Another Commercial

Not a humorous one this time but one of a never ending stream of commercials to save people from themselves and road safety dangers. Produced for the Government of Western Cape Province in South Africa I reckon this one does the job well. For your interest, the...

Achieving your goals

Those of you who have known me for quite a while may remember that I have a saying… “You can do anything you want to do if you want to do it enough!” Often, when I speak to young people at a RYLA event, for example, l encourage them to adopt the same belief....

What is unique, special and different about you? Part 2

In the first part of this article I said you’ve got to give them meaningful specifics rather than meaningless generalities. You’ve got to spell out what makes your service great or why your location is handy or how your staff are special, and so on. I promised to give...

Sprats to catch mackerel

I’ve always believed in offering an incentive if you want to pull prospects through your door, get them to phone you, visit your web site or refer a friend to you. So, as I’ve said in other editions of this newsletter, an incentive must be something that is perceived...