by lesley | Nov 4, 2013 | Marketing
When you are running a business what people say about you is really important. You can’t afford not to care what people say – your reputation is on the line. Warren Buffett said “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to lose...
by lesley | May 23, 2013 | Social media
If you’ve ever learned the secret of cooking perfect scrambled eggs, you’ll know that the key to success is patience! But what have scrambled eggs got to do with social media? If you want quick scrambled eggs you can throw the eggs into a hot pan and stir...
by lesley | Mar 18, 2013 | Marketing, Social media
I like to think I’m reasonably intelligent and sometimes I have good ideas, but I’m lazy! Why should I waste lots of effort by reinventing systems, processes and other things that someone else has already invented? This means that I learn from experts in...
by lesley | Mar 4, 2013 | Marketing, Social media, Uncategorized
There seem to be two camps when it comes to online marketing: People who rave about how easy it is and how anyone can do it People who find themselves spending hours trying to keep their social media up to date and then give up as it simply takes up too much time....
by lesley | Jan 21, 2013 | Marketing, Social media
A few people have questioned my use of Twitter as a marketing tool – they see it as lightweight and trivial. “Isn’t it just for kids to chat with their friends?” they query. Yes, kids do use Twitter to chat to their friends, but it’s...
