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Juggling and balancing different hats
No matter the weather, today I shall wear a hat. Though not just one but many. I’m sure you’ve heard the old saying, “Business owners wear many hats”, well, the same goes for marketers. My days in the industry are still young, with just three years under my belt, but...
Content marketing: a trust strategy
Nearly every business knows they need to do some form of marketing if they want growth. I’ve always said that word-of-mouth is the best form of marketing. Of course, then when someone hears about your business, to check it out further they’re gonna Google you. Do your...
Stop procrastinating. Be like Nike.
We are halfway through the year and about 180 days away from the next one, Christmas trees start going up in three months, and January’s intentions have been brought to my attention again. It sinks in, the thief that time really is. When you know what you want, do you...
What is a content strategy?
Throughout the lockdowns, businesses quickly realised they needed to be online to survive. SEO keywords were the quick fix to reach the top of search results. And now, it’s becoming more evident that good content that includes keywords is far more powerful because it...
What has LinkedIn become?
LinkedIn, the professional social networking platform, has changed over the years since it was first launched in 2003. Back then, was used as a digital resume or an online job application tool (more like Seek). It was essentially a professional networking site, where...
What does AI mean for marketers?
It’s been happening a lot lately, I get asked what it is that I do, and I passionately talk about content marketing. And then follows “So what do you think of Chat GPT?” And I must confess, when it started surfacing this year, I did have thoughts of ending up with an...
Imposter Syndrome
I have a few areas in my life where I call myself a leader or an expert, and sometimes, it feels like a big label to live up to (imposter syndrome). Every now and then I’ll find myself on a roller coaster of self-doubt and then a great result, which in the end was...
Is being hard on yourself, too hard?
There’s that old saying “you are your own worst critic”, usually it’s something we get told when we deny we did a good job. And at that point, do you believe them? Or are you still convinced ‘it’ wasn’t good enough? We all exist within a little bubble we have created...
How to market during a recession
We’re facing a downturn. Yup. Did that. Said it out loud. Quick, touch some wood so it doesn’t happen. Wait, maybe you touch it so it does happen. Doh. According to forecasts from Infometrics, the New Zealand economy “might just be able to avoid a recession”. Even if...
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