Bribery & Corruption
March 22, 2010 by admin
Filed under Articles & Video Tips, Sales & Marketing
Having a mailing list for your business is incredibly important as it allows you to keep in contact with your potential customers and let them know about your business. Newsletters are so effective however that now everyone is offering them – so how do you get people to sign up to your offering? With a little bit of modern day bribery and corruption.
In this Video Tip I discuss how you cost effective and attractive things you can offer to entice people to sign up to your mailing list.
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[Video Tip] Networking Corporate Style
September 7, 2009 by Hannah McNamara
Filed under Sales & Marketing
Hannah McNamara from SME Academy (http://www.smeacademy.co.uk) talks about ways that you can network your way into corporate contracts.
[Video Tip] Using Twitter to get your business in the public eye
May 12, 2009 by Hannah McNamara
Filed under Sales & Marketing
Hannah McNamara from SME Academy (http://www.smeacademy.co.uk) gives an overview of how social networking tool and microblogging site Twitter can be used to network and build your business. …Read More
Twitter and Social Networking
March 9, 2009 by Hannah McNamara
Filed under Sales & Marketing
The whole world’s a-Twitter or so it would seem. Every day there’s a news story in the paper about a celebrity who uses it or about how twitterers have spread the news about an event.
I’ll be honest. I didn’t get it. It looked like the biggest waste of time ever. After all, did I really want to know what someone had for breakfast or read details of their latest bowel movement? That was until I actually tried it.
Micro-blogging. That’s what it’s called. You update your profile throughout the day with the answer to a straightforward question, “What are you doing?” You can post details of what you’re up to, links to the articles you’ve written, share links to funny stories or interesting news and put just about anything on there. But that’s not really the point. The real power of Twitter is in the networking. It gives you direct access to people who might not otherwise return your email or have a PA send you a standard response.
When I started out on Twitter I added a few people I knew and then looked at who they knew. I was quite surprised that a lot of the people I knew, knew each other. I could see who knew who and who chatted to who. It seemed more instant and more interactive than Facebook.
From what I can see, if you’re thinking about using Twitter for your business it’s a great way of building your network and chatting to other people who serve the same market with a view to collaboration, joint marketing, cross-promotion or joint ventures. Don’t treat your Twitter ‘followers’ as newsletter subscribers. If you do, you’ll come across as spammy and self-centred. Instead get to know them, share stories, comment on their status and generally get involved.
If you’re not already on Twitter, it’s worth getting yourself on there – even if it’s just so you have a profile listed and nobody else registers your name or company name.
To get you started, here are some people who I suggest you start following once you’ve activated your account:
Yanik Silver @yaniksilver
Alex Mandossian @alexmandossian
Bernadette Doyle @bernadettedoyle
Krishna De @krishnade
Karen Skidmore @candocanbe
Sandra de Freitas @techcoach
Biana Babinsky @bianababinsky
Hannah McNamara @hannahmcnamara – me!
All of the people above publish information, products and services on marketing yourself – all are suitable for coaches, trainers and consultants. Of course there are many, many more people who I could mention, but half the fun of Twitter is discovering them yourself!
Networking at Exhibitions and Trade Shows
December 15, 2008 by Hannah McNamara
Filed under Sales & Marketing
How to Recession-Proof Your Business
February 13, 2008 by Hannah McNamara
Filed under Events & Training
Seminar: 6.30pm Thursday 13th March 2008
Over the past few weeks, the media seems to be promoting a ‘doom and gloom’ message for UK businesses. The focus has mainly been on the large well-known brands, but what does the future hold for the directors and owners of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs)?
On Thursday 13th March 2008, serial entrepreneur Patrick White will be delivering a seminar entitled ‘How to Recession-Proof Your Business’ at the Hotel Russell, in Russell Square, London.
This informative and very practical seminar takes delegates through the crucial factors when preparing your business for tough times ahead.
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