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If you work in marketing, you’ll know this feeling well. You’ve got a brilliant idea for a campaign and you know it’s likely to result in plenty of leads and confirmed orders. The problem is that you just can’t seem to action it. Whatever you and the team do, it…
I spent a fair amount of my working life as a sales and marketing manager. And I didn’t really enjoy it. Now, I know why. I wasn’t being mindful. Type ‘mindfulness’ into Google and you’re informed about the practice of achieving a mental state that helps you focus on the…
One of the hardest tasks as a marketing manager is encouraging your team to be at the top of their game for as long as humanly possible. The challenge lies in the fact no one can be one-hundred-percent ‘on it’ all the time. We all have our off days, and…
When I bagged my first sales role, I told my boss a bit of a fib (sorry!). It was a white lie, in fairness, but centred around the fact I’d had previous sales experience. I hadn’t. Although, I had sold some stuff on eBay, which I guess is why I…
I’ll freely admit that I’m a bit of a geek. This has its benefits as a solo entrepreneur, but it can also be a bit problematic – particularly when it comes to app and tool overload. I’m the sort of person who needs tools to stay on track, keep to…
Hands up – I admit it; if I didn’t work from a to-do list, I’d have to sack myself. I’d be absolutely useless. This is partly because I have a dreadful memory, but also because I crave organisation. And not obsessive compulsive levels, either, just organisation that rids my life…
I love podcasts, whether I’m listening, sat behind the mic presenting or buried away in my studio editing. There’s something about this form of content marketing that’s endearing and addictive, but many people mistakenly believe its hard, expensive and time-consuming to produce. Thankfully, recording a podcast can be made eminently…
Who’d have thought we’d find ourselves in a world where marketing videos can be recorded, edited and published with nothing more than your mobile phone? Clearly, as a marketing professional, I’m always going to advise you engage with a professional video production company, but the fact we can all ‘bash…
So, you’ve recorded your first podcast, edited it and published to the world on iTunes. Excellent! But where are all those lovely listeners? Why aren’t people tuning in and subscribing to your new creation? Unfortunately, despite research suggesting 55% of people are now familiar with the term ‘podcast’, you won’t…
2018 is well underway, but if you’re anything like me, you’ll still be wondering how you can improve the way you work this year. It’s impossible to master the art of being productive, but you can always improve the way you get stuff done. The key lies in deciding how…
