We all have to start somewhere right? Whether it’s learning to ride a bike, learning to tile a bathroom or grow your business, it takes time, patience and a goal. When I meet clients who just can’t be bothered with marketing or don’t know where to start with it all, these are the things I […]
Ok, so you are looking for a quick fix for your marketing efforts, something simple to follow and implement that gives quick results. Bad news. If you want stable, long-term growth, it won’t happen overnight. If you are willing to wait a little longer and you want to be able to look back in 12 […]
There’s one thing. This one thing will accelerate your business growth long-term through the outcomes of your marketing. MINDSET. That’s it. Harness your current thought process towards your marketing and use it to reset the scope of your business outcomes. So if you are currently thinking that your marketing is okay and it is too […]
Having worked with global corporates, high street retail (no that doesn’t mean I worked at Topshop…), the public sector and independents, I am well placed to make some comparisons. One thing I noticed from working in a large organisation and then with smaller, was that visions, missions and values were strangely, perhaps, more closely followed. […]
“MARKETING IS FAR TOO IMPORTANT TO REMAIN IN THE MARKETING DEPARTMENT” I’ve observed many a marketing department and managed them myself too – there are some very common themes 1. Do you have a pathway clearly mapped out that is understood by everyone involved? If you have a marketing plan that’s an A4 […]
1. COMMUNICATE Sounds obvious right? Ask yourself who you are communicating to… Is it senior management only? Is it all of your staff? Is it some of your staff? Is it your customer? It needs to be a two-way street with all of them, if your communication is one-sided and infrequent you run the risk […]
Is it possible to be successful and thrive if you HATE marketing? If there are elements of your business you actively detest, we need to tackle them and work out why. You need to achieve your personal and professional goals, so it’s time to get to the bottom of why you are ignoring (not prioritising), […]
There are more than 3 reasons but I doubt you’d be reading this if I had said 285000 reasons businesses neglect their marketing, so I’ll just give you three. Marketing is easy SO many small business owners have admitted that in their heads, marketing is the same as advertising and generally, is a one-off, quick […]
So you are superb at whatever you do, the best there is. You aren’t also expected to be wonderful at marketing (unless that’s your business!), that’s for those who are madly passionate about it, like me. There are 3 reasons your marketing, if you do any, isn’t working: COMMUNICATION CONSISTENCY ACCOUNTABILITY You need to be […]
So you’ve got your departments in place. HR, Quality Control, Sales, Customer Services, Finance etc. so you ASSUME everyone communicates with each other, right? Our observation is that there can be quite a few disjointed areas in SMEs in terms of communication both internal and external which creates issues with growth. “One of the greatest […]