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Why every entrepreneur needs to be a marketeer
“Design integrity, quality, that’s number one. But the visual environment is also important,” said fashion designer Alexander Wang. In The Guardian’s fashion issue, writer Jess Cartner-Morely asked him how he can charge top dollar for an informal brand (his latest … Continue reading
Design is good, do business by doing good
Over on www.businessbiscuit.com I’ve written a couple of articles: Why design is important (it is) and how to work with a designer. “It makes you frickin’ angry, doesn’t it?” A report on successful, passionately ethical business women at the International … Continue reading
Saucy sketches make £1,000 at Cotswold auction
A collection of original sketches by the ‘king of the saucy postcard’ made in excess of £1,000 at an antiques auction in Cirencester last week.
Show you know your onions with a case study
Well-written case studies can be a real boon to your website or marketing print arsenal – they show you know your onions, and demonstrate your skill set to potential clients. Recently we wrote this case study for business coach Nigel … Continue reading
How a basic marketing mistake led to one of the sweetest traditions of Christmas
‘NORAD Tracks Santa’ sees the air defence agency entertaining kids every Christmas Eve. But the birth of this unusual service was down to a marketing mistake. In December 1955 the Colorado Springs branch of department store Sears had a new … Continue reading
What do Birgitte Nyborg and Beyoncé have in common?
The quick answer is they’ve done something daring, dynamic and audacious to get ahead of the competition. But here’s the detailed answer:
Social Seminars will help businesses get to grips with social media
A series of free workshops aims to give Wiltshire businesses and organisations a better understanding of social media. The informal courses will be led by social media entrepreneur Marcus Lilley, whose Marlborough-based firm, FutrSocial, helps people across the UK get … Continue reading
Think before you post
When I came into journalism in 1992, the local newspaper industry was just about dragging itself into the electronic age, with a clunky PC on most desks. Back then, the line between journalists and audience was clear: we reported; you … Continue reading