Tag Archives: Small Business Support

The Irony of ‘Dear Valued Customer’

Posted on June 24, 2017 by

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 →

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Stately Customer Service

Posted on June 17, 2017 by

It’s early morning, I am sitting in my hotel room in Chicago with a mint tea, admiring my view… I am over here working for a client, ‘someone has to do it’. In spite of two long working days, and … Continue reading →

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The Future of Our High Streets

Posted on June 10, 2017 by

This is our local High Street. Behind the rather quaint façade of these properties with character is potentially, a tale of foreboding. Is Retail Set to Fail? We moved to this area almost 20 years ago.  The truth is, this … Continue reading →

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How to Keep Google Happy – Quality Content

Posted on June 6, 2017 by

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 →

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Small Business Marketing -It’s a jungle Out There

Posted on May 30, 2017 by

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 →

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Radio Uplift #mentalhealthawareness

Posted on May 23, 2017 by

I have had an idea! I have lots of ideas, some good, some less so, some exciting. This idea has got legs… Radio 2’s ‘Pause for Thought’ this morning was in response to someone choosing to extinguish the lives of 22 … Continue reading →

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Why Product Personification Increases Sales

Posted on May 21, 2017 by

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 →

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Do People Believe in You? Why?

Posted on May 17, 2017 by

In case you have missed Simon Sinek’s inspiring TED Talk (18 minutes very well spent), he cleverly brings our focus to ‘Why‘. Over 32 million viewers have watched Simon as he guides us to realign our thinking, and our sales … Continue reading →

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Increase Profits? Cut Costs, Not Sizes

Posted on May 10, 2017 by

Last week, for the first time in years, I bought a Magnum. As I opened the foil pack my suspicions were realised, ‘MAGNUM’ had become ‘minimum’; it had shrunk. Admittedly, Magnum were huge, too big, but hey, we all managed. … Continue reading →

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Time to Repurpose

Posted on May 6, 2017 by

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 →

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