This is going to be a bit blunt and to the point. The reason is that I want to help you and at the same time I want to get you thinking about your future.
Here are a few facts:
1. 96% of businesses go bust in the first 10 years
2. There main reasons for this is [...]
The light bulb moment
To run a business you need skills.
You need operational skills to do the work. You need financial skills to manage the money and you need sales and marketing skills to increase sales and profit.
The bad news is, if you are like 98% of small businesses owners, then you do not have a [...]
Marketing with the Blindfold off
Marketing and Innovation is the ‘lifeblood’ of all successful businesses and ineffective marketing costs British Businesses millions of pounds every year.
Below are 39 questions to help you to become more effective in your marketing.
Do you have a specific marketing budget, with specific targets?
Do you know how many enquiries come into your [...]
The feedback from the Marketing without Money workshop is as follows:
“Steve made it really interesting and and kept my attention throughout”.
The Arty Party Studio
“Very informative and a great taster. I need to know more!”
Deuce Creative
“Easy to understand, relevant and enjoyable”
Prefer Ltd
“A very good half day taster. I probably need a full day”
Content Keeper Technologies
Good coverage [...]
UK business are missing out on £25,417 each because of poor quality marketing
Two surveys reveal that the UK’s small and medium sized businesses are losing out on £122 billion because they make decisions based on gut feel, rather than take professional advice.
Research by global information services group Wolters Kluwer found that small business owners are [...]
Six things small businesses can learn from Apple
If you consider what Apple did to the computer market you must admit it was quite incredible. Last week I was in London and I went in to Starbucks and out of the fifty people in there about twenty were using Apple Macs, another six were on iPads [...]
I just wanted to say a big thank you for your time this morning and an even bigger thank you for your very kind feedback. Several of you asked me to follow up with you and I will do that over the next few days. However, lots of you asked me for further information on:1. My LinkedIn training 2. [...]
Our workshop being held on 23rd April has been very popular.
We now have over 25 people booked in to my Marketing without Money workshop tomorrow in Bracknell – http://www.stevemillsmarketing.com/marketing-without-money-workshop/
The difference between success and failure in sport is incredibly small and so is the difference between success and failure in business.
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Why do you need Prudent Marketing?
Let’s face it – some marketing is a waste of money! In fact, I would go so as far as to say that more money is wasted on marketing, than in any other part of your business. You only need to have a look at your website. You probably paid [...]