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What A Strategic Marketing Consultant Could Deliver in a Month

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You’ve been meaning to write a marketing plan, let’s do it together

I often get asked for more details of what I offer in terms of strategic marketing services and how that offering translates into monthly activities that will bring you value.

I’ve just emailed a lady in response to this request and figured it may also prove a useful article for my other followers who may think they need some coaching with their sales and marketing.

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My experience tells me the success of your business — no matter what size or industry — depends on the thoroughness of your planning and vision. I provide coaching and support to help you form a strategic marketing plan that can provide a roadmap for accomplishing specific goals, and will increase your chances of reaching objectives on time and budget.

An example of an objective

One of those objectives may be launching a new course which you would like to put 20 ‘specific’ bums on seats for in 3 months time at a cost of £2000 per person.

The difference between a strategy and a plan

While strategy looks at why certain steps should be taken, a plan outlines how to enact those steps. Strategic planning marries these two concepts in order to determine the best possible course of action. The purpose of strategic planning is to provide a thoughtful, deliberate approach to reaching objectives based on an in-depth analysis of both internal and external factors affecting your business.

A strategic plan often covers multiple years, addressing both short- and long-term goals. It also provides a way of tracking progress and measuring success. However, it’s not a document that is fixed in stone — instead, it’s wise to revisit and adjust a strategic plan periodically based on the evolving vision, objectives, needs, and resources of your business.

Month 1 with me would cost £500 and we would be able to put this plan together. You could then choose to work with me to action the plan on a rolling monthly basis.

A bit more info for you … you might already know.

There are benefits of strategic planning, including the following:

  • Align the goals of a project with larger business goals
  • Provide clear communication to team members, stakeholders, or clients
  • Clearly define the vision and mission of your business.
  • Provide clarity on how to deal with internal or environmental changes

One way to think about strategic planning is that it identifies any gaps between a current state and desired future state, and then dictates how to close those gaps — how you get from where you are to where you want to be. To that end, various factors are taken into consideration in order to formulate an effective plan. Here are some of the elements often included in a strategic plan.

  • Introductory Statement: The introductory statement should briefly describe why the strategic plan was developed and for what time period, and list the authors of the plan.
     
  • Background Statement: This section may provide information about the organization, such as history, management structure, and supporting partners or agencies. Alternatively, you could use this section as a brief business statement — more of an elevator pitch — to concisely describe your business.
     
  • Organizational Structure: Include this information if it’s relevant to evaluate how your business or organization operates and is structured, from governing board to staffing.
     
  • Vision: A vision statement should briefly describe what a company wants to achieve or become. This is one of the primary organizational tenets to consider, along with values and mission.
     
  • Values: These are the principles that an organization stands for and abides by. Many businesses create core value statements to guide company culture.
     
  • Mission Statement: A mission statement describes the purpose of a business or organization. This is distinct from a vision statement because it is not a projected goal for the future.
     
  • Problem Statement: Some plans include a problem statement, which can outline key or discrete issues that need to be addressed.
     
  • SWOT Analysis: A SWOT analysis provides a foundation and context for developing strategy by examining the strengths and weaknesses within and organization as well as external opportunities and threats.
     
  • Goals: As stated earlier, a strategic plan may include long-term as well as short-term (i.e, monthly or quarterly) goals. Objectives should be measurable and broken down into actionable steps, and the action plan for each goal should specify who is responsible for implementing the strategy, a timeline for starting and ending the action, and how the outcome will be evaluated.
     
  • Evaluation: Methods for evaluation should be spelled out in the strategic plan. This could include tracking (KPIs) and documenting the progress of action steps on an ongoing basis.
     
  • Executive Summary: This final summary helps employees, investors, or other readers quickly understand your plan.

Strategic marketing services and coaching delivered face to face or over skype to business owners and managers in the northwest

I suggest 5 hours per month @ £500 per month as a minimum, however the above can be completed in as much or as little detail as you feel is appropriate to your business needs. I can provide you with a template if you would like to complete this yourself and month 1 could start with either a review of the plan or me coaching you through the creation of a plan. This would be useful so that we can target subsequent months at specific goals or projects which you highlight.

Our work would involve a monthly meeting which can be done face to face, or over skype and weekly contact over phone and email on agreed days/times in advance.

You can learn as much or as little as you would like about digital marketing at your own pace. I can train team members if it would be of benefit.
Payment is at the beginning of the month by bacs for the ensuing month.

