Don?t sell me X, sell me Y
What do you really sell? If you?re a Marketing Consultant, do you really sell Marketing Consultancy? Is that what people actually buy from you? Here?s an exercise you can use to get a fresh look on...
How SMART are your goals?
You've probably heard of SMART goals. It's a way of setting goals that many people have used for years. But did you know that you don't have to have SMART goals? Read on to find out more,...
Where is your business going?
When you first set out on a journey with a map, you need to know where you are. If you don?t know where you?re starting from, you can?t work out the best route to your destination...
How well do you do the little things?
[caption id="attachment_1403" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Chantal"][/caption] At a recent networking presentation, a wise man suggested that we should focus on doing the little things well. When you do, you?ll make a great impression and keep your clients...
How do you use Twitter?
[caption id="attachment_361" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Alice"][/caption] In marketing terms, people view using Twitter in different ways. Some see it as a somewhere to make friends and listen to lots of gossip. Others use it for fact finding...
Using events to promote what you do
[caption id="attachment_1403" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Chantal"][/caption] Do you use events to promote your business? You probably go to networking meetings, to connect with new prospects, but have you thought where else you can go, or what else...
What gaps are in your communication strategy?
[caption id="attachment_361" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Alice"][/caption] The fourth assignment for my CIM Professional Certificate in Marketing involves creating a communications audit on the organisation I have based my assignment upon. After I had fathomed exactly what was...
Can you sell from the stage?
[caption id="attachment_1403" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Chantal"][/caption] Can you sell your products and services from the stage? I?m not talking about the theatrical stage or suggesting that you become an actor. This is about selling what you do...
Feast versus famine ? which do you prefer?
[caption id="attachment_1403" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Chantal"][/caption] Do you recognise this scenario? You start your business and you?re not very busy, so you do lots of marketing ? going networking, sending newsletters and mail shots and all the...
How not to do direct mail
[caption id="attachment_350" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Chantal"][/caption] ?Dear Sir or Madam? - if you really want to get my attention, make a phone call first to find out my name, instead of addressing me that way. ?We currently have...
