Category Archives: marketing
A Relaxed Approach To Marketing
We are approaching the end of two weeks spent in deepest France. Wherever we have gone we have encountered French people who do not speak English, I love it. We have fumbled our way around shops, restaurants and places of … Continue reading
Content Writing – Words Need to Work For You
So here I am, whiling away long, lazy days in the South of France. The biggest stressors for two whole weeks are the odd butterfly rescue from the pool and avoiding sunburn in the hellish rays. Someone has to do … Continue reading
Adopt Adapt Improve
Today brings the first half of 2017 to a close. How has it been for you? If you look back now, is it with satisfaction? It should be, even if things have not gone to plan, there will be opportunities … Continue reading
The Irony of ‘Dear Valued Customer’
When opening those ‘Dear Valued Customer’ emails, how do you feel? Valued? Probably not. Would you email a friend with, ‘Dear person I like’? I think not. As a customer, if I have chosen to offer my details to a … Continue reading
The Future of Our High Streets
This is our local High Street. Behind the rather quaint façade of these properties with character is potentially, a tale of foreboding. Image Credit: Hertfordshire Life Is Retail Set to Fail? We moved to this area almost 20 years ago. … Continue reading
How to Keep Google Happy – Quality Content
Search Engine Optimisation In a previous post, ‘Search Engine Success – Content is King‘ I talked about ways to keep Google happy, including: Why the UX (User Experience) is a priority How the quality of your content directly impacts SEO The … Continue reading
Small Business Marketing -It’s a jungle Out There
We have had the tremendous honour of being made ‘Guide Parents’. Close friends who are non-religious have chosen us to be ‘back-up’ for their most treasured and valuable possession, their child. We love her, we have a great relationship and … Continue reading
Why Product Personification Increases Sales
personification pəˌsɒnɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ noun the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form. “Peter heard the last piece of pie calling his name” Product Personification I’ve seen some … Continue reading
Time to Repurpose
Carpet grooming has become something of a Saturday morning ritual for me. Why? I hear you cry. Hear me out… Identifying a Need Despite the claims of effectiveness, I am yet to find a vacuum cleaner that removes the hair … Continue reading
The Changing Face of Retail
And so the news was announced yesterday that Cambridge was to lose its Clowns. Clowns is a Cambridge institution, for over 30 years, families, friends, academics and students have frequented this quirky, independent café in King Street. Cambridge will be … Continue reading
My Words Work For You 