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by lesley | Feb 13, 2017 | Blogging, Marketing
Most business people will recoil at the idea of being offered a bribe. Of course, you hear about corrupt business practices, but the majority of business people are ethical and honest. So why would I suggest that you offer a bribe to potential customers? It’s all...
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by lesley | Jul 20, 2016 | Marketing
If you own a business you know that marketing is one of those things that everyone tells you are essential. Most people understand the sales process, but marketing is often seen as a bit ‘woolly’! I used to work for a big organisation and their marketing...
by lesley | Mar 24, 2015 | Marketing
I attend offline networking events regularly and, even now social media has evolved so much, I still get people asking why they should be on it. There are still a few business people (more than you might think) who can’t see the point. I’m not the oracle on all...
by lesley | Sep 15, 2014 | Marketing
If you’ve grown a healthy list of people who have an interest in what you’ve got to offer you’ll need to do something to build and maintain your relationship with them. You might have them in your customer relationship management (CRM) system or they might have...
by lesley | Apr 28, 2014 | Marketing
When I was working on our book, The Reputation Game, with my co-author, Peter Roper, we came to a conclusion – reputation is based on gossip! If nobody is talking about you, you don’t have a reputation. Of course, it is important that the gossip is...
