Can Social Media Really Bring Business Your Way?
A very wise man once said "The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance." (Alan Watts, British philosopher). How can this sentence apply...
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,...
Why Do You Need People to Keep Coming Back to Your Website?
Rainbows of Newbury is a lovely little craft shop (in Newbury, Berkshire.) It's a treasure trove of all things crafty - things to cut out and stick down, or stick on, or paint or patchwork. One...
Mentoring your Business into the Future
You need to do some marketing to help improve your business, but you have no idea where to start, marketing is such a broad subject that the start line could be anywhere. In the past you...
Building the Right Relationships with Your Clients
I believe that the secret of long term business success lies in the building of the right type of relationships with your clients. Get the relationship right and your clients will stay with you for life,...
Do People Really Want to Buy What You Want to Sell?
We've just come to the end of a six month project, promoting an ebook that one of our clients has written. "There's a gap in the market," he told us, so he wrote an ebook to...
Don’t Just Write a Marketing Plan – Use it!
Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Looking back at my career in marketing, the handful of companies I've worked for (before Appletree) have, I think, all had a Marketing Plan. What I realise now though, is that...
Do You Plan Your Marketing?
I suppose you may be thinking "Do I need to plan marketing?" In short, yes you do. Marketing is a vital organ in your business and it needs to be managed to constantly promote the business...
Wanted – Another Marketing Apprentice!
After a tough time in 2012, we've turned Appletree around and are now growing again! We've taken on so many more lovely clients in the last 12 months that we're now looking for another MARKETING APPRENTICE...
