Which social platform is best for business?

Which social platform is best for business?

In a recent business networking event the group was asked ‘where do you hang out on social media?’  The answers were interesting. First everyone wanted to know whether this was business-wise or personally – and for some people the answer was the same for both,...
What is reputation marketing?

What is reputation marketing?

This is a question I’m often asked – sometimes people mishear it as ‘reputation management’, which is a different animal altogether.  Some people just hear ‘marketing’ and assume we do all marketing activities.  So it’s time to set the record straight....
The article with 9 lives

The article with 9 lives

Once upon a time there was an article.  The author had written a great 500 words to publish on their website’s blog, but then, like the fabled cat, the article was reincarnated many different times. Life 1 The blog appeared in written format on the author’s website...
What’s your USP?

What’s your USP?

Business consultants and sales trainers talk about ‘Unique Selling Propositions’.  But what is one of those really – and do your business, your services and your products all need to have one? We all have competition – there are few truly unique...
How to plan a book

How to plan a book

If you’re thinking of writing a book you probably have the subject in mind, but how do you get from an idea to a finished manuscript? I’m talking about non-fiction books in this article – there are different approaches to fiction and non-fiction, and non-fiction...