How Far Ahead Do You Plan?
On 31 August we ordered this year?s Christmas cards! Did we do this because we?re huge fans of Christmas and can?t wait for the festivities to begin? No ? we did it because our Marketing Plan...
How Effective are Your Blogs?
I?ve championed the use of blogs for marketing for long enough - now we need to look at whether the blogs are actually working. As with all marketing tools, you must measure their effectiveness, tweak and...
What Do You Do Before You Go Networking?
In July I wrote on this blog about some of the things you need to think about before you go to a networking meeting. You could just turn up, but if you spend some time preparing...
Know thy neighbour…
One really useful marketing activity that often gets overlooked is a competitor analysis. How well do you actually know your competitors? Here are a few suggestions to carry out a simple analysis of those companies you...
How Much Have I Grown in a Month?
A whole month has passed since I sat down and wrote a blog on my apprenticeship; it?s amazing how time flies. I have been with Appletree for 3 months now and so I have my 3 month review...
How Do You Use Social Media? Part 2
In Part 1 we considered ways of using social media effectively as part of your marketing plan. Here are a few more suggestions for you to consider. 1. Measurement is still key Marketers have always been...
What?s the Best Type of Networking for You? Part 2
Back in June 2012 I wrote a blog about how to decide on the best types of networking meetings to go to. I covered a number of options and you can click here to see what...
What is Networking and How Does it Work? Part Two
Back in June I wrote a blog post about how and why networking works. Click here to read that post and read on for more reasons that you should use networking to grow your business. Face to...
Where is your business currently?
You want to grow your business, you want to expand and develop your business into a successful enterprise that you are proud of. You have planned how you are going to get there and you are...
An anecdote for a Friday about Pablo Picasso
A woman spotted Picasso sketching outside a café in Paris. The woman asked Picasso if he might sketch her, and charge accordingly. Picasso kindly obliged. In a few minutes he handed her an original Picasso.? ?And...
