We’re all used to using words whose meanings we’re not quite sure of. We all do it, probably not too frequently, but we do, and we use them in the confidence that we’ve spelt (or should that be ‘spelled’?) them properly and that our readers...
I can already hear the moans and groans … ‘Not another missive about bad English on the web … bla bla bla’. Well, yes it is – and there is good reason for it being here. You may have read an earlier blog entry about punctuation...
As a company who volunteers their time to as business advisors and as Secretary to the Stone and Stafford Young Enterprise Board we would like to cite this blog from the Chairman of the Board - http://conspicuous-cbm.com/blog/staffordstoneschoolsneedyoursupportforthisyearsyoungenterpriseprogramme.html. September sees the start of the next exciting Young Enterprise company programme...
Happy birthday to us, happy birthday to us, happy birthday dear Market Avenue, happy birthday to us! Yes, that's right, hard to believe but we've been around for 3 years so we're over the cliche mountain of start up businesses not making it! It's been tough at...
Have you ever seen those documentaries or films, like Traffic Cops and Bad Boys, where the police go door to door asking questions to try and eliminate suspects. Well, finding target audience is similar to that as you only want clients that are going to...
Whilst this list is no means exhaustive and not applicable to every single post, it helps to have an overall check list to refer to. Is it direct response written? I.E. are you leading your readers to make some sort of decision...
I was driving down the motorway the other day only to be overtaken in the fast lane by someone clearly suffering from White van syndrome! To make matters worse his sign writing skills (or proof reading) were a little to be desired because 'no job to...
One question I come across all the time both casually, at initial meetings and the start of any social media workshop is "but what do I post or blog about?" The easy answer would be to say anything that's relevant to your business but for some...
A real quick and easy strategy tip for you here which is so frequently overlooked! Use your blog as a central hub for your social media posting activity. One jam-packed blog article could generate 6-12 plus posts to circulate relevant industry information across your social media...
Well, I've been extremely lapse with my own blogging so far this year I'm ashamed to say! There's no excuse, except for being really busy with social media workshops, training, profile reviews and new clients. Indeed, 2011 has been a good year so far but...
I think there's a valid argument here. With the explosion of social media and our incessant urge for real time; real time information, real time virtual conversations, real time conversions and transactions, it seems as though we no longer have the patience to wait. Can avid...
Meeting the needs of the customer, social media peaks the marketing orientation...
