SME Marketing

Useful series of tips on SME Marketing from Alison Page, a Chartered Marketer with more than 25 years’ experience.

APM Business Tips

GREAT Low Cost Marketing Tips Part 3

July 27, 2012 by Alison Page 0 Comments

Following my two previous blogs relating to my presentation ‘GREAT Low Cost Marketing Tips’ we move on to… The LOW COST Stuff! If you’ve been following my blog series ‘GREAT Low Cost Marketing Tips’ you’ll know that previously we’ve looked at both Part 1 Planning and Part 2 the FREE stuff.  All of the following […]

APM Business Tips

GREAT Low Cost Marketing Tips Part 2

July 2, 2012 by Alison Page 0 Comments

So, onto Part 2 of my GREAT Low Cost Marketing Tips Presentation… The FREE Stuff Yes it’s there, and if you’re not taking advantage of it, the only question is why not? Online Directories – Search in Google for free directories and listings to register your business; you should easily be able to find 15 – 20 […]

APM Business Tips

GREAT Low Cost Marketing Tips Part 1

June 15, 2012 by Alison Page 0 Comments

Following on from my presentation at the Viva Mums UnLtd networking group earlier in June, entitled GREAT Low Cost Marketing Tips, I promised to put together a blog for those of you unable to attend.  Thanks for all the positive feedback from those who did, by the way! My presentation covered the following and I’ll […]

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What is a Virtual Assistant?

May 31, 2012 by Alison Page 3 Comments

I couldn’t tell you the number of times I have been asked what a Virtual Assistant (VA) does and how it works!  I still think it’s an area that people are unsure of and therefore don’t understand it. In a nutshell, a VA supports you and your business on a remote basis by taking responsibility […]

Social Media

Social Media – What if it all goes wrong?

May 11, 2012 by Alison Page 0 Comments

I thought this might be a useful follow-on post to the previous with regards to losing control.  This blog covers a different type of control! Social Media is so named because the networks (ie, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn etc) promote social interaction. If you’re using any of them for business purposes, you will find them most […]

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Wottle You Do??

April 13, 2012 by Alison Page 0 Comments

I met Andrew James, Director of OnHand Counsel Limited a couple of years ago when I was first starting my business and he’s subsequently become a very reliable contact and resource both for me and my clients.  If you are looking for legal assistance then I can thoroughly recommend his services. Andrew has recently launched a new […]

Are You Making the Most of Your Social Media Accounts?

March 30, 2012 by Alison Page 0 Comments

There are some fundamental basics to social media marketing which I often see forgotten. Ok so none of us is perfect and we’re all trying to cram too much into our busy lives already. However, if you are using any of the Social Media Networks to promote your business, then do try to implement at least […]

Networking

Why Networking is so Important for Business

March 1, 2012 by Alison Page 2 Comments

Prior to setting up my own business I had no real knowledge of what networking was or how one went about doing it!  However, I do remember the exact moment when it all clicked into place!  I was actually on the telephone to an online insurance salesman, only a few months into trading.  We were […]

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The Point of HashTags

February 7, 2012 by Alison Page 0 Comments

Last week I met with Rebecca Fennell at The Espresso Lounge in Tring, I should say on the recommendation of Jeremy Chapman of Roy Chapman Ltd. Anyway, Rebecca is a professional photographer and the meeting was to discuss her marketing activity.  As a result of showing me her absolutely fantastic portrait portfolios and wedding books, […]

Guest Blogging

Guest Blogging – Whats it all about!

June 30, 2011 by Alison Page 0 Comments

What is Guest Blogging? In brief, guest blogging is where you write and supply an article (ie, a blog post) to someone (friend, colleague or contact) and they post it onto their blog site but attribute it to you and vice versa, creating a win-win situation for both parties. There are also some guest blogging […]