We are getting to that time of year when I need to see one of my favourite adverts of all time. You remember it. That Coca-Cola ad with all the people on the hilltop singing about how they'd like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony :) I love that ad. To me, once I see that ad, then the holidays are coming. I'm a singer (bet you didn't know that - who knows, I might give you a little sample sometime lol ;) ... but I'm not attempting to teach the world to sing - there are plenty of good people out there doing that ;) I do want to teach the world about marketing though. … [Read more...]
You Can’t Sell To Everybody: Find Your Target Group
When asked about their target group, many business owners say they sell to everybody. And it’s understandable. Who doesn’t want as many people as possible buying their products or services. I can totally relate. Sometimes you just want to stand there on the town square and shout to the world about what you are doing. Here’s the problem though. It’s never going to work. Why? … [Read more...]
There were some sharp entrepreneurs sharpening their game even further on Saturday!
The SMALL BUSINESS BRANDING day was held for the first time at a beautiful and unique location, the Blue Lagoon in Iceland. The BRANDit production was organized by its two founders; Bjarney Ludviksdottir, international director and producer, and Runa Magnus, the international branding lecturer, and author of the upcoming book “Branding Your X-Factor”. This special day was dedicated to small business owners and their executive team, and designed to give them insights into the 8 steps to sharpen their success with high-performance strategies from 8 leading European business and branding … [Read more...]