If this is of interest please give me a call on 07564236528. If i miss your call, please leave me a message and i’ll be right back to you asap. Just means i’ve my hands full with the kids having fun or i’m out walking Sherlock.

Thanks for reading

Jessica

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Solving the Crime of Lots of Leads and No Customers

If this article has caught your attention you may be the victim of the crime of lack of customer acquisition knowledge. You’ve either got no leads, you haven’t got the kind of leads that suit your business, or you’re getting leads and they’re not converting. We are experts in lead marketing and in analysing your crime scene. Our experience leads us to make the following proposals.

Fast response is essential.

The speed of the first attempt to call a newly generated lead correlates with a significant increase in the number of qualified leads. By responding in 30 minutes rather than 10 minutes the percent of leads qualified dropped 4.3% and close rates fell nearly 2%. Therefore it’s essential that you contact leads as quickly as possible, and get there before the competition. Even if this is by carefully crafted auto-responder if you are unable to make contact immediately face to face, on the phone or by personal email. There are many autoresponders that can be set up on email and social media.

Trace and Interview. The initial conversation.

Our qualification team speak to every lead that is qualified and make notes about each buyer’s requirements. This not only helps to warm up the lead, but the qualification notes allow you to ensure that the sell is tailored to their individual requirements.

Excellence is a habit.

The first email you send to a lead is similar to the first face-to-face meeting. It is your opportunity to prove to a potential company that you are professional, credible and well placed to meet their needs. Face-to-face you have about 30 seconds before a judgement is made. With email you first need to get your message opened, by using an effective subject line. Once you’re over that hurdle you have another 10 seconds in which to prove why your company is the best one to work with. Ensuring that the first, and all subsequent emails are well crafted will go a long way to helping you close more business.

Intelligence based investigation is key.

Competitive intelligence may be more important to small companies than to large ones, because small businesses feel the impact of competition more immediately and more deeply. All small-business owners do Competitive Intelligence (CI) in some way or another. Not all of them do it well, though, and research increasingly demonstrates that the lapse is holding these companies back. At successful companies competitive intelligence is part of the day-to-day operation — part of the fabric of the enterprise.

Identifying Suspects.

Identify which type of lead you are dealing with. We have an approach to lead categorisation that helps to prioritise the time and effort of the sales team, according to the type of lead. These types include hot, warm, beauty parade, infinite loop and black hole.

Jessica Kemp / Lead Marketing Consultant

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Contact us if you are looking for an experienced lead generation consultant. My strengths are in helping, guiding, educating, training and mentoring on the latest best practices to help individuals, business’ and organizations compete in their market place.


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    Have You Been Emailed About Google Optimise?

    We are data driven, digital agency that focuses on Search Engine Optimization, Technical SEO for Retailers, Paid Search Marketing, Digital Advertising and Retargeting, Web Analytics, User Experience Optimization, Email Marketing and the design and development of WordPress and WooCommerce websites. We see this all lead to business improvement, but there’s a whole host of tools and techniques at our disposal to solve a case.

    Google Optimise is part of Google’s marketing platform and you can start an optimisation journey with this tool for free; you have to pay for their advanced tools using their product Optimise 360. Optimise offers small business and enterprise solutions to help you test and deliver the best digital experiences to your customers.

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    Do you understand the benefits of Google Optimise for your business?

    Benefits of using Google Optimise

    Let your data guide you.

    Optimise is natively integrated with Google Analytics, so you can quickly understand how your website can be improved.

    Test what works best.

    Easily run tests on your website’s content to learn what works best for your visitors, including A/B, multivariate and redirect tests.

    Tailor a compelling experience.

    One size never fits all. Customise your website experience to suit each type of audience.

    Take matters into your own hands.

    Drive better results from your own screen in minutes.

    Gain more customers.

    Create custom landing pages for your Google Ads and convert more visitors into customers. see all benefits

    Simen Petersen, Digital Business Developer, Telia is quoted as having said

    Google Optimise helped us make continuous UX improvements on our mobile site. One experiment alone drove a 2X increase in monthly plan sales.

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    Conclusion

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    The Hound of the Baskervilles

    Google Optimize is relatively new and it’s going up against giants like Optimizely and VWO, but the value of the native integration is hard to ignore. Especially with a £0 price tag.

    At the very least, create an account and run an experiment.

