Although I have had the privilege of working with, and studying, some amazing people, there is one amazing human being who manages to teach me something new every single day. He is fearless. He is non-judgemental. He is always willing to help and spends some of his time teaching children how to read. He always… Continue Reading
Marketing tips and ideas to help you grow your business, by Jim Connolly
How to write marketing messages that really work!
Marketing messages that inspire people to take positive action are what every business person needs, if they want to massively increase their sales, revenues and profits. Here’s a simple idea, which can help you quickly improve your marketing messages and your marketing results. It’s all about becoming a collector and a student. Marketing collection Look… Continue Reading
Give me 3 minutes and I will improve your marketing results!
Here’s one of the easiest ways to improve the effectiveness of your marketing. I think I can get the message across to you in less than 3 minutes. Let’s see! It can all be summed up in these 3 words: Make it easy! Make it easy Make it easy for people to find information on… Continue Reading
6 things I wish I knew before I started blogging!
This blog was 2 years old last month and in that time I have learned many, often expensive lessons. In order to help you avoid some of the costs and frustrations that I went through, here are 6 things I wish I knew before I started blogging. 1. Everyone starts from scratch Most blogs start… Continue Reading
You don’t have to be Dr Who to travel back in time!
If you want to travel back in time like Dr Who, just take a look at the way some businesspeople operate right now! It’s as if an entire swathe of business owners, are stuck in some kind of commercial time-warp. These time trapped individuals are either unaware of the commercial possibilities that surround them in… Continue Reading
Do you make these mistakes?
I study small business marketing, all day, every day. Here are the 5 marketing and business development mistakes, which I see most often. 1. Swimming in the same direction as your competitors The single most common marketing mistake most small business owners make, is that they tend to be far too similar to their competitors. … Continue Reading
4 ideas to boost your creative output!
Lots of people ask me how I manage to find the ideas and the time, to publish so much content online. For those who don’t know, as well as writing posts here most days, I have also recently written and published 28 updates on my soon to launch site, over at jimconnolly.com. That’s a total… Continue Reading
Do you eat your own dog food?
If you follow your own advice or use your own products, we call it eating your own dog food. Dogfooding is a great way to gain the trust of your marketplace and show them that you believe in what you say. However, when someone tells the marketplace one thing and does the opposite, they erode… Continue Reading