Anyone remember Twitter? It’s had more death knells than the death of blogging itself. But done well, it still can connect your brand to individuals in a very personal way, allowing you to respond with personality, with humour and with timeliness. Don’t underestimate the power of any of those things in building any kind of […]
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Why should your business even have a blog?
Do you know there are over 1 million entries on Google if you’re looking for a macaron baker in the UK? 1 million possible routes to find a provider of delicious clouds of colourful tastiness. Where the heck do you start? Probably at the top. And it’s probably no coincidence that the top 3 […]
Will you always remember the legend of how your brand started?
I’ve just come back from a 10 year reunion of people I used to work with, people who created a phenomenon in the beauty world. I think it’s worthy of the name legend. We did lots of reminiscing about the big event, as it changed things overnight. And you know what? Even as the team […]
David Hieatt says you should not hire me as a writer: 3 reasons why I agree
Not the greatest endorsement from a marketing genius, and a great storyteller. Not great any time, but particularly when your business is quite new. Now, just to be clear, David wasn’t picking on me personally. He was answering a question about whether he thought you could delegate or outsource writing. His answer was […]
Give in order to get: why it’s not all about you and your business
It’s tough to get a business going, and once it’s going to keep it going. It’s very easy to just be in your own bubble, thinking you have to fight everyone else every step of the way. Camaraderie would be a weakness, a threat to sales, something to be avoided. There is a different […]