    Is anyone using Google Optimize or Google Optimize 360? Please let me know what you honestly think of it in the comments.

    There is a really good blog post that explains this tool more fully, looks at the free v paid options and goes through how to set it all up here, but if you get stuck with the jargon, fill in your details in the contact form below and we can help you look at this and other ways of optimising your business even if you have an existing web company and SEO support. This is about teaching you more about online business opportunities so you can tell your suppliers what you need from an informed standpoint.

    “The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.”
    ― Arthur Conan Doyle; Corrections And Editor Edgar W. Smith; Illustrators, The Hound of the Baskervilles

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      Reviewing Video Evidence #marketingsleuth

      Next week we’ll be investigating rumours that the president of the dairy council has become a Mason, and goes around giving his colleagues the ‘secret milkshake.’ Ronnie Barker

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      Retain us monthly to gather your evidence

      This is no joke though; video gets 87% higher engagement on social media, ranks 4 times higher on Google & doubles lead generation – Are you using video for your business’ marketing?

      I’ve been surfing video marketing news this morning and it’s amazing how many posts there are about the use of video in marketing. There are still business owners in the dark about the benefits of integrating video into their marketing. I remind myself that not everyone reads marketing news every day. Hopefully my network will take notice of my posts as i love spreading good advice and it goes hand in hand with my 1-2-1 digital marketing coaching. Today I want to press the truth that video is progressing rapidly and will reach new heights sooner than we think. This trend is fueled by businesses who invest in marketing intelligence, reporting real statistics, proving that video marketing gives them a good return on investment.

      There is no longer a delineation between digital and traditional customers. Anyone with a smartphone traverses between online and offline activities without a second thought. As they do, they gain a penchant for modern conveniences, such as speed, utility and real-time assistance. Along the way, they also become more and more impatient and demanding. To engage today’s customer takes a modern approach to marketing where advanced technologies and customer optimization set the stage for what is called “adviser brands.” These market leaders know the power of using video in their marketing.

      Video marketing is one of the newest additions to your business’ promotional toolbox. You might still have your doubts. Is it really worth considering using videos for promoting your business? Do you have enough resources to create and use video content in your marketing? Are you computer savvy enough to take the plunge?

      The answer is simple: Yes, it’s worth it. Not only because everyone’s doing it, but because video is one of the most versatile and profitable digital marketing tools out there.

      Would you like to speak to me about how we can incorporate video into your sales and marketing?

      Making marketing videos for your business requires creativity and knowledge of human psychology. They should then be embedded into your sales and marketing strategy. The cocktail of these components makes it possible to create real miracles of advertising at minimal cost. If you’re anxious, or stuck for ideas, contact me for a chat about how i can help you :

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        It’s all about the leads you see….

        Generating Leads.

        Video can lead directly to sales. Adding a product video on your landing page can increase conversions by 80%.  There is a higher probability that users who watch an explainer-video about a product will subsequently buy it.

        Return On Investment.

        Even though video production is not yet the easiest nor cheapest task, it pays off to create it. Online video editing tools are constantly improving and becoming more affordable. If you can’t afford a video creation company to come and shoot one for you and help you with the script, you can in the right situation create videos you can use effectively off your smart phone. I’d suggest writing and practicing your script first of course, but the more you do the easier it’ll become. Work with a friend or colleague for perspective. Your videos don’t have to be perfect, just get them out there. Make sure you explain the product, or service clearly.

        Trust is the Foundation of Conversions and Sales.

        The whole concept of content marketing is based on trust and creating long-term relationships. Stop selling and let the people come to you by providing them with  interesting and useful information. Reach out and develop a trusted network of influencers so that they will give your content the thumbs up to their networks which should include your prospective clients, or customers. Think carefully about your networking; focus online and offline and join up this marketing effort. Some consumers are still skeptical about buying products and services on the internet because they fear fraud and cheating. But effective marketing videos present your products in a conversational form and even better if someone that consumer trusts shares your video.

        Target Google.

        This is clearly the case. Videos allow you to increase the time spent by visitors on your site. Thus, longer exposure builds trust and signals to search engines that your site has good content. You’re 53 times more likely show up first on Google if you have a video embedded on your website. Since Google now owns YouTube, there has been a significant increase in how much videos affect your search engine rank. Make sure to optimize your videos on Youtube for SEO. Write interesting titles and descriptions. Add a link back to your website, products, and services. Give potential customers the way to take the next step. And explore the world of interactive videos, to encourage actions even more.

