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by lesley | Dec 5, 2016 | Blogging, Marketing, Newsletters
How many websites do you visit and they ask you to ‘sign up’ for their newsletter? There’s no indication of what the newsletter will deliver and these days most of us are smart enough to recognise it as a means of getting our email address to market to us. There’s...
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by lesley | Nov 28, 2016 | Blogging, Marketing, Social media
Auberon Waugh invented this phrase to describe the middle classes who were well-educated, had strong political views and were social concerned. It wasn’t a compliment! Today it might be used in a completely different way – to describe people who spend all their time...
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by lesley | Nov 21, 2016 | Blogging, Marketing
If you follow what I write about you’ll know that I talk about the RAVE acronym – Reputation, Authority, Visibility, Expertise – and today I’m focused on Expertise. Unless someone has actually paid for your services, how do they know how good you are? They have to...
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by lesley | Sep 11, 2016 | Websites
It’s a conversation that I have over and over again and it usually starts with “What do you want to say on your website?” when I’m taking a brief from a client. The answer varies a bit, but almost always includes things like: We want people to know about all our...
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by lesley | Aug 24, 2016 | Newsletters
Anyone who has watched a few old films will be familiar with the newspaper vendor on the street corner, shouting ‘Read all about it!’ in relation to the latest big story. People buy newspapers to get the latest stories about events that are happening...
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by lesley | Aug 2, 2016 | Reputation
When you meet people networking or you’re networking online it’s usual that, at some point, you ask people ‘what do you do?’ Some people will answer with the industry they’re in, but people who are good at marketing will actually tell you what their clients get,...
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by lesley | Jul 20, 2016 | Marketing
If you own a business you know that marketing is one of those things that everyone tells you are essential. Most people understand the sales process, but marketing is often seen as a bit ‘woolly’! I used to work for a big organisation and their marketing...
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by lesley | May 23, 2016 | Marketing, Reputation
Promising you a ‘magic bullet’ to solve all your business challenges isn’t very realistic – BUT these five things will make a significant difference. ONE – Make your mind up! If I had £1 for every time someone at a networking meeting described their ideal contact as...
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by lesley | Apr 18, 2016 | Marketing, Reputation
Children don’t respond well to being ignored. Most children want some kind of interaction as reassurance that they are part of a group. They need telling they’re being good; that people are happy to have them around. In fact, if they aren’t getting any feedback...
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by lesley | Apr 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
If you’re running a service business you’re probably exchanging your time for money. That means that to really grow your earning potential you need to: Charge more per hour or day Employee people and charge their time out at more than you pay them Find a way to earn...
