Have you been a victim of unethical marketing?

Back in 1994 while living in Curaçao I got a call from a friend of mine. He had read a classified ad where a company was looking for Italian speaking people “to provide information”. Being an island, I knew more or less all of the Italian speaking people living there, and was intrigued, who could…

Lessons from a heartbreak for business in times of Coronavirus

When I was in college, I madly fell in love with a guy from my class. I had completed primary and secondary in girls-only Catholic schools and wasn’t very used to be among boys. Also, being the only Dutch (read: tall, big and to some extend weird) among all these petite, ultra female Latinas, I…

Five ways to stop comparing & market your business your way

With new technology, tactics and trends being released on what seems like a daily basis in the marketing world, it’s no wonder we catch ourselves comparing our own methods and strategies to others around us. They just sold out their program in one webinar?! They convert nearly every discovery call…

Why marketing your business feels overwhelming (and what you can do about it)

95% of the people I speak to are overwhelmed by the need to market their business and run it at the same time. Honestly, there are fleeting moments when I count myself among that number, which is odd, considering I am a marketing consultant. No wonder! Every time I open Facebook, I’m hit with a…

Seven Marketing Lessons from Candy Crush

The dynamics of Candy Crush are pretty similar to those of online marketing, though people seem to play the game better than they do understand marketing. Candy Crush gives us seven marketing lessons that will ease the learning curve. The game: Candy Crush Saga is a free-to-play match-three puzzle…

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Seven Marketing Lessons from Candy Crush

Marketing isn’t that difficult. It’s like a game: you need to be clear what is the goal of the game, align your resources to best make use of them, don’t get distracted by shiny objects and FOMO, stick to your plan and, last but not least, play the game.
The dynamics of Candy Crush are pretty similar to those of online marketing. The game gives us seven lessons that will ease the learning curve.

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One Simple Secret to Boost Your Content Marketing Results

Today I want to talk about an element that can exponentially increase the results of your content marketing: Context.
Context makes your content go the extra mile, and helps you reach more people and grow your audience which in turn, boosts your bottom line. Who doesn’t want that?

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Three things your website needs to turn visitors into customers

Is your website turning visitors into customers? Is it working like the sales magnet it’s supposed to be? Or is it just some pretty little thing that looks impressive, costs a lot but serves no real purpose? In this article, I talk about the things your website needs to become a conversion machine. And it’s not what you think might be.

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Podcast – Knowing your customer

Podcast – Knowing your customer

I was recently a guest of Liam Quinn’s 20 Minute Marketing podcast powered by Reach Interactive. We talked about being customer centric, and how focusing on your customer holds the key to successfully market your business. Check it!   <iframe…

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Seven small business myths busted

Always wondered why some entrepreneurs seem to grow their business effortlessly. It is all within your reach, but you need to bust a couple of myths that are the real cause why your business isn’t reaching the heights it should.

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