People think that marketing is about being super creative and brainstorming all the great ideas – and it certainly is – but there’s a little more to it than that, The fact is that a lot of success in marketing is just setting some hard priorities and going after them consistently. It’s not glamorous,…
A few weeks ago I was asked in a meeting … How often should I be changing my marketing plan? This is a great question. To work strategically towards a goal for your business means that you should not be changing things on a whim and running in many directions. However, there will…
Being in Your Community No business exists in isolation, and whether your community is local and in person, or a group that exists across a large distance, it’s important to keep community at the heart of your communications. Over recent years, consumers have shown that they care about the wider impact of businesses. They…
Being yourself A lot of marketing types talk about “brand values.” Looking at it one way, that’s a fancy way of saying that you and your brand should just … be yourself. Let me explain. When you’re putting your marketing plan together you need to think long and hard about what you represent. What…