Marketing Power of 3

By |2013-10-28T15:32:10+00:00October 28th, 2013|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: , , |

Combine 3 marketing activities for increased effect If you belong to a networking group that offers the opportunity to give short presentations – grab it! Presenting to your network is a great way to raise your profile and stand out from the crowd. It gives you the ability to demonstrate your knowledge and experience and helps people to get to know, like and trust you; all essential steps along the way to gaining referrals and customers. 4Networking gives you such an opportunity and I've recently been presenting, ‘The Marketing Power of 3’ to several of the groups. ‘The Marketing Power

Ask great questions

By |2013-09-05T07:01:57+00:00September 5th, 2013|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: |

Ask great questions and practice your listening skills When you've been at a networking meeting, have you ever found yourself talking to someone and you can see that their mind is really elsewhere? You wonder if they are mentally making a shopping list for later and what they might have for supper! Then there’s the poor listener who is thinking about their response and they’re ready to jump in way before you've finished what you have to say. Another bad habit is someone who is looking to promote a quick fix to your problem before they've really got to know

Inspiration for writing articles

By |2013-08-06T16:02:09+00:00August 6th, 2013|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: |

Finding inspiration for writing articles “I’m not very good at keeping in touch with my clients and prospects”.  I've lost count the number of times I've heard that confession.  So if you can relate to that, don’t worry, you are not alone. One way of keeping in touch is by writing articles that provide your contacts with valuable, helpful and interesting information on a regular basis.  By doing this you are keeping yourself on their radar, but more importantly you are demonstrating to them that you are knowledgeable and happy to share your expertise to help them. Because you've bothered

7 Benefits of creating a niche

By |2013-07-05T05:44:33+00:00July 5th, 2013|Categories: Uncategorized|

How visible are you? It’s not uncommon when networking to see several accountants, solicitors, business coaches, marketing experts, IFAs even cake makers in the same room. And the same thing must be going through all their heads; ‘Why would someone choose me over the next person? How am I going to explain that it’s me they should have a serious conversation with? Who am I to say I can help them better than the other? Why should they do business with me? How am I going to stand apart from the others? I often ask the question, ‘Who are you

Website marketing

By |2013-05-24T06:29:55+00:00May 24th, 2013|Categories: Uncategorized|

Website marketing - getting the basics right. Once upon a time a website was little more than an electronic brochure; how times have changed. Today we demand our websites to work harder for us. We expect them to attract interested visitors. We aim to convert these visitors to prospects and begin to build a relationship until finally some become customers and the relationship continues to blossom. Even with this objective in mind many websites fall short of their job and are still little more than a fancy brochure. The good news is there are some very basic website marketing (also

What’s your story?

By |2013-05-18T16:26:45+00:00May 18th, 2013|Categories: Uncategorized|

I’m in love with Don Draper! Don Draper is a liar, a cheat and a con man; not probably the best type of man to be attracted to! But, my goodness me, he has a way with words. For those of you who are wondering who on earth I’m getting all excited about, Don Draper is the Creative Director and Partner at a successful advertising agency in Manhattan. He’s the star of the drama series, Mad Men. Don has an amazing talent. He tells stories. He evokes deep emotions and encourages us to use our imaginations. He uses these highly

What is a keyword?

By |2013-02-11T16:58:35+00:00February 11th, 2013|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: , |

At the free website marketing seminar on 21st March we will be referring to the term keyword.  So in preparation here’s some information about keywords to get you thinking about how they are relevant to you. What is a keyword? In the context of a website, a keyword can be either one word or a phrase, which defines the subject of the webpage. Why do we need keywords? The keyword or phrase tells the search engine what the website or the webpage is all about.  It is really important for the search engines to suggest relevant websites based on the

What about – Google Ads?

By |2013-01-11T11:35:30+00:00January 11th, 2013|Categories: Uncategorized|

Should I consider a Google Ads campaign? First off let’s just be clear about what Google Ads are.  Google Ads are the search results that you see on the right hand side when you make a Google search as well as the top three in the main section, below which you’ll find the ‘organic’ search results. Will Google Ads work for my business? Google Ads are not appropriate or effective for every business.  For companies that operate in a very competitive market the cost of the adverts may be prohibitively expensive. It also depends on the level of demand for

Marketing plan for 2013

By |2012-12-17T17:52:39+00:00December 17th, 2012|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: |

John Timpson is the Chairman of high street cobbler and key-cutter Timpson.  His advice in the business section of the Daily Telegraph is always so practical and easy to understand. He's going to be reflecting on 2012 and looking forward to 2013 during time out between Christmas and New Year.  John says, 'Worthwhile plans contain ideas and talk about people'.  He goes on to say that,'Good planning isn't expensive, you simply need a clear mind, time to think and an A4 pad.' So let your mind wander and free your imagination! Here are some questions you might want to ponder and a

Twitter tips for business

By |2012-11-27T17:44:42+00:00November 27th, 2012|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: |

Twitter always produces the noisiest conversations and greatest number of questions during my marketing workshops, especially how to use twitter for business to attract prospects and customers.  So I thought it was about time to share some Twitter marketing tips. Just as I put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard!) in popped an email from Veronica Pullen, “The Social Marketing Relationships Queen”, with the great news that she is now a published author and we can buy her book "Social Prospecting For Twitter" from Amazon in both Kindle and paperback version. Go here to check it out This gave

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