by lesley | Aug 8, 2011 | Writing Skills
Everyone can write, but when it comes to writing commercial copy for yourself writer’s block tends to kick in! It’s not necessarily because you can’t write effectively to market your business, products or services; it’s often simply a case of...
by lesley | Aug 1, 2011 | Marketing
I’ve noticed that more and more of my clients are asking me to write direct mail letters. The good old sales letter seems to be making a comeback – and it’s not just for business-to-consumer (B2C), but also for business-to-business (B2B) marketing....
by lesley | Jul 25, 2011 | Testimonials
A good testimonial is very powerful, but so many so-called testimonials are more like therapy than feedback! You know the kind of thing – ‘It was lovely working with you, you were so helpful and we really enjoyed the experience.’ This kind of...
by lesley | Jul 18, 2011 | Marketing
Just recently several clients have talked to me about direct sales letters. It seems that email marketing isn’t working as well as it used to and people are returning to the good old sales letter as a means of warming up leads! I want to look at a number of...
by lesley | Jul 4, 2011 | Writing a book
You may have heard various ‘quotes’ about writing a book. “It’s the best business card you could possibly have,” and “Everyone has a book in them,” are two that spring to mind. If you have aspirations to become an author,...
by lesley | Jun 27, 2011 | Marketing
If people don’t remember your ads then you’ll probably get fewer sales, but a really memorable ad has to do more than stick in the memory of your reader (or viewer) – it needs to remind them of your product. Think about the ads you’ve seen in...
by lesley | Jun 20, 2011 | Writing Skills
I’m a bit of a systems freak so I love being able to break things down into processes. Anything that I can turn into 7 steps to a result definitely makes me feel like I’ve achieved something! Sad, isn’t it? However, people tell me I am creative...
by lesley | Jun 13, 2011 | Marketing
There are several elements that go to make marketing copy successful. They all need to be addressed to enable marketing copy to succeed in generating warm leads that will build your list of interested people and your customer order book. You need to get your...
by lesley | Jun 7, 2011 | Opinion
I’m not a big newshound, but now Microsoft have bought Skype what happens will affect me directly. I’ve been using Skype for years and have found it invaluable for talking to people in other parts of the world, having instant conversations with colleagues,...
by lesley | Jun 6, 2011 | Marketing
There’s a lot of talk about the joys of social networking – there are the dedicated enthusiasts who claim it makes them lots of money (or at least generates leads) and then there are the people who only see it as time bandit with little return. Both groups...
