Blog: Marketing
Unforgettable
Make your business stand out with storytelling
I was once told, when I asked for networking advice, to “just be interesting!” Being interesting, or rather being regarded as interesting, is obviously a good thing. But how can you pull it off when you’re writing for your business? Answer: use storytelling techniques to inject power and personality into your words. Desperately seeking understanding(…)
Read MoreBusiness Writing Basics
A Baker's Dozen - Tips for Effective Business Writing
Running your own business means that you have to turn your hand to all sorts of writing: from meeting notes and emails, to social media posts and blogging. How do you make sure that you write effectively, if writing has never been your “thing?” First of all, don’t panic! No one’s asking you to write(…)
Read MoreWhere is the Love?
A Marketing Reality Check
Valentine’s Day – maybe you’re a romantic or maybe you take a cynical view of the hearts, flowers, chocolates and fizz that commodify love. But stop and think for a minute about that word – love – how often do you use it? How often do you say “I love…” followed by something you saw(…)
Read MoreContent Marketing : Getting Started
3 words to guide you to content marketing success
Content marketing is a distinct strand of marketing. Marketing rethought for the digital age. It’s an age where we’re no longer passive recipients of messages broadcast at us by a small number of large corporations who “know better.” An age where we’re able to stake a claim to a corner of the internet and call(…)
Read MoreYou’ve come a long way baby
A year of wellputwords
It’s difficult in all the pre-Christmas rush to find time to draw breath… Loads to be done – work, fun and preparations for the festivities. So, luckily for you I’m here, finding time to draw breath on your behalf. All three of my elves are home and they’ve been well trained to lend a hand,(…)
Read MoreA makeover you can live with
Copywriting that's made to measure
First off, this blog post is inspired by some principles close to my heart:- – write for your audience – answer that audience’s questions – dispel their doubts, (possibly the same doubts that I created in “Doubt: a guide for marketers”) – tell stories to get a message across So in that spirit, here goes…(…)
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