by lesley | Sep 29, 2023 | Marketing
If you haven’t really got past writing the odd blog article and posting on social media when you have time, you need to take some time out and put a proper marketing strategy in place. OK – that sounds a bit like a teacher (or maybe your mum!) But if you’re serious...
by lesley | Feb 9, 2023 | Email marketing
Most small business owners find selling hard. They don’t want to be thought of as ‘pushy’ and yet worry that if they aren’t, their business won’t thrive. I was talking to a business colleague who used to be in sales – and he said “The days of cold calling and sales...
by lesley | Nov 14, 2022 | Email marketing
People often steer away from email marketing because they think it’s ‘spammy’. But that’s missing a huge opportunity. Of course, nobody wants to receive spam and you certainly don’t want to be the sender of anything that would be categorised as spam. But you do want...
by lesley | Aug 29, 2022 | Email marketing
When I talk to clients about email marketing the most common comment I hear is “I don’t want to be a spammer.” This says a lot about the view of email marketing – it’s seen as unwanted junk landing in your inbox. In other words it’s got a bad reputation – but why?...
by lesley | Jun 6, 2022 | Email marketing
There are many structures that work for email campaigns – this is just one example. First you need a free document with great value to open the offer. This might be a ‘How to …’, Top Tips, Checklist for …, or even a 3 mistakes [target audience description] need...