by lesley | Aug 29, 2024 | Websites
When you land on someone’s website what are you looking for? Is it an impressive blue-sky statement? Is it ‘Welcome to our website’? Is it a series of slides with pictures? Is it a technical description? Is it any sentence starting with ‘We …’? Is it something that...
by lesley | Jul 19, 2024 | Marketing
John Wanamaker, a 19th century retailer is accredited with the quote: “Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don’t know which half.” Many businesses say similar things about their marketing – along the lines of ‘I know some of my...
by lesley | Jul 9, 2024 | Newsletters
Strictly speaking a business newsletter doesn’t fall into the category of ‘news’. Most business newsletters are more promotion than news. The nearest they get to news is the launch of a new product or service. Information about what’s going on in your company really...
by lesley | Jun 19, 2024 | Reputation
The most valuable information your clients can give you is how whatever you do for them makes a difference. This is one of the reasons I give people a 3-question formula for getting testimonials. It’s: What did we do for you? What was it like working with us? What...
by lesley | May 19, 2024 | Websites
The first time I heard this phrase was on a tele-seminar more than 20 years ago, so it’s not new – but it’s still the most common mistake people make. Take a look at the websites of the people you network with – you’ll quickly spot which ones are professionally...