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Finding the write words

Posted by Sara Scott on 12th July 2007.

I dropped into my career in advertising, marketing and all things brand and communications related by accident. OK, so I picked up a literature degree - but that was reading, not writing. Still, someone, somewhere figured that my studies qualified me to become a copywriter and off I went, hammering out bits of text that [...]

Brandthing

Posted by Sara Scott on 3rd May 2007.

What is this thing we call ‘branding’?
It’s something that’s been defined and redefined so many times that brand means different things, depending on who you talk to.
This week, I came across this definition and I thought it was rather good:
“A brand is the sum of the good, the bad, the ugly, and the off-strategy. If [...]

Podcasts

Click on one of the blue triangles below on the right to listen to inspirational interviews with entrepreneurs from the SmallBizPod archive.

	SmallBizPod #54 - marketing advice from a serial entrepreneur Serial entrepreneur and author, Robert Craven, provides very practical small business advice on marketing and making your business stand out. Details \| iTunes
	SmallBizPod #77 - business innovation - every idea's a startup Interviews on creating business success from innovation with Ori Gal of NuLens, Joe Batista of Hewlett-Packard and Indian VC Kanwal Singh of Helion Ventures. Details \| iTunes
	SmallBizPod #39 - how to float on AIM Marcus Stuttard deputy head of AIM, the London stock exchange for growing businesses, discusses the practicalities of listing on AIM and the future of the market. Details \| iTunes
	SmallBizPod #66 - Dan Harple, entrepreneurship and the mobile web Dan Harple, veteran internet entrepreneur and ceo of mobile networking platform GyPSii, interviewed on search, the mobile web, entrepreneurship and the European tech scene. Details \| iTunes

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David Tebbutt: Cheers Simon. That one’s been popular with BrainStorm users for years. It’s pretty relaxed...
Simon JOnes: I’m using FreeMind, which is Java-based,cross-platform and free. It really helps when trying to...
Dan Wilson: @ed from builaskill. Only one correction: I am not a vzaar employee or working for them. eBay and Amazon...
Adaptiv Media: Great read, exposing eBay’s dastardly new(ish) policies. Since killing off its digital...
Alex Bellinger: Thanks Martyn, the cashflow issue hadn’t occurred to me and exactly why your insight here is so...
Martyn: >> Non-registered Agreed that their inputs will fall by 2% but they may have to cut their prices to...
Alex Bellinger: Hi Martyn Indirectly, I guess, assuming it helps to stimulate spending. Alex P.S. Forgot to say, many...
Martyn: Alex How does a cut in VAT help small business? Martyn
Ed: Good old Dan The ex-eBay employee is always a good read (no, seriously, he is), and always ready to plug his...
Sherry Borzo: Thanks for the silver lining news and ha, ha, on the blowing bit. Nothing like tooting the horn for...

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	SmallBizPod #54 - marketing advice from a serial entrepreneur Serial entrepreneur and author, Robert Craven, provides very practical small business advice on marketing and making your business stand out. Details \| iTunes
	SmallBizPod #77 - business innovation - every idea's a startup Interviews on creating business success from innovation with Ori Gal of NuLens, Joe Batista of Hewlett-Packard and Indian VC Kanwal Singh of Helion Ventures. Details \| iTunes
	SmallBizPod #39 - how to float on AIM Marcus Stuttard deputy head of AIM, the London stock exchange for growing businesses, discusses the practicalities of listing on AIM and the future of the market. Details \| iTunes
	SmallBizPod #66 - Dan Harple, entrepreneurship and the mobile web Dan Harple, veteran internet entrepreneur and ceo of mobile networking platform GyPSii, interviewed on search, the mobile web, entrepreneurship and the European tech scene. Details \| iTunes

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Finding the write words

Brandthing

SmallBizPod #54 - marketing advice from a serial entrepreneur

SmallBizPod #77 - business innovation - every idea's a startup

SmallBizPod #39 - how to float on AIM

SmallBizPod #66 - Dan Harple, entrepreneurship and the mobile web