Spark into Marketing

Small business marketing ideas and inspiration

Spark into Marketing header image 4

Entries Tagged as 'spark'

How to remove clutter permanently so you move forward easily

September 10th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Bit of a Rant, Inspiration

We all know that clutter stops us moving forward, slows us down, and prevents us from taking the big bold steps we want to take. Why do we have it then when we know we “should” get rid of it? Usually we put the activity on a to do list, and because it is a [...]

[Read more →]

Tags:spark

Fabulous Friday Feeling – get more done more easily

September 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Inspiration

Fridays can give you the spark to get more done in your business more easily. Finishing the week with a completed “to-do” list feels fantastic.  Use the natural deadline of Friday at the end of the week to create some urgency.  The thought of  relaxation in the weekend ahead means you are happier to push [...]

[Read more →]

Tags:friday·spark

August is a great time for your small business

August 6th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Inspiration

Image via Wikipedia Employees and business owners take their holidays in August, so how could it be a great time for your small business?  These seven ideas will help your marketing and your business spark generally. You can create a link by having the “have you been away/ have you stayed at home/ what did [...]

[Read more →]

Tags:Internet Marketing·marketing ideas·small business·spark

Authentic or professional?

July 30th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Inspiration, Social media

Being authentic is an important value for most of the business owners I have contact with.  (Hey it is important to me, so that’s no surprise!), That generally means having an honest beneficial relationship for both sides, which does not involve any trick sales gimmicks,  fake scarcity, manipulative selling or coercion. Modern marketing is based [...]

[Read more →]

Tags:authentic·spark

Women in technology – blogging on Ada Lovelace Day

March 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Inspiration

Image via Wikipedia Ada Lovelace is thought to be the first computer programmer.  She died in 1852 aged only 37. She was the daughter of the poet Lord Byron, but he played no part in her life. Ada Lovelace day on March 24th is an opportunity for bloggers everywhere to acknowledge women in science and [...]

[Read more →]

Tags:blog·spark

End of the month emails

March 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Technology

One of the end-of-the-month jobs that I had identified was the clearing out of email. I have just done a gentle purge of last month’s inbox and discovered a few that I had not read, including one person who is keen to come to my blogging workshop on International Women’s Day. The email does seem [...]

[Read more →]

Tags:spark

Valentine’s Day card images with spark

February 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Inspiration

Image via Wikipedia Do you get a card on Valentine’s Day? Did you give one? (or more). It is often the thought behind the card which is more important than the physical thing itself.  Look at the Valentine’s Day images that one husband has given to his wife over the last few years. These have [...]

[Read more →]

Tags:spark

Small business marketing ideas to spark your business progress

January 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Inspiration, Marketing

Small business marketing ideas come at you at all times of the day and night.  While many small business owners may not have hearts that beat faster at the thought of a marketing plan, a marketing idea can be like the spark of a firework and energise you. Marketing ideas can be big or small, [...]

[Read more →]

Tags:marketing ideas·small business·spark

12 days of Christmas small business marketing ideas

December 23rd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Inspiration

The 12 days of Christmas is an opportunity to think again about your marketing and get ready for the new year.  Be your own true love and give yourself some marketing presents! The best gift you could give your business is some inspired marketing. On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love (that’s you!) [...]

[Read more →]

Tags:Internet Marketing·Marketing·small business·spark

Twitter or not to twitter for small business marketing

November 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Inspiration, Internet Marketing

Twitter is often treated as a double edged sword.  It has kudos in the media for its newness, strangeness and rapid growth.  These same qualities can often put off a small business owner.  Many an internet-savvy marketer has confessed that they didn’t “get” it for a long time.  So what is the average small business [...]

[Read more →]

Tags:spark·twitter