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This week in Smith Towers has been pretty good, as the school holidays get closer we are faced with a list of ‘to do’s’ and seemingly not enough time to do them. One little snippet of advice I always pass on my clients is this, life is too short to work with everyone. By … Business Owners Should Be Walking Away From More Business Read More »
Vowcher and Groupon for Small Firms – Podcast has been updated and is below. **** Urgent **** If you have ever wanted to sell your stuff online but felt you need to a) sell your firstborn to do so b) get small business finance to fund it you’ll be pleased to know my brand new … Groupon and Wowcher- Sinner or Saint for Small Business Marketing. Read More »
As promised my one million reasons to use Email Marketing in your business is now available. Below is my very short audio guide explaining why email marketing should be used by all small firms. Email_marketing_for_small_business (download or play) Meanwhile you can’t ignore facts – and they are all in this report. First Name: Email: … 2013 Email Marketing For Small Business Marketing – Update | Important Read More »
As you will be aware, the websites for most small firms are under found in all internet searches and a whole area of consultancy has sprung up offering a range of services to small firms. But the search engines don’t stay motionless for long and update their own methods for search results on a very … Small Business Advice – Search Engine Optimisation Read More »
**** Urgent **** If you have ever wanted to sell your stuff online but felt you need to a) sell your firstborn to do so b) get small business finance to fund it you’ll be pleased to know my brand new all singing and dancing, five years in development package is now available. It’s even … More Wowcher And Groupon For Small Firms. Read More »
Five Facts About Google Adwords. As my team keeps coming across poorly set up Google Adwords campaigns I felt it deserved it's own comment. There are a good number of major resellers offering to get you a 'top position on Google' or to 'manage an Adwords campaign' for you, often these are sold on the … Adwords – Five Facts Overlooked By Most Small Firms. Read More »
In this Podcast we talk about Google Adwords for small firms. Enjoy.
My short podcast today contain some music from Inteligent Audio and of course some news about Loyalty Schemes and what small firms should be doing to implement them. Please remember to let me have some feedback and get in touch if you want some more information.
In this short podcast we have an interview with Judy Sharp who is a Small Business PR specialist with lots of great experience. In this interview she shares some things that small businesses need to do in order to make PR work for them. It's only short, but it is valuable. Meanwhile of course if … Small Business PR Read More »
This post was originally shared in 2013, but I felt it worth an update as it’s still very relevant. In fact, post Covid even more so. If your small Garage or Workshop needs more with less input there is a darn good chance I can help solve some of your problems. Get in touch when … Sales and Marketing For Small Business in 2022 – An Update For Car Dealers Read More »
60 Days To Double Sales or Double Profits. It should be easy to increase sales and to increase profits but for some strange reason a lot of the businesses I come across seem to have some mental block about how to actually achieve either or both of these. It certainly is possible. The short podcast … 60 Days To Increase Sales and Profitability | Small Businesses Only Read More »
Congratulations. You want to start a business. Starting a business, and getting start-up business advice is actually a lot harder to get than you may think. Many of the government departments that were providing small business start-up advice (like business Link) had disappeared. And many of the trade organisations have had the funding poured, … Small Business Start Ups | Start Up Business Advice Read More »
Please see the short video below. It may take a few seconds to load. Competitions are any easy way to engage and pretty simple to set up. There are some alternative options and ways of doing this. Alternative Download Let me know when I can help you.
As a business owner you often don’t have time to constantly find new business and engage with your customers, yet with some modern tools it’s possible for you to collect your customer details and send timely offers to them using email/sms and direct mail. But you can only do that if you have collected their … Local Business Loyalty Scheme Read More »
How are you going to get the results you need in 2017? Search algorythms are changing all of the time, Pay per Click costs are rising, email marketing is harder now than ever. Key is what are you going to do, as a small business owner things have never been like this. Grab a pen, … 2017 Small Business Marketing Read More »
If you would prefer just the audio you can get that below. Contact – Lead Generation Borrow My Brain Lead Generation
Lead Generation is the lifeblood of any small business, whether you are a self employed business owner or large multi national. But how does it actually work, what is the process of Lead Generation and how is that done in 2017? My Obsession With Honda Moped Engines And Your Business Lead Generation. As a child … Generate More Leads For Your Business and Spend The Weekends Relaxing Read More »
Small Businesses in the UK seem to ignore a couple of basic facts about where we are now right now. Rolling around the universe without a care in the world forgetting that time is a ticking and the moment you’ve spent reading this you’ll never get back. Which is why the message is important. Like … 2019 Small Business Stuck. Need more leads, more money. Read on. Read More »
In today’s podcast I’m talking about how to increase profits. Whoop whoop, enjoy.
Welcome to the Podcast. Today I’m talking about the things you need to do in order to make sure your startup does as well as it should.



