by lesley | Jan 13, 2020 | Social media
Pinterest was relatively late to the social media party, launching in 2012 – but hit 10 million users in record time. But how does it work? It’s a very, very simple concept. You create virtual notice boards for specified subjects and pin digital images to...
by lesley | Jan 6, 2020 | Email marketing
Marketing is an ongoing challenge for most businesses. Should you do social media, blogging, newsletters, webinars, direct mail, email, something else or all of the above? There’s no ‘one size fits all’ answer, but the place to start is with the people you’re trying...
by lesley | Dec 30, 2019 | Facebook for business
Lots of our clients sell to other businesses and I’m often asked, ‘Is it worth doing Facebook?’ I think it’s a mistake to completely ignore it and the secret is in having the right strategy for your business and your target customers. Facebook is a social platform,...
by lesley | Dec 23, 2019 | Press & Media
Getting a press release published is a very hit and miss activity. There’s no way to ensure an editor publishes your press release, even with a PR expert on the team. So how can you get more exposure in the press? What do your target audience read? While it might be...
by lesley | Dec 16, 2019 | Business
At this time of year many business people are winding down and the focus can be more on pleasure than planning. However, if you own a business and you’re responsible for its ongoing success, the end of a year is often an opportunity for reflection and planning. Here...
by lesley | Dec 9, 2019 | LinkedIn
If you do business networking you’ll be familiar with the concept of meeting other business people, getting to know them, building relationships, educating them about how your business helps people and seeing if there’s synergy between you to become a customer or a...
by lesley | Dec 2, 2019 | Writing a book
by lesley | Nov 25, 2019 | Website copy
When your customer lands on your website how easy is it for them to understand what you do/sell/provide? Web surfers are impatient, have the attention span of a gnat and finding an alternative that’s ‘easier’ is – easier – than struggling with anything...
by lesley | Nov 18, 2019 | Newsletters
What’s the difference between a newsletter and email marketing? Some people will tell you that a newsletter should be information, while email marketing is promotion or sales. However, there’s information – and ‘information’. I’ve said this many times before...
by lesley | Nov 11, 2019 | Social media
Social media seems to be the answer to everything these days – whether you’re trying to build up your business, recruit staff or reconnect with people from your past. I use it to stalk my children, stay in touch with people who aren’t just around the corner,...
