We all know the a rose by any other name would smell as sweet saying, but whether you are looking for a name for your business or your new offering, finding a name is one of the hardest things that you will need to do. What should you look out for? Easy to remember – […]
Running your own business is a series of learnings and challenges. At first you want to try and do everything yourself, partly because you haven’t got the revenue to do otherwise, but as your business grows are you spending your time on running the business instead of doing the business? Should you ask for help?
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When the economy is in turmoil (and we’ve had a few years of that now!) it can be easy to be downhearted. Instead set yourself some achievable goals. Don’t go too big – or you’ll get downhearted again. What you need is to break the elephant down into bite sized chunks. Plus have structured goals
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It would be easy to think that 2021 is going to be the same as 2020, after all we are back in lockdown, but there are many reasons to be hopeful. The vaccine is being rolled out, which will allow the hospitality and beauty / grooming sectors to reopen again. Of course, if you are
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These are all things to keep in mind, no matter what 2021 throws at us: 1. The vaccine is being rolled out, so keep calm and carry on. Even IF a future mutation isn’t covered by the current vaccine, with the new technology we are talking minor tweak as opposed to starting from scratch, so
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You have your offering, but you are not sure how to price it. So, what do you need to consider? Well, that depends on what your offering is, so below I run through the most frequently used pricing strategies for you to select the best one for you. Cost plus: This is typically used with
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What do you need to consider in your product launch? How do you stand out from the crowd? In reality, before you develop a new product, you should complete an analysis of market size, optimal pricing and ideal target audience. As a marketing consultant it was hard to tell one start-up that they had spent
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As a business you know that you want to outsource a specific task, but how do you go about choosing suppliers to ensure a good fit? This is something that I am asked quite frequently. If the supplier relationship is for ongoing work, or for a complex project, then more than just price that will
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What is the difference between a marketing strategy and a marketing plan? This is something that causes confusion. Here at Cutthrough Marketing people ask us for a Marketing Strategy but then want to know why the marketing calendars do not define every detail of the campaigns. Put simply, the marketing strategy is your long-term path
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2020 is inching towards a close – take a deep breath – but don’t expect everything to reset on January 1st as Big Ben’s chimes come to an end at 12am. We may wish it to be so, but unfortunately we can not make it so. Normally when it comes to planning time of the
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