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How To Use Your Database More Effectively

24 January 2022 Digital strategy, General Digital, Time Saving Marketing tips

So, you have a marketing database of some sort. That’s great. There is no point in having this list unless you are actually going to use it. Remember one of the keys to have successful marketing is to have consistent marketing. And your database plays a big role in that. But how ...

Entertaining Marketing Is The New Black

17 January 2022 Content & Storytelling, Digital strategy, General Digital, Social Media, Traffic Drivers

"Let me entertain you!" Robbie Williams had it right when he belted out those lyrics. We live in a world of entertainment. Our obsession with Netflix binges, stupid cat videos on YouTube or expecting the latest blockbuster to deliver some much… As much as you might not like to hear this, entertainment ...

What a marketing role is NOT!

14 January 2022 General Digital

My fellow marketers and I are not happy! Someone, please explain to me why employers expect a marketing person to be able to fulfil multiple roles when they are hired to do one. I saw this post in a marketing group and I have seen so many roles advertised by recruiters that ...

This is how to TALK to me during a pandemic!

14 January 2022 General Digital, How To's

One of my biggest frustrations during this pandemic is the poor communication on websites, particularly government websites So, so, so much generic blah that tells you nothing. Links that send you back to where you were, misinformation from the same department And don’t even start me on finally get through to someone ...

Less Social, More Communication

10 January 2022 Digital strategy, General Digital, Social Media

I have been preaching this for a long time. STOP putting all your eggs into the social media basket and expecting it to deliver. Much like the Easter Bunny, it will disappoint you when it doesn’t deliver, exactly what you want. Remember the days when we didn’t have social media. Businesses ...

What Worked In 2021 (And What To Ditch In 2022)

30 December 2021 General Digital, Marketing Resources & Tools, Time Saving Marketing tips

We are at the pointy end of the year. I am sure that most of us are ripped those pages off the calender as we count down to the time we can shut down the laptop and breathe... BUT before you do, I suggest you do one thing that will give ...

How To Create A LinkedIn Newsletter

21 December 2021 General Digital, Marketing Resources & Tools, Social Media

In my last newsletter I shared some details about the new newsletter. In this edition I am going to share the steps to create one. IF you have the newsletter option (remember not everyone has access yet), you can only send out one newsletter every 24 hours. And you don’t want ...

Do You Know About The New Newsletter Option On LinkedIn?

16 December 2021 Digital tools, General Digital, Marketing Resources & Tools, Social Media

Like most social media channel, LinkedIn makes regular updates to (hopefully) improve their offering. You may have realised that you can now write articles on your Company Page which used to only be available on your personal profile. The newsletter feature is an extension of articles to your personal profile. Now you ...

Let these Marketing Elves help you kick arse in 2022

01 December 2021 General Digital, How To's

I am a believer that simple marketing is more effective for most businesses. This is not a theory - it is based on the work I do for clients every day. It might sound cool to have the latest fancy tool or software so you have bragging rights with your peers, ...

Have you been avoiding the C word in your marketing strategy? This is why that’s a big mistake that could cost you sales.

01 November 2021 creative campaigns, Digital strategy, General Digital

I cannot believe I am writing about a blog post about that C word – Christmas! What C-word did YOU think I was talking about? C’mon peeps as if I would use that word…. The C-word in question is one that sneaks up way too quickly then all of a sudden, we ...

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How To Use Your Database More Effectively

What a marketing role is NOT!

This is how to TALK to me during a pandemic!

What Worked In 2021 (And What To Ditch In 2022)

Let these Marketing Elves help you kick arse in 2022

Have you been avoiding the C word in your marketing strategy? This is why that’s a big mistake that could cost you sales.

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