by lesley | May 19, 2025 | Marketing
If you’re a small business owner or a solo consultant, finding marketing ideas that make you stand out can be tough. Marketing specialists often recommend all kinds of approaches, but they’re pretty much a version of what everyone else is doing. Here is a basketful of...
by lesley | Feb 9, 2025 | Marketing
I go to networking meetings regularly and so I often get asked ‘What do you do?’ It’s hard to explain it in one word or a short phrase, so it can end up being more of a list. Many people are surprised at some of the things we do – and that led to this blog! Our team...
by lesley | Oct 29, 2024 | Marketing
Testimonials are powerful and most of your customers and clients would be happy to provide one – but they need to be asked or it just doesn’t cross their minds. Testimonials are third party validation. They’re great marketing tools – providing they have the right...
by lesley | Jul 19, 2024 | Marketing
John Wanamaker, a 19th century retailer is accredited with the quote: “Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don’t know which half.” Many businesses say similar things about their marketing – along the lines of ‘I know some of my...
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 | Dec 29, 2023 | Marketing
It’s that time of year when thoughts turn to a shiny new year and you start making plans (often called New Year’s Resolutions or the Annual Business Plan). People who know me often hear me referring to them as ‘New Year’s Revolutions’ (with my tongue firmly in my...
