Marketing advice and training

Marketing planning and strategy

As a small business owner, are you:

  • Worried your marketing isn't as effective as expected?

  • Seeking relief from marketing exhaustion?

  • Struggling with influencing your existing clients to buy from you again and to attract new ones?

If you answered “yes“ to any or all of the above, I can help you create your own marketing plan that solves these problems and more!

A marketing plan is crucial for several reasons.

Why? A good marketing plan:

  • Clearly defines the marketing you should be doing

  • Applies a structured and consistent approach to your marketing

  • Provides you with confidence in your marketing decision-making

Ultimately, your marketing plan contributes to the growth and success of your business. Without a good marketing plan you risk investing time and money in activities that may be ineffective or irrelevant to your business.

And yes, of course, I have my own marketing plan!

My training will provide you with the essential knowledge and practical skills you need to develop a marketing plan that is realistic, sensible and unique to your business. My pragmatic approach ensures you will understand how to bring together the fundamentals of a marketing plan - one that, most importantly, works for you.

The training I offer follows the official Chartered Institute of Marketing qualification with practical techniques on how to:

  • Distinguish yourself from the competition and produce your Unique Selling Points

  • Define your target audience and how best to reach and engage with them

  • Manage relationships with your clients for repeat business and referrals

  • Set marketing objectives and develop a marketing strategy

  • Produce branding, content and key messages

  • Consider the right marketing tactics to implement

  • Measure the effectiveness of your marketing

If you prefer, I can also provide marketing planning and strategy training without creating a full plan.

Bespoke marketing advice

As a small business owner, do you need specific and actionable marketing advice?

Then I can help you.

All business owners have unique marketing challenges. I help small businesses find the right solutions.

Don’t worry if you’re not sure what you need right now. Clients often come to me for help but aren’t sure what with - and I love it when they do! I see it as my job to advise them, providing clear direction on their marketing focus.

My marketing services include:

  • Launching a new business

  • Launching a new product or service

  • Defining your offer and what to say to clients

  • Defining your target audience and ideal client

  • Producing a Client Relationship Management (CRM) strategy

  • Producing a communications and branding strategy

  • Preparing for an upcoming event, a conference or exhibition

From chaos to clarity.

It could be that you just need an initial brainstorming session for us to explore ideas together. This is always lots of fun. I love encouraging creativity with my clients… plus I get a chance to use my white board and Post-it notes!

Let's work together

I offer two hour one-to-one marketing advice sessions or training workshops, currently priced at £65 per person or £180 per person for a series of three on weekdays Monday to Thursday from: 11am to 1pm; 1pm to 3pm; and 4pm to 6pm.

These take place in my consultancy room at my home in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, which provides an informal and relaxed setting for you to feel comfortable.

For two or more people, we can agree a suitable venue, which might be at your office or an alternative business location.

Once booked in, you will receive a confirmation email with questions you will be required to answer for my preparation. You will receive an invoice for payment in advance.

I would also be happy to discuss the option of a regular monthly or quarterly marketing consultancy service. Prices vary depending on your requirements.