by lesley | Jul 24, 2017 | Marketing
These are the things I find I have to ask my clients the most before we can get their project off the starting blocks! Knowing the answers will put you several steps ahead of your competition: ONE – Know who you want to reach You may think you know who your target...
by lesley | Jun 12, 2017 | Marketing
I was having a conversation with a group of business people recently and the subject came up about people who ‘pick your brains’ and, effectively get free advice. Some of these people don’t realise that they’re getting free consultancy – but some do and think the ‘can...
by lesley | May 29, 2017 | Marketing
You’ve almost certainly landed on a squeeze page at some point if you use your computer or mobile device to research information or learn. What’s a squeeze page? One of those web pages that offers you a free download – or sometimes a video – in return for your name...
by lesley | May 15, 2017 | Marketing
The simple answer is ‘build relationships’, but as with all simple answers, there’s a lot more to it than that. Here are some of the uses that autoresponders work for: Building your reputation: When someone joins your list they are likely to forget you quite quickly,...
by lesley | May 8, 2017 | Marketing
People are often worried about running email marketing campaigns – “I don’t want to spam the people on my list” they say. And they’re right – we’ve all been on the receiving end of spam sales pitches from people who we don’t know or may have given us a business card...
by lesley | Apr 17, 2017 | Marketing, PR
If you haven’t done this already, you may be missing an opportunity. Most PR agencies will recommend that you send information – press releases – to relevant publications to get new coverage, but if you don’t have a PR agency or the budget to engage one – how do you...