Tempting marketing
While wandering around York last Monday we passed a lovely little shop advertising hand-made fudge. I was going to be extremely virtuous and walk past but then the young guy in the window tapped on the glass at us and waved a sign that said “Free Samples”. Now how could I pass that up? He beckoned us again and so I capitulated and went inside. He offered us a sample of his chocolate fudge (yum) and, of course, after being given a free sample how could I be so heartless as to...
Read MoreMaking waves
I am currently making contact with other local businesses; naturally I am looking for paid work but also trying to build a network where people can turn to each other for help and advice. To that end I am sending out a letter & flyer to introduce myself. There’s no selling as such within this letter which may look odd and not be ‘good business practice’ but I dislike pushing myself to strangers without building even a tenuous relationship first. Do you think this is a...
Read MoreWelcome to MMX
It’s a new year and everyone talks about new beginnings – should I be any different? Well, I feel that 2010 should be more of a continuation of what I have been building for over a year now. I want to continue to help my existing clients and build a relationship of trust and excellence with them. meet more people and create attractive, affordable websites for them. expand my knowledge and experiences in both my business and personal life. This first working week of the year has...
Read MoreChristmas 2009 Offer
It’s coming up to that special day when Santa delivers gifts – he knows who’s been naughty and who’s been nice you know. Anyway, in the spirit of giving and sharing I thought I would offer a deal to clients (old & new). So, through to the end of December 2009, I am offering 1/3 off the price of a 5-page static web site. If you were considering getting your business or group on the internet now’s the time – contact me for more details. If a static web...
Read MoreMarketing thoughts
I attended a marketing workshop yesterday held at the University of Cumbria and organised by the Enterprise Society. It was delivered by Jackie Harris from Bright Spark Marketing and I came away from the two hours with some good ideas & points to pursue. We discussed the 7 Ps and how to consider marketing a product people wanted as opposed what you thought they wanted. Simple point eh? But very often missed, especially in the IT industry. Jackie also mentioned how your marketing strategy...
Read MoreUpdates all round
Update #1 – I need to update wordpress. Evertime I log on to make an entry it reminds me but I always seem to be in the middle of something or not enough time so I haven’t done it yet. It’s on my ‘to-do’ list for next week. Update #2 – yesterday was a very positive day. I had sent out some mail marketing the day before, I’d had a meeting with Joe at Create and came out very positive and then I did some email networking when I got back home. I followed...
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