I hate the word success. It conjures up images of celebrity coaches with glimmering white perfect teeth. Immediately you think fast cars, luxury living and splashing the cash. Yet, it is what we are all pursuing. Success in life. Success in business I’ve met a......
A few weeks ago I described what I do as “making the phone ring and generating enquiries” but I am no salesman. I am creative marketer who has REAL life experience working to make sales in some cases to help keep a company alive! Firstly,......
A big part of my working life is spend locked in rooms with business owners, entrepreneurs and management teams. There is no crisis, but everyone is frustrated that the marketing and promotion of the business seems ineffective or never gets executed. Often the failure of marketing is......
In the highly subjective world in which I live, there is a perfectionist and an opinion on every corner. In my world I have three threats to getting the job done. I want to talk about one of them because this one in particular transcends......
For years I struggled with what other people thought of me, how I dressed, what I said and what I did were all subjected to the scrutiny of what I thought other people thought. Fast forward to today and I can see how I tortured......
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We all want that hidden tip that will propel our product, brand or service to become world-leading. Well assuming you have something of substance and standard to sell I want to share with you the number one marketing tip....
So you want to grow. You know your business has scope and potential to grow. But are you ready for the pain that you have to go through to grow? Whenever I meet business owners there is tonnes and tonnes of enthusiasm for the growth......
When the telephone was rolled out for the general public it was wired and was fixed to one location. Eventually, cordless phones came out and then mobile phones. Telephones have been developing for decades....
I have consulted with many clients. Almost 50% of my time is now focused on consulting with clients face-to-face or over video chat. I really enjoy advising and supporting clients as they look to grow and develop their business and their brand....
We have all been impressed by beauty. We have all imagined what it would be like. Captured by the allure of what might happen. The suspense. The tension. The excitement....
So for those of you who haven’t heard (where have you been?) Snapchat is a social network which is exploding right now. It’s the place to be. Snapchat essentially is a video and photo-sharing messaging platform which uses funky filters and overlays. It’s much more......
The last few weeks I have been recovering from a rather nasty chest infection and its given me a lot to reflect. Over the past year I have embarked upon massive change in my life personally and professionally. This time last year, I was stepping......
I find it rather amusing when you meet people in your business life who behave like children. For some reason I thought we left the playground behind in our teenage years. Bitching, backbiting and passive aggressive behaviour just won’t wash with me. I find it......
So I have reached a milestone. Half a million dollars spent on social media advertising. Here are four thoughts… 1) Social Media advertising works. 2) It can have terrifying ups and downs and can be an emotional roller coaster. 3) If your using it as a sales......
I love quotes. I love sharing them. I love reading them and I love trying to live them. A good quote has the power to capture a life lesson in to a few words which have been put together. The words may be easy but......
Everyone wants more customers. We recently took a call from a client who asked us to “send us less leads”. It was a really interesting experience as we had never had that before. We had been running this particular campaign for a client in the legal......
Many people are skeptical about the role of a consultant. Consultants can be expensive and if they are not delivering value they can waste a lot of time and money. There are however great benefits to having a consultant. Before we get into the benefits,......
In my younger years I did catalog sales to supplement my income. I’d just become a Dad and cash was really tight so it seemed like a great way to earn more money in a flexible way. I was young and eager and feeling the weight......