Monday, 17 January 2011

Marketing plans

Marketing plans..A pivotal part of any successful marketing campaign in today’s market is to have a bespoke direct e-mail marketing plan. All it takes is a few e-mail addresses, design and a bit of thought and away you go.

Quick let’s get going as before you know where we are it will be the end of January and already one of your marketing resolutions will have gone by the wayside. Forward thinking is the way to success. Don’t get left behind.

If you or your business don’t already offer e-mail marketing as a service direct to your customers you are missing a major trick. E-mail marketing works in a few different ways as listed below, and they are all important in building your on-line brand.

However before you start any on-line campaigns, please make sure you have Google analytics set up on the back of your site so you can monitor the success of your campaigns. It’s that easy and it’s free.

·        Number one whatever happens to your campaign it will drive extra traffic to you site. A fact! This can be checked via Google.
·        Think of a ways to gain e-mail addresses and start building your own database for the future. Buying lists is a waste of time.
·        Set out your first four campaigns ready. Know your direction and market place before you start.
·        Use the campaign to engage your customers first, and then ask for feedback on what you are doing. Always ask questions.
·        Ensure that your campaigns plan is integrated into your complete marketing and advertising program.
·        Track your customers and their behaviours what are they linking into on your site.
·        The best way to develop better relationships with your customers is to look and listen, interact with them.
·        Once you start to know your customers needs, they will respond.

Design, Deliver and Track that’s the 3 key points of any of our bespoke e-mail campaigns at WayneCollier.co.uk.

With our help and knowledge we will ensure that you always have the right solutions for your marketing plans.

Wayne
www.waynecollier.co.uk

Sunday, 16 January 2011

Keywords

Keywords!  Every person and website owner has heard something about them, every search engine uses them, part of your “SEO” Search Engine Optimisation, will be linked to them, so we are talking “Keywords”

Do you know the keywords which are linked or associated to your business?

What is a keyword? It’s a single word or phrase which is used to help search engines index your site. Four, five or six word phrases, short sentences that may be typed in by your potential customers into a search engine to find your business’s services or company name displayed within your website.
·        Find words that people use to find your service or product.
·        Use Google Adwords or a wordtracker software to help.
·        Check out the analytics date of others.
·        Remember that different search engines will not use the same words.

Take time in choosing them, think it through make sure you research for effective keywords; if not any money that you may spend on SEO will be wasted.

Correct search engine optimisation is a very expensive and time consuming task, and remember in this world you only get what you pay for when it comes down to time.

Please also remember that the main reason for taking your time to choose the best and most relevant keywords for SEO is to divert larger amounts of targeted traffic to you website to try and keep you ahead of your local competitors.

You know your business and how it works!

Wayne
www.waynecollier.co.uk

Tuesday, 11 January 2011

Time is money!

Time is Money....Money,Money,Money.The stopwatch is ticking and I am told time is money so I better get on with this blog. Running around like a head-less chicken is not the answer and in any ones language it is right “time is money”.

With this in mind I know only too well that sometimes in life we miss out on doing the important things, it’s called the pressure of running your own business, the telephone rings, or someone comes into the office or you just get distracted. Don’t let it happen, that’s why it’s so important to have a marketing and advertising strategy plan in place.

At times in your own business do you feel that you’re the only one who is positive and if you don’t do it probably won’t happen, that’s when you need help? Let us help you be inspired and positive, so you may have the time to make things happen.

The more time you have for planning the more opportunities you have for your strategy to work. Remember one of the golden old sayings “Plan to fail or Fail to Plan” make sure you make time.

With our help and knowledge we will ensure that you always have the right solutions to stop the clock ticking away in the back ground.

Wayne.
www.waynecollier.co.uk

Friday, 7 January 2011

Maldon Business Networking: Relaxing, friendly and Informal.

Maldon Business Networking: Relaxing, friendly and Informal.: "The two coordinators of this New Group, Glenn and Stella, are hoping for a friendly and informal launch on the 21st. The sponsor of the firs..."

Tuesday, 4 January 2011

Jigsaw puzzel

Jigsaw...Please ensure that your marketing and advertising campaigns are viewed on the similar lines to putting together a jigsaw puzzle. Once you have all the pieces in place, you can then see the whole picture. However if you find your one or two pieces missing you get a distorted view.

Remember the golden rule; before you start make sure you have all the pieces ready, make sure you have counted all of them first, don’t make the mistake to almost get to the finish only to find a few pieces missing, planning is the key.

Before you start planning you advertising and marketing campaign:

Work out first, what’s important to you.
Determine your target market.
What’s important to your customers?
Match your marketing strategy plan to your customers needs.

Remember to set clear marketing goals that are achievable, realistic and when completed move to your next goal.

Be inspired, positive and make it happen, with our expertise and knowledge we will help you ensure that you always have all the solutions and pieces to your required puzzle.  

Wayne
www.waynecollier.co.uk