by lesley | May 22, 2011 | Marketing
When you decide to use direct mail as a means of contacting prospective customers you need to ensure you get your message on target. Unlike email, direct mail has costs attached, not least the list with all the names and addresses of the groups of people you want to...
by lesley | May 13, 2011 | Marketing, Writing Skills
So many people I meet at networking events have acquired a pull up banner stand to promote their business. They use them at their own events and exhibitions too and they’re often missing a trick in making this highly visual marketing aid deliver potential leads....
by lesley | Apr 24, 2011 | Marketing
Online marketing is part of your overall marketing strategy and social media play a leading role. The secret of success is to have a strategy that identifies what you want to achieve, the resources (time/money/people) needed and the means of measuring your success....
by lesley | Apr 15, 2011 | Marketing
I am famous for being phone-phobic – I answer it, but rarely pick it up to make calls. Consequently, the idea of telemarketing is something that sends me running for something else to do – anything else! However, the same doesn’t apply to writing...
by lesley | Apr 14, 2011 | Marketing
Joining telemarketing and direct mail as effective ways to reach potential clients is email marketing. However, there are a lot of misconceptions about what makes a good email campaign. Here are a few things to think about before you launch your next email marketing...
by lesley | Apr 10, 2011 | Marketing
When I was young I was a prolific letter writer – I had an American pen-friend and a French pen-friend, and my Mum stood over me shortly after Christmas and birthdays, insisting that I wrote to say ‘thank you’ to my aunts and uncles who had sent...
