Customer centric marketing is pivotal when creating a successful sales and marketing strategy.  When it comes to growing your business and improving your bottom line, nothing is more important than knowing what makes your customers and prospects tick. Whatever industry or sector you operate in, understanding and creating semi-fictional characters (more commonly known as personas) that personify…

Positioning is one of the simplest marketing strategies to implement, and yet is one area that is often not even properly considered.  This article takes a closer look at why you should carefully consider how your brand is to be positioned in the marketplace. The benefits of positioning The ultimate benefits of positioning your business…

There’s something deeply human about our desire to tell and listen to stories – we’ve been doing it for centuries. Think about your favourite stories – whether it be in the form of a novel or a television series – and consider why you’re drawn to the narrative and what it is that makes it…

Sometimes it is hard for business owners to understand the value of utilising a marketing professional to assist them.  Today we are going to look at just one area of a company’s marketing communications.  We are going to look at the website and demonstrate the impact a marketing professional can have on its performance. In the…

When you think of marketing techniques for your business, if you drill all the way down, all you are really looking for is more people to buy your stuff, or the same number of people to buy more of it (or both).  So how can you make that happen? What marketing techniques can you use?…

Marketing is a huge discipline that spans more than just the marketing team and is often one of the most misunderstood activities in any business. Most people consider marketing to be the tip of the iceberg that is poking its head above the water that the customers see  (those in yellow), however in order for…