Tag results for 'personal-effectiveness'
Squeeze every penny from every marketing pound
Bryony will be giving a talk called ‘Squeezing Every Penny from Every Marketing Pound’ at the womenmeanbiz networking lunch on 3rd September 2010 at the Aztec Hotel in Almondsbury. This event is in the past. The presentation slides are n... Read more »
Published on 9 August 2010
Getting the most from business networking (1/3)
Part 1 – Six things to do before a networking event: Networking, in the real world, you know face-to-face, should definitely form part of your small business marketing strategy. But, we’ve all been there, at some evening seminar, networkin... Read more »
Published on 3 August 2010
5 tips for effective note taking
Because we can’t all have our own personal court clerk. I’ve never seen one of those stenotype machines (if that’s what they’re called), but a court recorder possibly is the most efficient note taker I can think of. And, according to my stepd... Read more »
Published on 15 June 2010
Mind your ‘I’s and ‘We’s – 3 reasons to present your company as a team
There’s no ‘I’ in ‘team’, but there is a ‘We’ in ‘well done’. Sorry about the world’s worst cliché, but I was recently talking to a business owner who was frustrated by a member of his team always using ‘I’ instead of ‘we... Read more »
Published on 12 May 2010
Why marketing is like DIY – 5 tips to avoid costly mistakes
“One part planning saves twelve parts doing” You know it struck me recently how similar marketing is to DIY, in particular home renovation. Having experience in both, I now realise that the enjoyable bits, like hanging beautiful wallpaper... Read more »
Published on 20 April 2010
My First Blog – the experiences of a first time blogger
Writing my first blog; a process easier said than done it would seem? Having read blogs spanning topics from marketing in the 21st century, to viral marketing, to agency life, I thought to myself, yeah, writing my first blog, no problem! But now, I f... Read more »
Published on 14 April 2010
10 signs that you could do with strategic marketing advice
There are hundreds of potential marketing advisors for a small business owner. From design agencies, PR specialists, telemarketers, SEO experts, social media bods, media planners, and on, and on. It’s difficult to know who to talk, when and why... Read more »
Published on 5 April 2010
10 tips for proofreading marketing content
“If proofreading saved you time, money and your reputation, wouldn’t you find time to do it?” So, first question – why proofread? Discovering a typo on your website is an irritant, and even an embarrassment if spotted by a customer. It als... Read more »
Published on 29 March 2010
Bry’s Business Book of the Month: ‘The Manager’s Book of Checklists’
Welcome to the first of a regular blog; Bry’s Business Book of the Month, in which Bryony Thomas will recommend a business book. She will have chosen it from her bookshelf. So, not necessarily a brand new book, but one that she has enjoyed and ... Read more »
Published on 22 February 2010
How to remember not to forget something
“The average human can’t remember more than seven things at once”. No matter what you do for a living, you’ve probably got dozens of things to remember, and they’ve all got to be fitted into that ever elusive seven hour day. Perhaps it’s ... Read more »
Published on 11 December 2009
