What do you think about the above article from the Wall St Journal? It’s an important shopping trend not only for US consumers but for Australian shoppers as well. Retailers, resellers, wholesalers, manufacturers and anyone that sells a ‘product’ will be affected by the growing trend towards researching and even purchasing online. Once wary and […]
Corporate Business Finally Uses Some Good Marketing
Ahhh, so refreshing to see a corporate business use some good marketing and a bit of fun. Traditional Corporate Marketing – oh, so, so boring! Isn’t it amazing that almost all the marketing we see as consumers (and business owners) from the corporate world is so dry and boring. This includes the thousands of corporate […]
What Are You Doing About Lost Customers?
True story. I just got off the phone after much frustration trying to track down my insurance broker. As of last Friday we have relocated office and we need a new insurance policy (the insurance was covered in our outgoings at our old Erindale road office). I had a three year old letter which I […]
Business Saves $1,177 Annually In 5 Minutes!
One important area of improving your profit margins is to reduce your costs. Sometimes you can reduce your costs without a reduction in the quality of service you receive from a supplier, sometimes you’ll see lower quality – cheaper isn’t always better. However… I saved a client $1,177 in 5 minutes. Without mentioning the name […]
Are Peers On Your Team Too?
In business much can be learnt from peers in your own industry or from related industries. I found an ‘old’ photo – well, a November 2008 photo of Ari Galper (left), Steve Baker (right) and myself (middle) after we had attended a two-day marketing seminar. Ari Galper is the creator of Unlock The Game™, a […]
What’s Basketball Got To Do With Marketing?
A quote from Michael Jordan : "I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot, and I missed. I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is precisely why […]
Are You a Marketer or a Shop-Keeper?
Everyone who is successful in business has a mentor (or mentors) and a coach – or should have! Even Bill Gates (once the world’s richest man) had Warren Buffett (the world’s second richest man) as his mentor. One of my mentors is Dan Kennedy. I receive his paid newsletter once a month and it’s a […]
Using The Open Day Marketing Strategy
Improving Local Awareness Of Your Business Using Open Days! This week I’ve got a good example of how to improve the local awareness of your business. Bunnings in Balcatta had an open day / weekend to celebrate the completion of their warehouse upgrade. My family and I went along and I would say they had […]