Use the SMART way to set goals and objectives for your business

We have reflected many times through the ‘A-Z of Marketing’ on the fact that small business owners are time poor. When you are doing everything yourself, or with only a few people to help, you use your time to get the job done, leaving not much time to plan. Finding 10 minutes for setting goals … Read more

Life Cycle Management for your Products

Countless products are launched every year, landing in the market with a reason to be, a well thought out way to connect with the consumer and hope that the investment will pay off for the brand owner. But what comes next? Product Life Cycle Management is the key to ensuring your brand thrives year in … Read more

Life Cycle Management for your Products

Countless products are launched every year, landing in the market with a reason to be, a well thought out way to connect with the consumer and hope that the investment will pay off for the brand owner. But what comes next? Product Life Cycle Management is the key to ensuring your brand thrives year in … Read more

Why Your Business Needs a Facebook Page

Facebook pages have become the successful launching pad or website complement for many small businesses and WAHers (I am hereby coining this for “Work At Home ers”). For small businesses without a bricks and mortar presence, Facebook gives the opportunity to have a conversation and demonstrate the personality of the business and therefore bridge the … Read more

Get Competitive! Dealing with the Competition

Competitors are the concern of all businesses, no matter their size. Too often we wait until sales have dropped unexpectedly or enquiries are down until we look at what the competition are doing. The presence of competition is healthy, it keeps you motivated to continually move forward and to refresh and refine your ideas. In … Read more

Get Competitive! Dealing with the Competition

Competitors are the concern of all businesses, no matter their size. Too often we wait until sales have dropped unexpectedly or enquiries are down until we look at what the competition are doing. The presence of competition is healthy, it keeps you motivated to continually move forward and to refresh and refine your ideas. In … Read more

How to Brand for Success

You know the importance of brands, you see them in your everyday life however, do you realise how years of exposure and experience have built up your perceptions of those brands and have shaped the interactions you choose to have with them? This post will give you a greater understanding of what a brand is … Read more

How to Brand for Success

You know the importance of brands, you see them in your everyday life however, do you realise how years of exposure and experience have built up your perceptions of those brands and have shaped the interactions you choose to have with them? This post will give you a greater understanding of what a brand is … Read more

5 eXtra Ways You Can Promote Your Business (for Under $100)

If you have followed our A-Z of Marketing since the beginning, you will now have a range of ideas and strategies under your belt. The challenge with every small business is that it is like a leaky bucket, for every customer you grow, you are bound to spill some others out along the way. This … Read more

The 3 Mistakes Small Businesses Make When Creating a Website

So you have decided you need a website! All of a sudden you are faced with a few choices, which we will discuss in-turn; • Outsource to a Web Design company for a custom-made website • Use a freelance web designer and adapt a template to suit • Use a free template based design and … Read more