We all know a few cheeky life hacks– little secret cheats to make life easier. From running an old post-it note between the keys on your keyboard to gather mouldy crumbs and dust before you throw it away, to putting your smartphone in a glass to crank up your alarm’s volume to avoid over-sleeping. We all do them and we all like to share them because most of us want to make other people’s lives…
I wanted to share a mini post about how using the system is already having a positive impact on my ability to connect with my clients efficiently and effectively. My business has grown over the last 12 months and I am blessed to have more clients than I did at this time last year. I wanted to send out Christmas cards to them and thought that this would be a good test of the filters…
What do you expect when you start up your own business? You may expect it to be a stressful hard slog, require blood, sweat and tears and then some, and maybe (if you’re realistic) you anticipate that your new venture might not generate a profit during the first 18 months (unless you’re blessed with a bit of leprechaun luck). But you might also imagine your start-up to be rewarding, something your passionate about, enjoy and…
You might have heard a saying that refers to the length of time given to chop down a tree and how much of that time would be spent on sharpening the axe, the next stage of my CRM journey reminds me a little of that. Paula had mentioned to me a Data Dictionary and once my contacts were all in one place we were able to begin work on categorisation and building the Data…
What does freedom mean to you? Perhaps it’s escaping on an exotic holiday, a travelling adventure or being able to sleep in or socialise with friends during a ‘working’ weekday? Not being tied to the office or a strict work schedule might spring to mind? Maybe freedom means being able to be utterly spontaneous. At the start of the summer I met two innovative businessmen at a networking conference who encompassed and embodied everything that…
I knew about CRM systems before I connected with Creative Analysis, in past employed life I had witnessed poor CRM implementations, at the time feeling like it was something else to administrate. I had also seen it as a sales tool and in my career I had tried to avoid being labelled sales, so you could say I wasn’t exactly pro having my own CRM system. I had heard Paula of Creative Analysis share her…
As I sit here with my cup of coffee relaxing after another vibrant networking event I realise how free I actually am from being tied to the office… I have my office right here with me – behind my mobile phone is a system that allows me to catch up on all of my clients, projects, emails, tasks, invoicing and even scanning the cards of the new people I’ve met straight into my CRM system….
Social Feeder – an Introduction to Digital Marketing Are you disappointed by the time you spend trying to generate and process sales? Let me introduce you to Social Feeder! Social Feeder provides a fresh and focused approach to driving traffic to your database or automated marketing system. As part of Kirklees Business Week in October, I will be presenting a workshop along with Janet Bebb from Social Progress about our innovative new approach. We will give…
Are you stuck in the detail of your business? Would you like to learn top tools and tricks to shift from working IN your business to ON your business? Let me show you 6 key aspects that I focus and introduce you to the attitude that is needed for success. Just to be clear from the outset, I’m in business to build a lifestyle for myself. That is my primary aim and one I share with many…
Do you have a New Years resolution? Is it to organise your network of contacts? If your current CRM system doesn’t work as hard as an ant, now is the perfect time to sort it out! Why not dive into that huge pile of business cards or that ever growing spreadsheet while you feel fresh? That’s exactly what I’ve done over the Christmas holiday! I spent my time organising, cleansing, labelling, tagging and having a really…
