by lesley | Oct 31, 2022 | Press & Media
The good old press release is far less effective than it used to be. Editors have access to massive amounts of information and are no longer reliant on what their reporters dig up and what businesses send in. A couple of clicks and they can get gobs of information...
by lesley | Oct 24, 2022 | Newsletters
If you send out a newsletter, regularly or irregularly, what is the purpose of it? There are lots of answers to this: To remind people what we do To keep people up-to-date with what we’re doing To introduce new team members to our list To let people know about new...
by lesley | Oct 17, 2022 | Social media
I commented to one of my clients that their social media needed revamping as the posts they were scheduling weren’t really effective. They pointed out that I had originally written these posts – five years ago! They hadn’t considered how much social media has...
by lesley | Oct 8, 2022 | Reputation
There is an argument that you can’t put a price on your reputation, but what happens when something happens to dent your reputation? You don’t want negative feedback on Google or TrustPilot or any other platform – because it influences what people who don’t know you...
by lesley | Oct 3, 2022 | Blogging
If you’re not a writer the idea of producing content regularly can be daunting – and prone to slipping off your to do list in favour of other tasks that you feel more comfortable doing! So what can you do to keep up with producing articles? Brainstorm your schedule...
by lesley | Sep 26, 2022 | Writing a book
Every author has to make a start and each writer has different experiences of getting their book out of their head and into a manuscript. Even if you find writing easy, organising and developing a whole book can be daunting. If you have lots of great ideas, but...
by lesley | Sep 19, 2022 | Websites
Keeping your business website up-to-date is important to preserve potential customers’ perception of your business. Out-of-date website = outdated services (in their subconscious). The regular tasks are things like ensuring the links all still work – that’s basic...
by lesley | Sep 12, 2022 | Business
I had a Yorkshire mother – and they can give the Scots a run for their money when it comes to being frugal. She recycled and reused long before it was a thing and always found ways to make a little go a long way. Now we’re in a different age and sustainability is...
by lesley | Sep 5, 2022 | YouTube
If you’re thinking of putting video content onto your social media, don’t forget to upload it to YouTube. YouTube is often used like a search engine – if you need to know something people are quite likely to search YouTube directly rather than use their search...
by lesley | Aug 29, 2022 | Email marketing
When I talk to clients about email marketing the most common comment I hear is “I don’t want to be a spammer.” This says a lot about the view of email marketing – it’s seen as unwanted junk landing in your inbox. In other words it’s got a bad reputation – but why?...
