by Craig Pateman | Nov 24, 2021 | Business Strategy
The biggest problem for small- to medium-sized businesses can be summed up in three parts: they’re not strategic, they’re not analytical, and they’re not systematic.
Here we will focus on the strategic aspect of running your business.
Most business owners get strategy and tactics confused and I think this is the main reason why they don’t achieve the results they want.
by Craig Pateman | Aug 25, 2021 | Marketing & Sales
To build an extremely successful business then you need to execute on all of these marketing tools. Using all of them will allow you to generate high levels of revenue.
Doing this on a consistent and ongoing basis will lead to your business success.
A successful Business Owner knows their numbers because they track their leads, conversions rates, average transaction value, customer frequency and have systems and processes to make sure they all run smoothly.
by Craig Pateman | Aug 12, 2021 | Business Growth
Building and growing a business requires passion and dedication. Most days business owners face a number of challenges. One of the main challenges they face is successfully growing their business.
Here are 6 common growth challenges and actions you can take to overcome them.
by Craig Pateman | Aug 5, 2021 | Business Automation
Automation is a key component of your business especially if you want to engage and improve your level of service and responsiveness to your customers. But with all things there are some key learnings.
Here are 8 key learnings we have discovered along the way.
by Craig Pateman | Jul 22, 2021 | Marketing & Sales
It’s important to take inventory of where you are right now with your online marketing so you can set aggressive, yet attainable goals for your business.
To help you in this process, here are 21 questions that need to be answered honestly and accurately.
The questions go through the 7 core stages of your sales funnel and when you’re done you should have a clear picture of where you need to improve.
by Craig Pateman | Jul 9, 2021 | Business Data
Your analytics data can provide you with a wonderful insight into the performance of your digital marketing activities. This will allow you to make better business decisions in regards to your overall business performance.
by Craig Pateman | Mar 23, 2021 | Business Strategy
As a Business Owner of a small to medium enterprise, it is just as important to develop & maximise your brand for you & your organization as it is for a large national or international corporation.
by Craig Pateman | Mar 23, 2021 | Marketing & Sales
How would you like to attract your buyers before they’re even thinking about buying?
Then, once you have their attention, how can you lead them through a logical flow that motivates them to buy, buy now and buy your product, even at a higher price than that of any of your competitors?
by Craig Pateman | Mar 23, 2021 | Business Automation
Marketing automation takes digital contact with customers so much further than en masse generic email sends.
These 5 best practices will ensure that you set up your marketing automation system correctly from the beginning. This will minimize the headaches for you and your team in the future
by Craig Pateman | Feb 8, 2021 | Business Strategy
Most people understand that the 80/20 rule means that 80% of your sales will come from 20% of your customers or that 80% of your results come from 20% of your efforts.
But the real power of the 80/20 comes from understanding the 80/20 of your initial 80/20.