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Accidental Marketer

Are You An Accidental Marketer?

I’ve made a 20+ year career out of an ‘accident’! I started as a journalist and segued into marketing via copywriting. Many of my clients…

Published 23/07/22

7 SME Marketing Truths You May Not Know

7 SME Marketing Truths You May Not Know

1.      SME Marketing can be lonely.   Especially if you’re at the smaller end of the scale.  I work with starts ups right through to businesses with annual…

Published 14/06/22

Brand Discovery LIVE is back in September 2022!

After a successful 10 week run earlier this year, I’ve re-opened enrolment for my Brand Discovery LIVE 10-week course! If you want to… *Upskill Your…

Published 25/05/22

Marketers! Know Your Numbers!

Here’s the No.1 question I ask all my new coaching clients. ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ What are the most important numbers in your business❓❓ Often, the…

Published 15/04/22

Brand Building Is Not Optional

Brand building is not optional. For those at the back who might not be listening…👂 📣📣📣 Brand building is NOT a nice to have! Without…

Published 28/03/22

I Don’t Have Time For Brand Planning – I’m Running A Start Up!

I don’t have the time for brand planning ⏰ – I’m running a start up. Sound familiar? 🤷🏻‍♀️ If you’re the owner of a start-up or…

Published 18/03/22

Is Your Brand Story a Bestseller?

Is your brand story a bestseller? 📚 We are 22 x more likely to connect with a story than a fact. Whatever your business –…

Published 16/02/22

My Favourite TV Campaign

I’m reminiscing today – back to the Fairytales creative campaign I developed for ghd with RKCR/Y&R back in 2009. 🪄 I loved working on this…

Published 31/01/22

Employer Brand Vs External Brand

What’s the difference❓❓❓ There isn’t one! You need to think about them as being one and the same thing. You have two significant financial assets…

Published 31/01/22

I Don’t Want My Website On Google

‘I’d like a new website, but I don’t want people to be able to find it on Google’. When was the last time you heard…

Published 02/11/21