        Let’s Face Facts. Everyone Is On Mobile.

        Video and mobile go hand in hand. Most consumers watch videos on their mobile. YouTube reports mobile video consumption rises 100% every year. Since people like to watch videos on the go, and the number of smartphone users is growing, your video audience can only keep getting bigger and bigger.

        Age Old Advice.

        It’s important to explain your product or service effectively to get a customer and keep them returning. Are you launching a new product or a service? Create a video to show how it works. 98% of users say they’ve watched an explainer video to learn more about a product, or service. That is why 45% of businesses who use video marketing said that they have an explainer video on their home page. Of those businesses, 83% said that their homepage explainer video was effective in increasing website hits.

        Trying to explain a difficult concept? Create animated videos. Animation can bring concepts to life that no text or live video can. Besides, boring talking heads are not enough anymore to break through the clutter. Animated videos are a perfect combination of entertainment, nostalgia, and simplicity. Make sure you use a process that will get you results. Never be afraid to ask on for example on ‘Linkedin’ of video production ‘experts’ for tips. The right kind of people will want to help with useful advice even if you don’t become a customer of theirs straight away. Facebook has many apps to help create video which can be posted onto your page within minutes.

        Understanding Customers.

        Video is a great tool for learning, but it’s also very easy to consume. Today’s life is too busy to have time to read long product descriptions, or dig deep into services. The modern customer wants to see the product in action. Video preference is one of the most important driving forces of using video in your content marketing. Video marketing can capture a wide audience, and it works on many levels. Even the laziest ones. Make sure you target not only to the eyes but also to the ears of the potential client. Make sure you know who your client is by creating their persona in your marketing campaign plan before you start. This will help you put yourself in their seat when creating video content for specific personalities of consumer.

        I think the process is one of using the camera and sound in the way a detective uses a magnifying glass: to find the clues. They’re discovery devices, not performance devices – you’re watching things the way a cat does. You’re not judging. You’re there to witness something. D. A. Pennebaker

        You Want People To Share Your Content Online and Talk About Them Offline

        In the 8th annual Social Media Marketing Industry Report Michael Stelzner stated that 60% of the social marketers used video content in 2015 and 73% of the total respondents planned to use it in 2016. And they sure did.

        Social networks also encourage video content with their new features. Facebook has launched 3600 Video, Live Video, and Lifestage (A Video-Centric App for Teenagers). Instagram put in place 60-Second Videos & Instagram Stories, Twitter has Periscope. And YouTube is the second most popular social network in the world.

        old fashioned video cameraHowever, in a social media context, video marketers must remember that people share emotions, not facts. 76% of users say they would share a branded video with their friends if it was entertaining. So create fun entertaining videos to encourage social shares if it is appropriate to your marketing goals. Emotions are not exactly ROI but social shares can increase traffic to your site, and you can capture that traffic and funnel it from there through to purchase pages.

        I never was that boy who loved gangster films, but when I was growing up, I was obsessed with the detective Dick Tracy. It was one of my favourite movies as a kid, and he really inspired me. I would have loved to be part of that golden age of Hollywood in the 1940s. It made me want to become an actor. Ryan Gosling

        Email and Ads

        When you’re creating videos already, make sure you to incorporate them into your email marketing campaigns. An introductory email that includes a video receives an increase click-through rate by 96%! That’s a great way to stand out from competition and get your message across.

        Hear this: the average click-through-rate of video ads is 1.84%. That’s the highest CTR of all digital ad formats! And for a 15-second non-skippable YouTube video ad the completion rate is 92%. For skippable video ads, the rate is 9%.

        Video ads are also highly effective on social media platforms. Facebook, clubbed with Nielsen, projected the value of video ads on its platform. They learned that 74% of the total Ad Recall can be achieved already within the first 10 seconds of the video. So, fight against banner blindness by making video ads instead.

        When Planning Out Your Marketing, Think Like Detective, or Hire A Marketing Professional That Does.

        In detective land, you have to deal with a lot of intense emotions, so you yourself have to remain mostly unemotional and detached. These are people, like law enforcement and surgeons, in professions that don’t have the luxury of being able to be emotional or to break down. In my line of work, it’s almost a requirement. Juliette Lewis

        Can anyone see the irony of my post yet? …

         

        “Let’s start with what we can be thankful for, and get our mind into that vibration, and then watch the good that starts to come, because one thought leads to another thought.” –Bob Proctor”

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        Starting a Business? What the Internet Will Tell You to Do First

        starting a business adviceYou’ve got a business idea but what are the next steps?

