When January rolls around each year, there is a proliferation of blog posts and newspaper articles outlining the importance of planning, whether it be for business, marketing, or life in general. Why should the planning cycle just be limited to certain times of the year? Goals help to create ... Read More
4 interesting blog images I captured last summer
Yesterday, whilst browsing my Twitter feed, I clicked on yet another list of how to write the best content for clients. I was reminded that aside from a headline "hook", another key goal is to get great images and capture the reader's attention. On our family holiday to the Isle of Wight this year ... Read More
Delighted to achieve my inbound marketing certification from Hubspot
As Dory would say "just keep...learning" I can admit this now but until January I had never even heard of Hubspot or the term "inbound marketing". Shall I load up the excuses now? For starters, I am UK based and my Marketing degree was almost 20 years ago! Let's face it though, after a while its ... Read More
Does part-time equal smarter working?
I'm all for supporting anything that promotes how flexible work can beneficial for businesses as well as employees. So I loved hearing about Powowow now launching another initiative promoting flexible working. I have been working "flexi" or "part" or "compressed" time for the best part of seven ... Read More
Award winning, sounds good doesn’t it?
Buckinghamshire Business Awards 2016 Thinking back to January, one month into the job and it was time to complete an award application for my new client. What a quick way to "on-board"! It meant spending time with the team understanding more about the business and poring over strategy ... Read More
Hurrah, football is on the telly 24/7…
...I really really really don't like football. No really, it's not (just) because I'm Scottish and my national team doesn't feature. It's not because I lived in Glasgow for years and witness plenty of sectarian clashes. I just don't really get it.. Anyway, I digress, the real reason I am ... Read More