Monthly Archives: January 2012

How viral marketing works online

Many companies do some form of viral marketing without being aware they are doing so!  If your email has a link to your website or a promotional message as part of your signature then you already have the basics in … Continue reading

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What is viral marketing?

The great thing about viral marketing is that you keep your distribution costs to a minimum!  You get your customers, colleagues, contacts etc to recommend your products or services to their own networks, meaning that an effective viral marketing campaign … Continue reading

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Explore the best way to grow your business with Ansoff’s Matrix

Ansoff’s Matrix was first published in the Harvard Business Review in 1957.  Since its publication, it has given generations of marketers and business strategists a quick and simple way of thinking about growth. In essence, this is the grid.

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Can networking help your business?

Without a doubt I would say yes.  However, as somebody who has been actively networking since 1998 you can also waste an awful lot of time.  I have been a member of numerous different networking groups and some work better … Continue reading

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The customer is the boss

“There is only one boss: the customer.  And he can fire everybody in the company, from the chairman down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.”  Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart

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2012 – make this your best year ever

Today sees the UK resume “normal business” following the festive break and as the New Year gets underway, make sure your business isn’t left behind. Remember those plans for 2011?  Did you achieve them?  Are you still beating yourself up … Continue reading

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