Beam me up, Scotty!

Beam me up, Scotty!

Everyone talks about blogs, bloggers and even vloggers – but where did this word come from?  Being a wordy person I know the answer! Originally blogs were a sort of on line journal or diary – and known as web logs.  If you ever watched Star Trek you’ll remember the...
You get what you expect

You get what you expect

I meet a lot of business people when I’m out and about, networking and getting to know my existing connections better.  Most are entrepreneurial, positive people, but I meet the occasional Mr or Ms Negative! When someone starts telling me how difficult they’re finding...
A book or a business card?

A book or a business card?

If you’re having a business meeting with a potential supplier and, instead of a business card, they put a book in your hands, what does that say to you? Most people perceive a book as having value, outside the materials it’s printed on.  So it has a more positive...
Downloaded!

Downloaded!

If you’ve been building your list based on a free download in return for getting an email address, you may be wondering where you stand in relation to the new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).  Can you still offer a free download document with valuable...
Won an award lately?

Won an award lately?

If you’ve won an award what can you do to leverage that?  It’s all very well to announce it on the day you win and for the few days following, but then what? Here’s my suggestions to get the most marketing from the award without people getting fed up with you banging...