“Making Money” – why do we view the phrase as a bit dirty? Maybe it’s down to historic social etiquette, which makes us reluctant to discuss it and to monetise anything we do, positioning cash made as more accident than by design. Public Relations often gets a bad press and for much the same reason; we know it is all around us influencing our decisions,...
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It surprises me how few companies use case studies effectively. Case studies should be one of the most important tools in your marketing kit, primarily because they help make a product or service more realistic, whilst also presenting them in the context of a real-world environment. They are also that all important third-party endorsement, which goes beyond you...
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Awards – ‘they’re a waste of time’, ‘fixed’, ‘self-indulgent’, ‘what’s the point’ and ‘they’re just an excuse to flog a few tables and get drunk’ – these are all the comments I have heard over the years about the many industry awards out there, but whilst they probably get more than their fair share of criticism in the marketing mix, are they really that bad? No...
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It was great to see so many women in attendance at the Ground Engineering Awards 2019. In fact, a record number of guests was matched with a record number of women attending, and I was proud to play my part by presenting the Community Engagement Award. The Community Engagement Award is a new category for projects with a strong geotechnical focus that has gone beyond...
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It is surprising just how many companies view marketing and sales as pretty much the same thing. And I suppose at first glance they are – I mean, marketing and sales are functions both aimed at increasing revenue and their synergistic relationship means it is easy to miss the difference between the two. However, it is often this synergy that brings the two into...
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