12 Great Online Locations to Promote Your Event

Posted by on Apr 19, 2011 in business, marketing, news and events | 7 comments

The following list is compiled from ways in which we have used online tools to help promote events.  (Don’t forget the offline stuff too.  Blog post in the making…) Twitter It makes sense that if you’re using Twitter already, you tweet information and links to events you’re running or helping to promote. Tweet often.  People who are online at 07:30am may not be online...

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Facebook for Business in Northern Ireland?

Posted by on Jul 31, 2009 in business, social media, social networking | 0 comments

Can Facebook be used for business purposes?  For spreading the word about your services?  For directing people to your website?  For showcasing your talent?  For displaying your product features?  For dealing with customer queries?  What about all your friends mixed in among your business contacts?  Won’t they get a little tired of your business stuff mixed up with your personal...

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Where Does Business Come From?

Posted by on Dec 19, 2008 in business, marketing, networking | 2 comments

Don’t worry, I don’t mean this in some historical or even psychological sense.  I’m not on about the origins of mercantile relationships or our need to form them.  What I mean is – Where does most of your business come from?  What is the primary source? This was a question asked by a networking organisation called BNI in a recent member survey.  Here’s what they...

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Women on the Move

Posted by on May 28, 2008 in entrepreneurship, news and events | 0 comments

Tomorrow evening, I will be attending a Small Business Marketing seminar hosted by Women on the Move, for some ideas on guerilla marketing.  Click here for their current events. It’s interesting that none of the paid advertising I have purchased has brought any return on investment. Here is a list of how we tend to get clients: Business recommendations Personal recommendations Leads from...

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