by lesley | Feb 9, 2023 | Email marketing
Most small business owners find selling hard. They don’t want to be thought of as ‘pushy’ and yet worry that if they aren’t, their business won’t thrive. I was talking to a business colleague who used to be in sales – and he said “The days of cold calling and sales...
by lesley | Jan 30, 2023 | Lead Generation
You’ve probably heard the phrase ‘the money is in the list’. The concept is that people who have already signed up to hear from you are at least ‘warm’ contacts and have, effectively, said ‘I’m interested’. Most professional marketers invest a fair bit of time and...
by lesley | Jan 19, 2023 | Press & Media
Once upon a time the best way to get into the print media was to issue a press release. Then everyone jumped on the bandwagon and editors across the world had to deal with more and more ‘press releases’. The editor’s criteria when assessing content for publication...
by lesley | Jan 9, 2023 | Newsletters
When an email lands in your inbox what makes you want to open it? Let’s be honest – we get loads of rubbish emails that evade the spam filter and are greeted with a quick click of the delete button. But there are emails that you actively want to open – why? My guess...
by lesley | Jan 2, 2023 | Social media
As we manage many of our clients’ social media content generation and distribution we get asked lots of questions about social media. While we’re not the guru of all social media, these are our take on social media. 1: How often do I need to post? That’s a bit of a...
by lesley | Dec 27, 2022 | Marketing, Reputation
With a lovely unsullied year ahead, now is a great time to give your reputation marketing plan either a makeover or a shiny polish. You can never underestimate the power of what people are gossiping about – and, while the public seem to focus on the negative, it...
by lesley | Dec 19, 2022 | Blogging
Many business owners I meet feel uncomfortable about marketing. They don’t want to be ‘pushy’. But marketing doesn’t have to be selling or pushing products or services at people who don’t want them. In an ideal world marketing is about finding the people who are...
by lesley | Dec 12, 2022 | Writing a book
A book is a great way to set yourself apart from your competitors. Being an author gives you a certain kudos – as long as you’re working with a good editor/writer who will take your amazing ideas and polish them to a fine shine. If you’re planning to share your...
by lesley | Dec 5, 2022 | Websites
How fast does your website visitor understand what you do and how it helps them? You’ve got about 7 seconds before they give up and go elsewhere, so that first thing they see had better tell them what they need to know. That means that the first screen they see: Needs...
by lesley | Nov 28, 2022 | Business
I go to a variety of networking events and that word ‘strategy’ comes up regularly. I used to think that this indicated that most small business owners had a strategy for their business and a plan to put it into practice. Consequently, when I ask more in depth...
