Persuading The Bank To Lend You Some Money
One of the major doom and gloom statistics reported in the news is that banks are lending less and, in particular, are lending less to smaller businesses.
How
The “how” section of my blog is full of delicious and useful tips on how to run a successful business, all gleaned from my experience of running my own businesses, and the hundreds of different companies I’ve helped to grow over the years. Get stuck in…
What are your networking plans for Xmas?
I was just arranging to meet up on a cake date with the lovely Jacky Misson. Jacky suggested that we…
Marketing Ideas 3 – Get A Campaign Going
The third instalment of a series of marketing tactics and ideas for your business. Are you the sort of person…
The difference between share options and shares for small businesses
It’s easy to get confused between share options and giving shares to employees. This article looks at the key differences…
How Nixon McInnes Sold Me A Ticket
I’m always looking out for good examples of marketing which I can share and steal for my clients. Here’s one from today. Last week, Will McInnes started hinting on Twitter about his company doing a new event.
The Reciprocity Principle and How to Use It in Marketing
You’ll be familiar with the reciprocity principle in marketing if you’ve ever received a free sample, a gift from a charity, or been accosted by Scientologists / Hare Krishnas / Jehovah’s Witnesses. All of these people want to give you something, whether it’s a free pen, a flower or a copy of their magazine.
When you want to give something away for free
I was cruising on Twitter the other day and came across a mini rant by Andy Budd from Brighton company Clearleft. Andy started by imploring people not to give their work away for free.
The rules of making money with Freemium
We’re looking at when you should give stuff away for free in order to encourage people to buy from you. We’ve looked at the free taste/sample, and investigated the reciprocity principle and “first bag is free” ideas, and now I want to talk about freemium.
