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...
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...
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 -...
After we thought we had seen it all with social media, Pinterest goes viral and more and more businesses are reporting success. Should your business be on Pinterest or is it just another social media website?...
"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...
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...
Facebook pages, gaining Twitter followers, having hangouts on Google+, videos on YouTube. With the growing list of social media websites it's hard to keep up to date and know which ones are important and gain value...
Last week I was invited to an event at the Google offices in London -to say the least, I was beyond excited. The morning event had guest speakers from various businesses, one of them was a...
6 months down the line I am now in the sixth month of my apprenticeship! It's hard to believe that I've been working for Appletree for half a year; everything is becoming second nature to me....
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...
Recently I ran a workshop about the StandOut Strategies for a group of business owners....