Posts by Simon Measures
Always Remember you are Selling to Human Beings!
To always remember you are selling to other humans seems obvious, but equally we could have said ‘never let an opportunity to sell to someone go to waste’ let me explain. During a recent weekend break to the seaside, I found myself sat on a bench waiting for my wife and noted one of those…
Read MoreHow to Stop Feeling like your Marketing is just shouting in the dark!
As a fellow small business owner, I share your concerns that, after all the effort we put into marketing, our information is either being ignored or worse not being seen at all. This feeling is worse when we look at more traditional outlets such as Magazine or Newspaper adverts or even Radio and TV. How…
Read MoreBrexit – Should not Cause you to Stop Marketing
From looking at the news about, and around, Brexit it seems that a lot of businesses are sitting back and waiting for the good or the bad news rather than being a bit more pro-active and continuing to promote their business. After all Nurses will continue to Nurse, Fireman continue to fight fires and we…
Read MorePanic – Sales have gone quiet!
This time of year is a bit of a struggle to find new customers in certain market places. Christmas and the New Year seem to be some sort of a brick wall rather than what they actually are which are dates in a calendar. It may be that right now you are running around trying…
Read MoreGDPR – Small Business Owners still unsure about Data Protection Rules
Came across this news report and it struck a chord with me. GDPR: Small business owners still ‘clueless’ about data protection rules, study claims Small business owners polled for a new survey have admitted they are still “clueless” about GDPR – leaving the personal data of millions of employees and customers at risk. Half of…
Read MoreIt is not making a mistake that kills your business, it is how you correct it!
Recently I looked at the effect having a poor Front End website experience has on your business ( https://creatively-yours.co.uk/dont-let-your-online-issues-damage-your-business/) and now I look at the effect poor back-end systems have on the service that you can give to your customers. At this time of year everyone involved in selling directly to the public, especially online,…
Read MoreDo you know someone who is Social Media Addicted?
In a news report published today, Cutting your social media time to around 30 minutes a day could reduce loneliness and depression, according to a study published last week in the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology. For the study, 143 undergraduate students at the University of Pennsylvania were randomly split into two groups: one in…
Read MoreIs this the end of Google +?
Google announced that it is going to shut down the consumer version of Google+ over the next 10 months, the company writes in a blog post today. The decision follows the revelation of a previously undisclosed security flaw that exposed users’ profile data that was remedied in March 2018. Google’s Social Media Platform – What…
Read MoreDon’t Let your Online Issues Damage your Business.
From today’s news feeds it seems that customer’s reactions to your online presence is now having a pretty damaging and direct effect on your business both on and offline. It seems that even large store groups are not immune with the recently sold for a £1 Homebase Stores having been voted the worst in a…
Read MoreHow Does Blogging Help My Sales
HOW DOES BLOGGING HELP MY SALES? The one question I keep asking myself about Blogs is ‘Does my blog actually help bring in sales?’ In fact it is the one question that everyone wants to know the answer to. Well the answer is…. I Really do not know. Certainly no one has contacted me and…
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