        There are tons of blog articles and guides to help you put the foundations in place for your business success.

        You’ll come across statements like “Starting a business is like climbing a mountain; it may look daunting from the bottom, but focus on taking it one step at a time and you will soon reach your goal.” which seem great and will focus you for the day….read it again tomorrow and it may not have the same effect.  Look for another great quote, or inspirational video, It’s a good habit to get into at 5:30am. It’ll spur you on for the day. I call this my R&D time and it’s before the kids wake up and my head wants to know how to feel about the day.

        I’ve just read a recent blog on what to do when you first startup and fair enough i agree with their 7 points (with a few of my comments thrown in) :

        1. Market research: Make sure your business idea is actually viable, and refine it if necessary. This article on researching your market is a good starting point – ask yourself the tough questions before you begin to avoid pitfalls later on.

        2. Examine the different business structures. Read up on the different legal business structures you can adopt and decide on the best option for your start-up. Not many new businesses will start life as a limited company; you will most likely want to register as a sole trader, or find yourself a business partner. If this immediately flummoxes you, find a business coach and ask for an initial chat. It’ll probably be free and the best advice you can get at start-out. Record the conversation and keep it. Make sure you have a pad and pen to jot down notes and have questions ready written down to ask.

        3. Create a business plan: You wouldn’t build a house without a blueprint, so don’t start a business without a plan. A professional, well-thought out business plan will not only provide your start-up with a clear direction and contingencies in the case of unexpected events, but it can also be vital in securing investment. It doesn’t have to be well written, just brain dump on paper to start with. There are plenty of templates you can down load with headings to help you.

        4. Choose a name for your business. Do you know the importance of how to choose a business name. An effective, memorable business name can be the difference between failure and success and should reflect the type of business you wish to be. Bit of a dramatic statement I know! and I’ve also seen business names change as business go through growth and rebrand exercises. Don’t worry too much. One of the mistakes to avoid at all costs is creating confusion with competitors, which can lead to lost sales and legal action. Avoid common branding mistakes by learning from some cautionary tales, and learn what to do if your chosen name is unavailable. Have a good search online to see who has a business with a similar, or the same name as yours, but in a different area, or country. Again, seek free advice from someone such as a business startup coach at a growth agency. Our local agency is Business Wales, but there will be a similar one in your area.

        5. Design a logo: A logo is often the first thing prospective customers see, and is therefore crucial in making the right impression. You can create one yourself online, or find a designer to help you. Fiverr is a pretty good site for that. Don’t procrastinate, keep it simple. Even large corporations are moving to simplified images of their original idea. BP, or Apple are good examples of this.

        6. Register a domain name and build a website. After you start out in business, customers will want to investigate more about you on the web, so make sure you get in early and register a domain name. Everyone has a mobile phone and as soon as they hear about you, the first place they will look is online. Build your website with using a well-recognised website designer, and learn some vital tips by asking them which newsletters and sources you should regularly read up on to learn about sales and marketing.

        7. Get your finances in order. Get an accounting and cashflow system set up before you begin so you don’t find yourself buried in invoices and receipts a month in. If you plan to grow your business beyond the VAT threshold (currently £72,000) then it’s worth planning for it from day one. Especially for novices, taking on an accountant can pay off in the long run – learn some basic rules to ensure you keep costs as low as possible. As well as using an accountant to manage finances from the top down, it may also be worth looking at comparing merchant account services, small business POS systems, or small business CRM services to maximise profits and processes.

        8. Networking is vital. Many of the blogs I have just read either dedicate a whole article to this, or miss it off all together and only write the above points, probably not wanting to swamp the reader. I think after mentioning the above, you’ll give me license to squeeze this last point in. It’s really important. Find your local, or industry specific thought leaders, networkers, influencers and link with them on social media. Linkedin is free and a great place to start. Speak to them on the phone, introduce and ask their advice. Put everyone you meet, speak to and all your jobs, thoughts and todo’s in your crm, via the app you can download to your phone. It’ll help you keep track of your work as the pace increases and minimise your stress.

