YouTube Your Way to Success
In the last blog, I discussed Facebook for Business as a part of the Social or Not To Social Series. This week let's explore the video element and how YouTube as a social media platform can...
Because People Buy When They Trust You
When someone trusts you, they are more likely to buy from you. How do you build trust? By developing credibility. What is credibility and how do you go about building it? When you provide a service...
The Hotel Inspector Says ‘Keep it Simple’
Alex Polizzi, The Hotel Inspector, knows a thing or two about running successful hotels and about turning struggling establishments into ones that really thrive. While watching an episode on the TV recently, it occurred to me...
How Can an Ebook Promote Your Business?
A book is a powerful way of promoting your business. It's like a giant business card that shares your knowledge and experience with your potential clients. Writing a whole book can be a daunting task, so...
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...
Marketing Mentoring
A lot of the people we meet have taken the exciting (and often scary) decision to start their own business. In the past, news and statistics about the likelihood of survival of new businesses were always...
Why Do Your Customers Buy From You?
Do you know why your customers buy from you, rather than from one of your competitors? Do you know what keeps them coming back to you? You've probably worked out your USP - your Unique Selling...
Would You Buy a Skoda?
Just before Christmas 2012 I took delivery of my brand new car. I decided a year before that I would have a new car by then and so in September last year I started looking for...
Is Your Website Doing What You Want it To?
About a month ago Debbie and I conducted a website performance review for Appletree (our own website!). A website performance review is an Appletree product we developed last year, as we recognised that in order to...
