by lesley | Sep 17, 2012 | Marketing
I recently had two conversations with two different people about branding. One of them thought branding was about the logo and it was astonished to discover that there was more to it than that. The other saw branding from a much more academic perspective and was...
by lesley | Aug 20, 2012 | Marketing
So many people get confused about these two – is Sales part of Marketing or does Marketing lead to Sales? Or is Marketing just another way of saying Sales? I can’t blame them for getting confused. I used to work in a marketing department and even I was a bit vague...
by lesley | Jul 30, 2012 | Marketing, Social media
I meet far too many people who want to tell me why they ‘can’t’ do something. People who can, do – they don’t spend their time talking it over, they just get stuck in and get on with it! Even when you offer help, some people will tell...
by lesley | Jul 10, 2012 | Guest bloggers, Marketing
This blog has real magic as it was written by The Sourcerer – aka Shelley Morris who keeps me organised. It’s all about one of those ‘obvious’ things that many people overlook. Enjoy! Exasperated and infuriated describe very well how I’ve...
by lesley | Jul 2, 2012 | Marketing, Website copy
I was at the Ultimate Marketing Summit and one of the speakers, Paula Wynne, spoke with great passion about the need to write specific and relevant content on your website. Paula’s subject was search engine optimisation – in fact, she’s written a...
by lesley | Jun 21, 2012 | Guest bloggers, Marketing
Some people would describe Jackie Barrie as my competitor – but I think of her as a colleague. She’s a brilliant writer (not just marketing copy – but get her Little Fish books too) and has years of experience writing for companies from big to...