by lesley | Oct 20, 2014 | Marketing, Newsletters, Social media
In an ideal world business owners would have an effective lead-generator that delivered hot prospects daily. Unfortunately, it isn’t as easy as it sounds and it takes serious effort to get the attention of prospective customers and then convert them to sales....
by lesley | Sep 15, 2014 | Marketing
If you’ve grown a healthy list of people who have an interest in what you’ve got to offer you’ll need to do something to build and maintain your relationship with them. You might have them in your customer relationship management (CRM) system or they might have...
by lesley | Jul 28, 2014 | Marketing
One of the most frequent questions I’m asked is ‘How long should I spend on marketing?’ Realistically, I think you should be investing at least three hours a week, but most small business owners insist they haven’t got that much time to spend....
by lesley | Jul 14, 2014 | Marketing
If you’re a business owner with limited staff keeping the ‘sausage machine’ stuffed is a perpetual challenge! When business comes in the customer has to come first and it’s easy to push the marketing activities onto the back burner simply...
by lesley | Jun 17, 2014 | Marketing
Lots of businesses see the opportunities offered by online marketing as like a huge box of chocolates – lots of tasty goodies so they can’t wait to try them all! Unlike chocolates, the opportunities don’t disappear, they’re always there to be...
by lesley | May 28, 2014 | Marketing
Being featured in a publication that your potential clients read is fantastic for raising your profile, letting people get to know your business better and standing out from the crowd. So how do you get into print? Before you start ringing up the editor of your...
