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The FREE marketing tools and help section on this website has been designed to ensure that you that you can get stuck in and get started at your own pace.

The tools have been put in place to assist your current level of marketing (or lack of it) and improve it. You can find specific tools such as how to go about certain types of advertising such as television, radio, or press or hints and tips about where to start if you have no idea what avenue you should be going down. Click here to read

Free Marketing tips videos

Watch these videos which explain marketing principles simply so that you can apply them to your marketing immediately.

This free video section has been set up to give you knowledge and skills to get your marketing going.

We will also be sharing our own experiences and things we have learnt along the way and can now pass on to you to use. The videos cover specific topics such as “how to go about certain types of advertising”, “ why you need long headlines on your website” and “Why you must learn to love selling and why your marketing fails”.

Many of the topics discussed in these videos talk about cost effective ways to advertise with ways to increase enquiry while reducing your marketing spend. We update these videos weekly so remember to check back regularly. If you have any topics you would like to see on here click here.

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Telecom - what the hell are they up to?

February 2010

A simple way to check if your ads are working

February 2010

Why people who don't try and 'sell' often sell the most

February 2010

   

Pushy sales people are a pain in the ass

January 2010

   

How to find out what your customers think about you

January 2010

Get more sales from newspaper and radio

January 2010

How to keep your marketing costs low and guaratee results

January 2010

3 ways to get existing customers to spend more

December 2009

Give your newspaper ad a 'KICK IN THE PANTS' with a better headline

December 2009

Which is best - radio or newspaper?

December 2009

   

Never, never, never give up!

December 2009

   

Why your business doesn't grow

November 2009

   

How to stop spending so much money on advertising

November 2009

   

What the hell are you doing?

October 2009

   

What works and what doesn't in marketing

October 2009

2 reasons you may not need an Ad

September 2009
Is there any point in running ads for your business or are there effective alternatives that will cost you less? Watch this video and find out why your current customers and your “customer list” is so important to your business when it comes to marketing. You’ll also learn about your conversion rate which can be your greatest strength or weakness when selling your product or service.

The key to writing copy that will sell.

September 2009
Be careful that you are not confusing the features and benefits of your product or service in your marketing! Here's how to make the difference clear.

The boss is your secret strength!

August 2009
Why is the boss, or alpha male or female, in your business so critical to the success of your marketing and here's why you need to find out and locate who that person is.
 

Why your business succeeds in spite of your marketing.

August 2009
Your business succeeds day-to-day because of referrals, word of mouth and the people that you deal with and it's what you say to those people that is important!
 

It's OK to make mistakes

August 2009
The facts are that 80% of small to medium businesses in New Zealand go broke in the first 5 years - which suggests alot of us are going to make mistakes - but remember making a mistake is OK.
 

About our breakthrough FREE Marketing Seminars.

July 2009
Upskill your marketing knowledge and learn common sense solutions to get you through the recession - all for free!
 

Salesman of the day - Graeme the busker.

July 2009
In downtown Christchurch, in the bitter Winter cold, I discovered Graeme the busker. This one is a must-watch!
 

Best salesman of the day award.

July 2009
In this case, saleswoman of the day.
 

Worst salesman of the day award.

July 2009
My experience with Air New Zealand's new check-in system.
 

Who's going to remember you?

July 2009
Who's going to remember you when your gone, and what are you doing about that right now?
 

PUT PEOPLE FIRST and the money will follow.

July 2009
Why you should helps others make money and succeed instead of looking for it yourself.
 

Why you need long headlines on your website.

June 2009
Beware of the designers out there advising you to run short headlines on your website - here's why long headlines on your website and why your entire site should be absolutley crammed with information - remember it's the message that makes your marketing work!
 

The seven touches.

June 2009
The importance of preparation when selling and the 'magic' seven touches that will make you much more likely to close the sale.
 

Why you must learn to love selling.

June 2009
The dilemma that us 'baby-boomer' bosses have with the love/hate relationship with selling!
 

WHY YOUR MARKETING FAILS - Do you know your secret strengths?

June 2009
Step 3 on why your marketing isn't working. How to determine what the secret strengths of your business are and how to apply this to your marketing.
 

WHY YOUR MARKETING FAILS - The more you tell, the more you sell!

May 2009
What should be in your marketing? Here's my third step on my your marketing fails, the things that you should talk about and why your marketing should be absolutley crammed with information - because it's the message that makes your advertising work!
 

WHY YOUR MARKETING FAILS - Bloody silly advertising people!

May 2009
This is a subject I get a little bit heated up about and a bit cross! Why don't my ads, or my brochure, my flyer or my website - why doesn't my marketing work? There are quite a few steps to the answer, but here's step one.
 

GIVE YOUR PEOPLE WINGS TOO - You can't fly your business on your own!

May 2009
Here's an important lesson for bosses and managers - myself included. Why you should invest responsibility and freedom in your team and let them fly your business.


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