The Scribbles Newsletter

Scribbles is a monthly email newsletter that covers a different aspect of marketing in each issue. It’s designed to get you thinking about your marketing – what you could do differently to help your business stand out from the crowd.

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2025

November 2025 – Your Clients Just Want to be Heard. Are You Listening?

October 2025 – Not Looking to Not Grow Your Business?!

September 2025 – Still Swimming against the Best Business Strategy?

August 2025 – Don’t Listen to What Your Clients Really Want!

July 2025 – How to Lose Clients – for Certain!

June 2025 – Want to Get Better at Selling Your Services? 

May 2025 – “But I don’t do any marketing” Really?!

April 2025 – Does Everyone on Your Team Share Your Strategy?

March 2025 – How do you find out how your clients feel about working with you?

February 2025 – Is AI Listening to what your prospects are saying?

January 2025 – Listen up! What language are your prospects speaking?

2024

December 2024 – Bigger, better, brand new bubbles?

November 2024 – Are you growing your marketing message?

October 2024 – Are your socks helping you to stand out?

September 2024 – Connect with your peers to grow your business

August 2024 – Down to earth marketing

July 2024 – The ABC of how to StandOut

June 2024 – How do you feel about buying me dinner?

May 2024 – Growing, growing … gone!

April 2024 – Are you contributing to the shopping?

March 2024 – Where’s the emotional connection?

February 2024 – When did you last enjoy shopping in a supermarket?

January 2024 – USPs don’t work! Here’s a better way to #StandOut!

2023

November 2023 – The C Word. Is it too early to talk about Christmas?

October 2023 – Vanity or sanity? Are you more interested in the quantity of clicks you receive, or the quality of your content?

September 2023 – Do you look the part? Do you wear your brand or do you think it doesn’t matter how you look? If you want to Stand Out, read this issue of Scribbles.

August 2023 – Will writing a book really help you to stand out in business?

July 2023 – How are you using customer service to make your business stand out?

June 2023 – Do the latest marketing trends live up to the hype?

May 2023 – Don’t bother reading this newsletter! No, seriously, don’t click here.

April 2023 – Are you standing up to stand out?

March 2023 – Do podcasts have the power to make you stand out? Read on to find out.

February 2023 – AI generated copy can’t help you stand out. Really? Read on to find out why not

January 2023 – Why I will always post Christmas cards

2022

December 2022 – Festive Tips & Tricks

November 2022 – How Significant is Your Reputation?

October 2022 – Are You Growing Your Reputation?

September 2022 – What Are You Contributing to Your Reputation?

August 2022 – How Can You Connect to the Right Reputation?

July 2022 – Are You Certain about Your Reputation?

June 2022 – You Can’t Build a Great Reputation

May 2022 – How Real are You Really Being?

April 2022 – Writing a Book Can Ruin Your Reputation!

March 2022 – Is Customer Service part of your Marketing?

February 2022 – Marketing is Not Rocket Science!

January 2022 – Is your marketing suffering from the Titanic Effect?

2021

December 2021 – Time for some Festive Fun?

November 2021 – Help Your Clients to Speak Up and Stand Out

October 2021 – Do You Help Your Client to Grow?

September 2021 – Helping Your Clients Make a Bigger Contribution

August 2021 – How Good Are Your Connections?

July 2021 – Are You a Safe Pair of Hands?

June 2021 – What’s Going into Your Marketing Funnel?

May 2021 – Marketing is a Marathon Not a Sprint!

April 2021 – Why Do You Need To Know Where You’re Going?

March 2021 – Trust Me – Ad Hoc Marketing Doesn’t Work

February 2021 – Are You Brave enough to Tell People Why You’re Different?

January 2021 – Why You Must Become a Marketing Expert This Year

2020

December 2020 – In the A-Z of Marketing Mistakes what are X, Y and Z?

November 2020 – In the A-Z of Marketing Mistakes V and W are … 

October 2020 – In the A-Z of Marketing Mistakes what are T & U?

September 2020 –  In the A-Z of marketing mistakes R & S are …

August 2020 – In the A-Z of marketing mistakes what are P & Q?

July 2020 – In the A-Z of marketing mistakes N & O are for …

June 2020 – In the A-Z of marketing mistakes what are L & M?

May 2020 – In the A-Z of marketing mistakes J & K are …

April 2020 – In the A-Z of marketing mistakes what are H & I?

March 2020 – In the A-Z of marketing mistakes what are F & G for?

February 2020 – In the A-Z of marketing mistakes what are D & E for?

January 2020 – In the A-Z of marketing mistakes here are A, B & C

2019

December 2019 – Is Christmas Just a Marketing Tactic?

November 2019 – The ABC of LinkedIn – Keeping it Simples

October 2019 – Why Do I Hate Avatars and Client Personas?

September 2019 – You Have One In Four Chances of Business Success

August 2019 – Do You Like Setting Goals?

July 2019 – How Else Can You Make Your Business Stand Out?

June 2019 – What Comes After The ABC of Marketing?

May 2019 – Marketing is Simple – Just Follow This ABC

April 2019 – Why is Your Business Struggling?

March 2019 – What’s the Smartest Way to Get More Clients?

February 2019 – Where Is Your Business Going This Year?

January 2019 – How Can You Make Your Business Stand Out?

2018

December 2018 – in the A-Z of Marketing what do XY&Z stand for?

November 2018 – in the A-Z of Marketing what do V&W stand for?

October 2018 – in the A-Z of Marketing what do T and U stand for?

September 2018 – In the A-Z of Marketing what are R & S for?

