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What’s your best ever email campaign? What you consider to be your best email subject line, may not have given you the best results. It might have been something you were really proud of, it was awesome, really really clever, super personalised and emojii-tastic. But did it perform? The subject line is only is part […]
When is the best time to send an email? We get asked this question a lot. This is not a simple question, it has a variety of answers based on how you run your business and what you are looking to achieve. So when is the right time to send an email? Let’s break it […]
Are paper and stamps rewarding? Loads of small businesses adopt a paper and stamp approach to ‘loyalty’. That’s those paper cards that fill up in your wallet but you can never seem to find when you need them. The collect a stamp when you buy something loyalty cards. I see them all the time. They […]
It’s Mother’s day today – so best wishes to all your Mothers and Grandmothers. Feedback from these wonderful people can help you to build a killer product and generate customer retention too. One of the business books that has been getting passed around our HQ at Campus North is the Mom Test – or as we […]
It’s Super Bowl weekend, and it is becoming more and more popular here in the UK. So to celebrate, here are some suggested Business lessons to consider whilst watching the Super Bowl. Gridiron is the ultimate ‘lean start up’ sport. Three attempts to get at least ten yards down the field. If you don’t make […]
Hello…is it me you’re looking for? Did you know that Lionel Richie is a marketing genius? It’s time to take some data driven marketing lessons from Lionel Richie. Improve how we do things, score some major success and make marketing Easy…(Like a Sunday Morning)
Breakfast Seminar. 14th October at Muckle LLC Newcastle from 8am. Click here to register Websand are delighted to invite you to a Breakfast Seminar about the importance of data to your business. How you can utilise the data you collect to grow your business and the legal issues you need to know to future proof […]
Your customers are the blood that keeps your company going, they are a key asset of your company. No customers = No business. With this in mind, you should always find ways on how to retain your current customers. Customer retention follows the same concept that human resource does – it is always cheaper to […]
If you want to attract the attention of your potential customer, it is a must that you understand how they would react to different marketing strategies. You have to gain an in-depth understanding of your market’s behavior. You would also need an idea about the things that would interest your market. This is where market […]
If you are planning to build a business, then it is vital that you know the important aspects of marketing. Knowing all the basic principles of marketing will help you establish a good brand in the business market. In this connection, you should understand what Market Segmentation is. However, for you to understand market segmentation, […]
Why customer segmentation is important Does your business apply customer value segmentation? You probably do but without realising. Consider the following scene… The phone rings in the bar of a popular restaurant and the proprietor answers: “I’m sorry but I don’t have room for a party of 14 tonight” Two minutes later – he turns […]
I think John Lewis are great. The way they treat their staff is great. Their business model is great. They usually live up to their ‘never knowingly undersold’ tag line. However their loyalty program – launched Oct 2013 always seemed an odd fit. Especially one of the key benefits – free tea and cake for […]
We’ve been inspired by the work of Simon Sinek lately. As a result, we’ve been exploring ‘The Golden Circle’ and looking for the reason of our existence. Our Why. So here it is….
Unless you avoided the news for the past few days, then you’ll be aware that Rory McIlroy won the Open Championship yesterday. Here are some notes from his success.
Boyhood is being raved about as the film of the year. It’s got a load of five star reviews, 99% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and will be a contender at the Oscars. Now that it’s been labelled as a great thing, it has social proof. People will go and see it.
Last Friday we registered for #pitch10, as a result on Tuesday we ended up in the Tsunami of noise that followed as a result of the now infamous email to all entrants that didn’t make it.
I launched this idea as part of a talk at a Lean North East back in October. This also included historic footage of Lisa Simpson creating the Lean Start Up – but that is for another post and is subject to copyright (see the Duffless episode from Season 4).