        9. Make a point of doing something for you that you enjoy once a month. I’ve just been sailing with the kids in North Wales and it was great. Check out Horizon Sailing if you fancy it too.

        Good Luck.

        “I’ve also learned that the biggest lessons came from my biggest mistakes.”

        – Gurbaksh Chahal, RadiumOne

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          Janine MitchellI cannot recommend Jessica and her team at the Idea Büro highly enough! Jessica has an absolute wealth of skills and knowledge. She has assisted me in website design, coaching and a sound marketing plan for my business moving forward. Jessica is the ‘go-to’ person in any of these areas. She is very solution focussed and her strategy and implementation is second to none. I am now looking at my business in a completely different way and I have a sound plan which has allowed me to take my business to a completely different level.
          If you would like to speak to me about the services the Idea Büro offers, and the difference it has already made to my business, please feel free to contact my via LinkedIn.
          Don’t hesitate, contact Jessica today!
          Thanks once again Jessica.

          Janine Mitchell. Helping Occupational Health & HR Managers reduce stress & absenteeism. Ex-stressed employee|Stress Management Specialist. May 4, 2017, Janine was a client of Jessica’s

           

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          Starting Your Website Build

          Ok, i’m really pleased you’ve stepped into my office to read what i’m typing. Whatever your business, i’m a wordpress website coach and the first steps are easy :

          1. Register your url – your web address  at https://www.ukreg.com/
          2. Select website hosting – I recommend https://www.hostgator.com/
          3. Use their quick install link to install WordPress – their guide is here
          4. Create your email account on Hostgator – this is how to do that
          5. Look on Theme Forest for a design (tip – click on wordpress themes > filter by best sellers; better support, less bugs), buy your design and download the zip file > upload to your wordpress and activate the recommended plugins.
          6. Most themes will come with ‘demo data’ > install the demo data and your wordpress should look like the theme design you just purchased.
          7. Edit the pages to replace the demo data with your own words and pictures – you might need to buy image editing software like Photoshop Elements to create your own images and optimise them for web. Otherwise the images are huuuuuuuge and affect your page load speed as well as giving you other problems. Not good.
          8. Publish and maintain your website. Ideally at first blogging every day with quality content, including video if you can and distributing this on your social media channels. Here is what makes a good blog.
          9. Advertise and promote your website. Grow your audience and sign up to marketing newsletters. Enthusiasm will get you started, but habit will keep you going. Learn everything you can about sales and marketing, both online and offline, by attending the many free events government business growth agencies put on. This is a good website to sign up to newsletters on marketing https://www.smartinsights.com/. Please let me know by commenting on this blog if you come across other marketing newsletters you can recommend.

          Call me if you get stuck on any of these stages and I can coach you through them. I’ve been doing this a long time and i’m adamant the best websites have a great deal of input from the business owner, even if long term you decide to employ, or out source your website, marketing and PR. My 9 year old Jennifer is sat next to me building her first website. It’s easy with a coach for a mummy.

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          Fill out my discovery form with whatever information you can and i’ll call you as soon as I can to offer help and advice with your website build.

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          wordpress website coach recommendation“Only minutes after I first contacted Jess by e-mail she had called me back. Jess has an infectious enthusiasm in business that has certainly affected me positively in a short space of time. A talented, driven and reliable business woman who I would recommend to anyone.”

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          Finance Locator Alerts

          Funding alerts allow you to receive email notifications if new funding opportunities arise which match your search requirements. To setup a funding alert, simply run a search for funding on the Business Wales site. When you are viewing search results press “Save Search”. There is an option to receive funding alerts at this stage so make sure this option is ticked.

          You can also set up funding alerts for a search you have already saved by enabling email alerts in the “Saved searches” area on the site.

          I’ve just received my alert with the latest funds and thought you might find it useful if you like me run a  business in Wales!

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          British Patient Capital (BCP) Fund

          A £2.5 billion fund for business, supporting UK companies with high growth potential to access long-term investment to grow and go global.

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          Smart Waste Tracking Data Collection, Storage and Reporting Services SBRI Competition

          Organisations in the UK can apply for funding to develop a new digital solution to help track waste from source through treatment to end destination.

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          Wales Flexible Investment Fund

          Loans, mezzanine finance and equity investments are available for businesses in Wales.

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          Funding for businesses in Wales looking to develop a residential site project that cannot be progressed with traditional development funding.

