Happy 2012

January 3, 2012

As it is the first official working day of 2012 in the UK – Happy New Year! And I hope that 2012 will prove to be a great year for you and your business. Already we have heard the Prime Minister acknowledge it is likely to be a tough year – a message that the [...]

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My favourite Christmas ads 2011 – Part Three

December 21, 2011

The third of my favourite Christmas television ads is Boots. And I have to confess I am not sure why I haven’t chosen this before. I just love the music – it makes me feel all bouncy! Because I love it so much I have cheated and given you the link to the extended cinema [...]

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My favourite Christmas ads 2011 – Part Two

December 15, 2011

Unusually for me, this time I am going to be controversial, as I have chosen Littlewoods as one of my favourite ads. And here it is: For those of you who have missed all the fuss, a lot of parents are up in arms about Littlewoods taking away the magic of Christmas, inferring there is [...]

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My favourite Christmas ads 2011 – Part One

December 13, 2011

Some great television adverts for the festive season for me to choose from again this year. And yet, I make no apologies for choosing some old favourites in terms of brands! Definitely up there, and vying for the top spot, is Waitrose. Again, this year, they have a series of television ads focusing on different [...]

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Why you should think positively

December 1, 2011

Some of you may know that a few years ago I used to do Ballroom and Latin American dancing competitively. And whilst I was always nervous beforehand I really loved it, and didn’t too badly at it either. That is except the year I had to do Foxtrot in a ballroom competition. Any of you [...]

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Why you should choose your partnerships wisely

November 16, 2011

Partnering with other businesses or people can work extremely effectively. If they already have a loyal database or fan base you can get instant access to that through joint promotion. It can also help to really raise the profile of your business. Sometimes when a business decides who to partner with they are doing it [...]

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Part 2 of the Marketing Lesson from Marks & Spencer!

November 10, 2011

I recently told you that I’d been invited to take part in a customer focus group for Marks and Spencer. As promised, I am now delighted to tell you all about that experience. As it was focused on their ladies’ fashion label Per Una unsurprisingly there was a group of women all within the same [...]

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A great marketing lesson from Marks and Spencer

October 11, 2011

As regular readers of this blog will have probably picked up by now I am a rather avid fan of Marks and Spencer. So imagine my delight to get a letter from their Head Office inviting me to a focus group at one of their stores. They have shown in their letter that they know [...]

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5 things you should know about email marketing…

October 7, 2011

Despite the increase in social media and blogging email marketing can still be very effective, so don’t discount it as an option for you. However, here are 5 things you should know before you start your next email marketing campaign: 1)  Before you spend hours and potentially hundreds, or even thousands, of pounds on the [...]

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Why you need more than one marketing tool

September 27, 2011

I believe that you need to use more than one tool when marketing your business. Why? Because things change and move on – technology moves on, customers move on and the needs of your business move on too. What would happen if the owners of the leading social media channels such as Facebook and Twitter [...]

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