Building your online reputation

Building your online reputation

Marketing is a vast subject – and impacts on every area in your organisation no matter how big or small.  Reputation marketing is a small part of it. So what is reputation marketing exactly? It’s taking control of your online profile (and equally your offline profile,...
Building your online reputation

7 steps to Social networking success

Social media is a powerful tool – for both social and business use.  It’s like being in a massive networking event where you can seek out exactly who you want to talk to and get into conversation. If you’re in business this is excellent news – and most business people...
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Marketing messages

If you’re creating marketing material then you really need to get the message targeted – and most marketers know about that.  They do lots of research into what attracts their ideal client’s attention.  However, few marketers know HOW people process...
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Do you get recommended?

Recommendations from other people are the lifeblood of most businesses.  It’s what is known as ‘third party validation’ and the reason most business owners actively seek testimonials and feature a testimonial page on their website.  It’s saying...
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Marketing your book

If you’ve read the previous blogs on turning your book idea into a plan, then getting the idea into words and finally getting published you just have one very important step to complete now: Marketing! Whether you publish your book through a conventional publishing...
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How to get your book published

If you’ve done your research, got your plan worked out and have started writing your book, you’ll need to think about how it will be published. There are a number of options: Get a publishing house interested and get a contract Self-publish Publish it as an ebook and...
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So you want to write a book … 2

If you’ve read the first blog in this series you’ll be focused on writing a book that actually has a market.  So how do you go about putting it together? If you’re a professional writer it shouldn’t be a problem, however, I’ve met a few people who have no...
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So you want to write a book …

They say we all have a book in us somewhere, but how many people actually get that book out and use it to help them establish their reputation for being an expert in their field? This is the first instalment of a guide to getting your book from an idea in your head to...
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Stand out from the crowd

In business everyone has competition, so to get ahead of the pack you really have to stand out – and that can be difficult.  There are lots of ways you can stand out: Dye your hair green Drive around in really noticeable car Always wear the same colour –...