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          Wales Technology Seed Fund II

          A scheme aimed at technology start-ups, university spin outs and IP rich companies to help them commercialise their innovative products and technologies and bring them to market in Wales.

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          Business Payment Support Service

          Enhanced support to businesses finding it difficult to make tax payments on time, including corporation tax, VAT, PAYE, income tax and national insurance contributions.

          Date updated:12/06/2018
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          Commercialising Quantum Devices: Innovation R&D Competition

          UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £20 million to collaborate on prototype quantum devices that meet end-user needs with a clear route to market.

          Date updated:14/06/2018
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          eCommerce Awards for Excellence

          Awards programme designed to reward the activities of the UK’s ecommerce industry; celebrating the country’s presence in ecommerce excellence with winners being showcased as inspirational companies.

          Date updated:11/06/2018
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          EEF Made in Britain Photography Competition

          Competition offering financial awards and additional support for UK-based professional and amateur photographers who submit images that present a picture of contemporary British manufacturing which can give the sector greater visibility and changing the misconception that ‘Britain doesn’t make anything anymore’.

          Date updated:11/06/2018
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          EUREKA

          Assistance is available for pan-European near-market, collaborative R&D projects which lead to the development of advanced products, processes or services. Assistance may include help with finding partners and the lowering of likely barriers to commercial success.

          Change made:Eurostars is reported separately. EUREKA individual projects can be submitted at any time. Calls for projects launched by EUREKA clusters have specific deadlines.
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          European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP)

          This programme aims to contribute to the reduction of the social and economic burden of poverty-related diseases in developing countries and in particular in sub-Saharan Africa by accelerating the clinical development of effective, safe and affordable medical interventions for poverty-related diseases.

          Date updated:13/06/2018
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          Forward Ladies National Awards

          Female entrepreneurs throughout Great Britain and Northern Ireland may apply for a number of award categories through the Forward Ladies National Awards for the chance to gain publicity and networking opportunities.

          Date updated:14/06/2018
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          G Awards

          Awards recognising excellence in the UK glass and glazing industry.

          Date updated:12/06/2018
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          Ignite: Big Energy Idea

          Funding and commercial support for social entrepreneurs with businesses of any legal incorporation, including charities, not-for-profit companies limited by guarantee, community interest companies or for-profit companies limited by shares in the UK energy sector seeking to grow their enterprise.

          Date updated:13/06/2018
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          INTERREG VB North-West Europe Programme 2014-2020

          The North-West Europe Programme will focus on the challenges and needs that can be effectively tackled through transnational cooperation under three priorities: innovation, low carbon, and resource and materials efficiency.

          Date updated:12/06/2018
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          Medicines Manufacturing Challenge Fund Round Two

          UK businesses can apply for funding from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund to uncover innovative solutions to medicines manufacturing.

          Date updated:08/06/2018
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          Publishing Grants (Welsh Language) – Grants for Book Launches and Signing Tours

          Financial assistance available to publishers in Wales to carry out promotional book launches and signing tours for books that have been published with Welsh Books Council grant aid.

          Date updated:13/06/2018
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          RAD Awards

          The RAD Awards aim to celebrate ideas that evolve around businesses within the recruitment, marketing and HR industry. They represent prestige, innovation and talent. Agencies within the UK are encouraged to enter campaigns that have made a difference and stood out from the crowd.

          Date updated:14/06/2018
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          Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) Funding Competitions

          Research and development (R&D) funding competitions to enable businesses in the UK to develop technologies to meet the needs of public sector bodies and government departments.

          Date updated:11/06/2018
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          SmallBusiness.co.uk Small Business Grants Initiative

          This grant competition offers funding on a monthly basis to help start-up and early-stage businesses in the UK become established and grow their operations into successful enterprises.

          Date updated:13/06/2018
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          The UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund

          The Fund has been designed to encourage the development of high quality research into world-class business opportunities, and will be used to enable the exploitation and development of new ideas from the broad science and technology base covered by the partners of the Fund.

          Date updated:13/06/2018
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          Total Food Marketing

          Support is available to enable Welsh food and drink companies to grow and develop through tailored mentoring and practical promotional and marketing services.

          Date updated:13/06/2018
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          UK-South Korea Smart Energy Innovation Collaboration Competition

          This competition allows UK companies and project teams to apply for a share of up to £3 million to develop innovative smart energy solutions on a collaborative basis with partner companies or organisations from the Republic of Korea (South Korea).

