What’s your marketing strategy?

What’s your marketing strategy?

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...
‘Unsubscribe’

‘Unsubscribe’

When you’ve invested time and effort in building your list you are, understandably, keen to maintain it.  People who unsubscribe can be seen as a personal affront! However, there’s a better way to look at it – people who unsubscribe are not your audience.  They’re...
Help people to buy

Help people to buy

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...
Don’t be a spammer

Don’t be a spammer

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?...
Build a great email campaign

Build a great email campaign

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...