by lesley | Nov 15, 2021 | Reputation
Every time you attend a networking meeting, visit a client, show up on a Zoom meeting, post on social media – or even chat with a friend – somebody is watching. And every move you make is measured against your reputation. A few years back I was lecturing...
by lesley | Nov 8, 2021 | Blogging
‘Blog’ is a shortened form of ‘Web log’, and a log is a record of something. Remember how episodes of Start Trek started with Captain’s log Stardate …? That was a sort of diary of events – and that’s how blogs started as people’s online diary. Of course, these...
by lesley | Nov 1, 2021 | Business
One of my mentors used to say to me “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there.” He was talking about the importance of having a goal, before you start doing things. Everything you do should be taking you a step towards your goals. Every...
by lesley | Oct 25, 2021 | Writing a book
While it’s really good for your ego to be able to say you’ve authored a book, there is far more to a book than a little halo-polishing! A book is the fuel for so many other things that will benefit your business. So if you have already published a book – or...
by lesley | Oct 18, 2021 | Websites
If you could speak directly to the visitor to your website, this would be a good question to start with. Unfortunately, you can’t do that live, so your website needs to deliver what that visitor wants. Not only what they want, but you need to make it easy for them...
by lesley | Oct 11, 2021 | YouTube
Video content is becoming the norm. People expect to have video material in their social feeds and, of course, on YouTube. But if your business hasn’t quite got to that point, it’s time to give it some thought. You could invest in getting professionally made videos,...
by lesley | Oct 4, 2021 | Email marketing
There’s plenty of evidence that it does – and also plenty of evidence that it doesn’t! The question is a bit like asking ‘how long is a piece of string?’ There’s no simple answer. A better question might be ‘how can I make email marketing work?’ And here are my...
by lesley | Sep 27, 2021 | Lead Generation, Marketing
Whether you call it a sales funnel or a marketing funnel – the purpose is to bring in new leads who have a need for whatever you are offering. These are a few of the pitfalls that prevent your funnel from working as well as it could. 1: A lead magnet that has a...
by lesley | Sep 20, 2021 | Press & Media
What is a press list? It’s a list of publications you would like to get coverage in. Sounds pretty straightforward, but there are a number of key criteria you need to consider before you start assembling your list. 1: Are these publications read by your target...
by lesley | Sep 13, 2021 | Newsletters
What’s the point of writing and sending out newsletters? They should form part of your marketing strategy – and there must be a purpose that fits into that strategy for every activity. Ask most businesses that send out a newsletter ‘What do you want it to...
