meetings we have made some changes that really benefit the...
Last week in Marketing UK I read the following about the social media site Pinterest:
Pinterest is the fastest growing social media site in history. In the UK alone, from Sept 2011 to Sept 2012, it saw a 786% increase in visits from 902k to 7.98m. More and more brands -...
How Do You Find Time to do Your Marketing?
"I don't have time to any marketing this week - I've got too much work to do." "I can't come to the networking meeting - one of my clients wants to see me." How often do...
Don’t Waste Money on Marketing
When I'm working on creating Marketing Plans with clients (and November has been a busy one, with plans created for four new clients) we always look at how much money should be spent on marketing. "How...
