by Glenda Shawley | 23, Oct 2018 | Small business advice, Small Business Marketing
How’s your garden looking? If it’s anything like mine it’s probably a bit of a mess. Plants are dying back, some have spread too far, and others are struggling to be seen. I know it’s time to cut back, tidy up and mulch to get the garden ready for next year. Although...
by Glenda Shawley | 12, Jul 2018 | Business start-up, Small business advice, Small Business Marketing
When did you last buy something because someone wanted to sell it to you? Unless your kids have set up a money making venture I’ll bet the answer is ‘never’. Your customers and prospects are the same, they don’t buy because you want to sell...
by Glenda Shawley | 21, Apr 2018 | Business communication, Business start-up, Small business advice, Small Business Marketing
Do you really understand how your customer reaches a buying decision? Have you considered that their route to a decision might vary according to circumstance? What do you do if the heating suddenly stops working on a freezing cold day? Almost certainly you’ll ring a...
by Glenda Shawley | 17, Apr 2018 | Business start-up, Small business advice, Small Business Marketing
What motivates your ideal customer to buy? Who do they consult and at what stage of the buying decision? How long does it take them from thinking about the purchase to sealing the deal? These are just some of the things we’ll be thinking about on my FREE 5 day...
by Glenda Shawley | 5, Mar 2018 | Small business advice, Small Business Marketing
Are you head marketer, administrator, sales person, bookkeeper and deliverer in your business? You probably also make the coffee and clean the toilets! Why is it that so many of us small business owners are reluctant to share our workload? Ask mega successful business...
by Glenda Shawley | 3, Jul 2017 | Business communication, Business start-up, Small business advice, Small Business Marketing
I recently heard a business owner question whether she was limiting her business by defining her target market as Mums, I would suggest that she isn’t limiting it enough What is a Mum? I’m a Mum. I’m not the same Mum I was in 1991 but I’m still a Mum. In 1991 I was a...
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