The case in the defence of Twitter
A client recently remarked ?let me know when you get a sale from Twitter?. In other words, ?I bet I?ll never see the day we get a sale as a result of Twitter!? A statement said...
Great Marketing Won’t Get You Anywhere … Part 3
This is the final blog of a 3 part series that I've been writing, about how to close a sale. Great marketing won't get you anywhere if you can't close a sale, so here is the...
Have you tried the art of Zen Marketing?
Some people rush around doing masses of marketing ? lots of networking, writing articles and blog posts, speaking in public ? and hope that the phone rings. They go to loads of meetings and send out...
Great marketing won?t get you anywhere ……unless you know how to sell and close the deal!
You can spend a lot of time, effort and money generating enquiries, getting your phone to ring and having meetings with prospective clients. But if you don?t have a great way of asking for the sale...
Why Christmas is Just a Marketing Tactic
Are you a big fan of Christmas? Do you have your tree up, your lights on and all your presents bought and wrapped? Or do you say "Bah humbug" to all the festive glitz and expense?...
Why you have to write that book!
Last week I launched my brand new (and first) book! It was so exciting to have dozens of copies on display at the workshop I was running, with people picking them up and looking at them....
What makes your perfect clients tick?
If you?d rather work with PERFECT clients, than ones that sometimes pay you on time and don?t demand too much too soon, you need to work out who these people are. One way is by thinking...
Why you need a strategy for your marketing ? part one
Why do you need a strategy? For the very same reason that you set goals for your marketing and your business. You could just set off and try lots of different marketing activities, in the hope...
What long, medium and short terms goals do you have for your business?
Stephen Covey says start with the end in mind, so when you?re planning the future of your business, start by thinking about where you want your business to be long term. This could be 10 years...
Where is your business?
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...