August 2018 – In the A-Z of Marketing what are P & Q for?

July 2018 – In the A-Z of Marketing what are N & O for?

June 2018 – In the A-Z of Marketing L & M could be for Ladybirds and Monkeys

May 2018 – In the A-Z of Marketing J & K are for Jokes and Knowledge

April 2018 – In the A-Z of Marketing H & I are for Hippos and Impalas

March 2018 – In the A-Z of Marketing F & G are for Follow Up and Generosity

February 2018 – In the A-Z of Marketing D & E are for Data and Email Newsletters

January 2018 – The ABC of Marketing

2017

December 2017 – 12 Days of Marketing

November 2017 – Marketing Bingo

October 2017 – Top 10 Marketing Tricks For You

September 2017 – 9 Simple Steps to Finding Enough New Clients

August 2017 – How NOT To Promote Your Business

July 2017 – What Are the 7 Secrets That Every Business Needs to Know in Order to be Successful?

June 2017 – Are You Leaving Your Business Success to Luck?

May 2017 – Five Ways To Become Famous

April 2017 – Four Simple Ways to Grow Your Business

March 2017 – Three is the Magic Marketing Number!

February 2017 – It Takes Two to Tango in Business!

January 2017 – What Makes Your Business REALLY Different?

2016

December 2016 – ‘Tis the Season to be Giving!

November 2016 – How Do You Make Your Marketing Go with a Bang?

October 2016 – Are You Scaring Off Your Customers?

September 2016 – New Term – New Start for Your Marketing!

August 2016 – Are You Going Live With Your Business?

July 2016 – Can You Afford to Have a Marketing Summer Holiday?

June 2016 – Should You Really Give Your Marketing a Holiday?

May 2016 – Mayday! Mayday! Is Your Marketing in Trouble?

April 2016 – Can You Fool Around With Your Marketing?

March 2016 – What Can You Learn from the Easter Bunny about Marketing?

February 2016 – How Do You Show Your Clients How Much You Love Them?

January 2016 – Is Content Marketing Really a New Concept in Marketing?

2015

December 2015 – Do you have a Marketing Plan for 2016?

November 2015 – The best marketing for your business: Do you share your expertise through speaking?

October 2015 – The best marketing for your business: Have you ordered your Christmas cards yet?

September 2015 – The best marketing for your business: Do email newsletters really work?

August 2015 – The best marketing for your business: Do you ask for Referrals?

July 2015 – The best marketing for your business: How do you use Networking to promote what you do?

June 2015 – The best marketing for your business: How are you using LinkedIn?

May 2015 – What’s the best marketing for your business? How do you find out? Ask an expert and see what they say!

April 2015 – Massive Marketing Mistakes – Numbers Eight and Nine

March 2015 – Massive Marketing Mistakes – Numbers Five, Six and Seven

February 2015 – Are You Committing Massive Marketing Mistakes? Here’s How to Avoid Them

January 2015 – The Ultimate A-Z of Marketing!

2014

December 2014 – Festive Fun or some Alternative Ways to Promote Your Business in 2015

November 2014 – How Can You Use Authentic Marketing To Grow Your Business?

October 2014 – Is it Too Early to Book Your Christmas Party?

September 2014 – Take Your Business on Tour!

August 2014 – Why Can’t Most Small Businesses do Sales?

July 2014 – Don’t You Just Love it When Your Clients Complain?!

June 2014 – How Do You Find the Time for Marketing?

May 2014 – Content is Queen! And it’s the most important part of your marketing

April 2014 – Do You Have a Responsible Business?

March 2014 – Let Your Clients Do Your Marketing For You

February 2014 – Don’t Bother With New Clients

January 2014 – How to Get Started on Writing a Book

2013

December 2013 – What’s Your Plan For 2014?

November 2013 – Thank You For Deleting my Email!

October 2013 – Only 42 Shopping Days Until Christmas!

September 2013 – How NOT to do Exhibitions!

August 2013 – How Can You Use Videos to Promote Your Business?

July 2013 – Why Do You Read Email Newsletters?

June 2013 – Because People Buy When They Trust You

May 2013 – How Can an eBook Promote Your Business?

April 2013 – Do You Plan Your Social Media?

March 2013 – Does Your Website Really Work?

February 2013 – Where is Your Business Going This Year?

January 2013 – How Not to do Newsletters

2012

November 2012 – Is Your Business Stuck in Feast_and_Famine?

October 2012 – Why Haven’t You Ordered Your Christmas Cards Yet?

September 2012 – Make an Exhibition of Yourself!

August 2012 – Is Your Business on Track to be a Champion?

July 2012 – How do You Use Email Newsletters to Grow Your Business?

June 2012 – How do You Avoid Social Media Suicide?

May 2012 – How to Use a Book as a Business Card?

April 2012 – Whats The Point of Marketing Planning?

March 2012 -Is All Your Marketing Working Together?

February 2012 – Why Can’t Salesmen do Marketing?

January 2012 – Can Your Business Afford to Stand Still?

2011

December 2011 – Why Christmas is Just a Marketing Tactic

October 2011 – Can a Book Turn You Into an Expert?

September 2011 – Do You Have a Responsible Business?

August 2011 – Why Should You Give Your Marketing a Holiday?

July 2011 – Why Doesn’t Telesales Work?

June 2011 – What’s The Point of Planning?

May 2011 – Are You Using Youtube?

April 2011 – Do Your Clients Know Everything You Do?

March 2011 – Do You Get Networking?

February 2011 – How to be a Business Failure

January 2011 – Not Another Newsletter!