by lesley | Apr 29, 2024 | Business
Running a business is hard work. It doesn’t matter if you’re just getting started with a clean sheet, are struggling to gain traction or you’ve cracked it and have a thriving business – you can’t afford to pin your hopes on ‘luck’. If I could only recommend one book...
by lesley | Apr 19, 2024 | Press & Media
If you read my blogs regularly, you’ll know that I bang on about ideal client profiles – and, at the risk of boring the pants off you, knowing who you’re trying to reach is essential to every marketing activity you do. If you know your audience, reaching them becomes...
by lesley | Apr 9, 2024 | Marketing
If you’re running a small business marketing is essential, but it’s also one of the things that gets pushed down the to-do list when you get busy. If you don’t maintain visibility and keep ‘restuffing the sausage machine’, you’ll find your business suffers from feast...
by lesley | Mar 28, 2024 | Newsletters
Nobody signs up for a newsletter these days – we all have more than we can possibly read in our inboxes, so the secret is to offer something of value to get the right people on your list. Secondly, there are loads of newsletters, but the open and read rates are often...
by lesley | Mar 19, 2024 | Social media
In today’s digital age, having a strong social media presence is critical for the success of any business. With millions of users scrolling through various platforms every day, social media provides an unparalleled opportunity to reach and engage with your...
by lesley | Mar 9, 2024 | Reputation
In today’s information-soaked world one key factor stands out: reputation. Whether you’re a small startup or a multinational corporation, the way your brand is perceived can significantly impact your ability to grow and thrive. Reputation plays a pivotal role...
by lesley | Feb 29, 2024 | Blogging
Blog is a contraction of ‘web log’. And a log is a kind of diary recording events and your commentary on them. Today they have evolved far beyond that and have become much wider ranging. This blog focuses on knowledge sharing on all things marketing, but there are...
by lesley | Feb 19, 2024 | Writing a book
Virtually everyone has valuable knowledge they could share in a book and, if you’re a business owner, you’ll have experience to back that up. But writing a book isn’t just about sitting down and writing 40-50,000 words. Research A smart author does their homework. ...
by lesley | Feb 9, 2024 | Websites
In the course of my work I look at a lot of websites and the majority of business websites have obviously had time and money invested in creating a functional and aesthetically pleasing designed site. Unfortunately, the same level of effort and professionalism...
by lesley | Jan 29, 2024 | Pitches & Presentations
Unless you’ve been living under a stone, you must have heard about AI. ChatGPT is the AI that most people are talking about and I am frequently asked if it will make our commercial copywriting redundant. (No, it won’t!) However, it’s not the only AI out there. If...
