I first joined LinkedIn many, many years ago, when it was probably the first and only ‘social networking’ site available. No one really seemed to know how to use it, but that has all changed now...
I have discovered what it is that makes the best companies successful! After many years of watching successful small businesses become more successful, while watching other businesses fall by the way side, wondering what it is...
“What’s the best marketing I should do for my business, to get me new clients?” This is a question I’m asked almost on a weekly basis. Sadly, there’s no magic wand when it comes to marketing....
In the previous blog in this series, we shared with you the first rule of marketing. The second rule is this: Find out what marketing works for your business and do more of it. You’ve carefully...
“I’ve tried direct marketing and it doesn’t work.” “I went networking once but it didn’t bring me any new clients.” These are phrases that I hear on a regular basis. It’s a bit like saying “I...
Massive Marketing Mistakes – Number Seven: Trying to Do It All Yourself Are you a Marketing Consultant? If not, why are you trying to do your own marketing? Are you a website designer? No? So why...
Massive Marketing Mistakes – Number Six: Spending Money on Your Marketing How often do you think that you’ll just spend a little more on a bigger advert, just to see if it works? Or do...
Massive Marketing Mistakes – Number Five: ‘Follow the Crowd’ Marketing “I have to use cold calling to promote my business,” they say. “Why is that?” I ask. “Because everyone else in my industry does it....
Massive Marketing Mistakes – Number Four: Trying to Work with Everyone “Who are your clients?” I ask. “We can work with absolutely anyone,” they reply. This is Massive Marketing Mistake Number Four – thinking that...
Massive Marketing Mistakes – Number Three: Chasing New Clients What’s the third Massive Marketing Mistake that businesses make, which leaves them struggling to build the business they want? The first is not knowing where you are;...
As the UK was about to head into another Covid lockdown towards the end of...
10 years ago, I went skiing with a group of other business owners. The group...
I don’t often go to supermarkets. I’m not keen on the experience and would rather...