          Date updated:08/06/2018
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          Wales Technology Seed Fund

          A scheme aimed at technology start-ups, university spin outs and IP rich companies to help them commercialise their innovative products and technologies and bring them to market in Wales.

          Date updated:12/06/2018
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          Welsh Red Meat General Support Scheme (2014-2020)

          A range of tools and assistance available to businesses processing or marketing red meat products in Wales, aimed at developing a more responsive supply chain and competitive Welsh red meat industry.

          Date updated:13/06/2018
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          digital marketing consultant for therapists

          Digital Marketing Help For Therapists : Kathryn, Flossie and Humanima CIC, Wolverhampton

          Humanima CICHumanima CIC Kathryn approached the idea buro on facebook /theideaburo after being referred by a friend and we had a conversation about building her presence effectively and sustainably to market her Animal Assisted Therapy Courses. Humanima CIC Website: http://www.humanima.co.uk

          Mission To rebuild the Humanima CIC website and position her courses as the foremost element that comes up in Google. To develop social media and train Kathryn in how to market her self online. This case also involved looking at social media channels and modifying or creating them to fit in with an online sales and marketing model to promote the next book launch. Ongoing training and mentoring in online business provided.

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          “I have no special talent, I am only passionately curious.” – Albert Einstein

          “I have no special talent, I am only passionately curious.” – Albert Einstein

          The web is increasingly becoming a powerful resource that can easily help you learn something new everyday. These awesome sites are just what you need.

          There is a good chance you’ll be able to put at least one of these learning tools to good use and come out as a better person than you were last year. Here’s a list of websites that will make you smarter.

          1. BBC — Future — Making you smarter, every day.

          2. 99U (YouTube) — Actionable insights on productivity, organization, and leadership to help creative people push ideas forward.

          3. Youtube EDU — The education videos that don’t have cute cats in boxes — but they do unlock knowledge.

          4. WikiWand — A slick new interface for Wikipedia.

          5. The long read (The Guardian) — In-depth reporting, essays and profiles.

          6. TED — Great videos to open your mind on almost every topic.

          7. iTunes U — Learning on the go, from some of the world’s top universities.

          8. InsightfulQuestions (subreddit) — Intellectual discussions that are not necessarily genre-specific.

          9. Cerego — Cerego helps you build personalized study plans based on your strengths and weaknesses to retain knowledge.

          10. University of the People — Tuition-free online university that offers higher education in multiple course streams.

          11. OpenSesame — Marketplace for online training, now with 22,000+ courses.

          12. CreativeLive — Take free creative classes from the world’s top experts.

          13. Coursera — Partnering with some of the top U.S. universities, Coursera offers massive open online courses for free.

          14. University of reddit — the product of free intellectualism and is a haven for the sharing of knowledge.

          15. Quora — You ask, the net discusses — with top experts and fascinating back and forth on everything.

          16. Digital Photography School— Read through this goldmine of articles to improve your photography skills.

          17. Umano -Explore the largest collection of audio articles powered by real people. Dropbox has acquired Umano. Brain Pickings is a great replacement for 17.

          Brain Pickings — Insightful long form posts on life, art, science, design, history, philosophy, and more.

          18. Peer 2 Peer University or P2PU, is an open educational project that helps you learn at your own pace.

          19. MIT Open CourseWare is a catalog of free online courses and learning resources offered by MIT.

          20. Gibbon— This is the ultimate playlist for learning.

          21. Investopedia — Learn everything you need to know about the world of investing, markets, and personal finance.

          22. Udacity offers interactive online classes and courses in higher education.

          23. Mozilla Developer Network offers detailed documentation and learning resources for web developers.

          24. Future learn — enjoy free online courses from top universities and specialist organisations.

          25. Google Scholar  — provides a search of scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources, including theses, books, abstracts and articles.

          26. Brain Pump — A place to learn something new everyday.

          27. Mental Floss — Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games.

          28. Learnist — Learn from expertly curated web, print and video content.

          29. DataCamp — Online R tutorials and data science courses.

          30. edX — Take online courses from the world’s best universities.

          31. Highbrow — Get bite-sized daily courses to your inbox.

          32. Coursmos — Take a micro-course anytime you want, on any device.

          33. Platzi— Live streaming classes on design, marketing and code.

          What are your favourite learning tools that are not listed here?

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