"I didn't realise that I don't have to work with clients who don't appreciate me!" This is what one of the delegates said at a workshop we ran earlier this year, when we were helping people...
"I need to find new clients." This is something I hear all the time from business people I meet. "What's the best way to do it?" they ask me. In my blog of 10 October 2012...
The Finer Points of YouTube As soon as the word 'social media' pops up, I bet you automatically think Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or Google+. However, one form of social media that is increasingly important to small...
My Marketing job: The Apprentice Story The past month has been a full serving of busy projects and tasks with a side order of college work. To say the least, I've been busy. Most of...
Appletree has been helping to organise a business exhibition, Experience Business next month. The event will take place on October 10th at The Springs Hotel in Wallingford. Everyone is welcome to attend the free event. As...
In business today, it is almost a given that social media forms part of a company?s marketing plan, regardless of the size of company. London 2012 was the first truly ?social media Olympics?, the results for...
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...
Once you?ve learnt some of the skills of networking, you?ll find that it gets easier to do. However, there are plenty of things that can go wrong and affect the results of your networking efforts. Here...
So your networking preparation is done, you?ve worked out why you?re going to this meeting, who you want to speak to and what you?re going to say. You?re armed with your business cards and you even...
A really good way to grow your business is by looking at the resources you?ve already got and seeing what else you can do with them. This is something I did recently and released...
You’ve been working hard on your marketing. You’re speaking the right language and the enquiries...
Business is built on trust. Your prospective clients need to trust you before they’ll buy...
