If you have a website for your small business, you need to make sure it’s helping to make you money – not losing you customers!
Why the words you use really matter
Everything you say or do to potential and existing customers matters.
Outbound marketing
What is it? A name for what most people in marketeers would call more traditional marketing that ‘reaches out and interrupts people’. TV ads and the ‘cold call’ are a classic example. There you are watching your favourite drama or sports programme, when the phone rings and a guy tries to sell you insurance. And […]
4 reasons why you should keep your staff happy in a small business
You should think of everyone – friends and family – as ‘staff’, members of the team you’ve got supporting your business. Of course, no matter what the size of your business – treating people well and keeping them happy is the right thing to do, but It’s hard enough keeping your customers happy isn’t? There’s […]
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Social media messaging merger may not be good for business
At first glance, the news that Facebook plans to integrate WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger might sound like good news. But, it puts more of your business information in the hands of one man. Stay in control of your conversations Reaching out to your customers and communicating with them easily is great, but you need to […]
Doing your own market research the easy way
Definitely not scientific but interesting. Free-form research is what I call just asking around, “out of interest”. It’s a great way to do quick informal surveys. Those who know me are used to my ‘random’ questions about various preferences and habits. My latest question, “If you found out someone was a vegan and you were inviting them […]
Brand colour
If a brand is a customer’s understanding of your products and services — do you know what your audience understands about you? What is a brand? Every organisation has a brand whether they have carefully constructed it, or allowed it to grow on its own It’s more than a logo It’s your reputation It’s what […]
New to social media?
It’s great that you’re ready to start using social media as part of your marketing plan. But before you get started, we have a few tips