Recent content by Jo Friend

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    Email marketing query

    Hi everyone, I have a client who's considering a one-off B2C campaign email through a company with an active local website (around 50K unique visitors per month), and a database of people signed up to their newsletter of around 7K, who appear to be the right demographics & location for her...
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    Best CRM system for Mac - not cloud based

    Hi everyone, I have a client who's looking for a CRM system. They work on Macs and need something which doesn't have to be cloud based as they're very rural and have periodic issues with internet connectively. They sell directly online as well as to trade outlets. I wondered if anyone was aware...
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    Facebook carousels

    Not certain about youtube, but Buffer has a very good guide " "The Ultimate Guide to Facebook Carousel Ads". Not sure I can put a link in here but just type the title into Google and you should find it. I've used carousel ads successfully with a couple of clients so they can definitely be worth...
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    How could a sales/marketing person help my business?

    Agree business coaches can be snake oil salesman. I cringe at some of the online "get rich quick, guaranteed results in 5 minutes" coaches. I've never personally employed a business coach, but I do know businesses who've benefited. Some people are brilliant at what they do, but find an external...
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    How could a sales/marketing person help my business?

    Re mentoring, check out the mentors me dot co dot uk website (can't post the url) . It's a national site signposting organisations in different areas of the country. Might be worth a try if you haven't had any luck so far. I'm based down in Somerset so the ones I know locally wouldn't cover...
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    How could a sales/marketing person help my business?

    I don’t think there are any guarantees in employing a sales / marketing person. I’ve known businesses invest lots of money without getting the results they need.. Have you thought about getting mentoring support? I don’t know where you’re based, but there are a lot of services nationally where...
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    Good morning from Somerset

    Hi everyone, I'm Jo and I work with companies needing help with website content, blogging, Google Adwords and social media. I'm here mainly as I love to chat! Looking forward to learning from and connecting with other businesses:)
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    Not wanting to use a home address on website

    I also didn't want to use my personal address when I first set up my business. My accountant provides a service whereby clients can use their office address as a business address. It may also be worth checking if you have a local business hub that provides the same service. Where I'm based in...