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Patrick Smith

Mar 30
2 min

I am a Writer

I may not (yet) be a published author, but I am a writer.

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Patrick Smith

Mar 25
1 min

Video: Message

The second of the 4 Ms of Mindful Marketing is Message. It's easy to fall into the trap of thinking that message is simply what you want...

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Patrick Smith

Mar 18
1 min

Video: Your Market

The first of the four Ms in Mindful Marketing is Market. Watch the video to see how you should think about determining your market....

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Patrick Smith

Sep 23, 2020
2 min

Why I Network

Whether it’s in person, or as is currently the case online, I enjoy business networking. But there are three things in particular that I...

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Patrick Smith

Jul 29, 2020
1 min

Video: Making Tough Decisions

This video talks about the fact that difficult decisions have to be made, even more so than usual during a pandemic, but they must be made.

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Patrick Smith

Jul 27, 2020
1 min

Video: Continue Doing Business

This video advises businesses that even during then oncoming pandemic they can continue to communicate and sell to customers.

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Patrick Smith

Mar 6, 2020
3 min

Physical and Mental Health

I’ve just posted on my personal blog about my recent weight loss – this isn’t the right forum for those details, but if you want to read...

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Patrick Smith

Feb 18, 2020
3 min

Telephone Voice

We are all being told that content is the future of marketing and to progress in this world we must keep creating content (such as this...

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Patrick Smith

Feb 6, 2020
1 min

Cartoons

I love cartoons. In terms of communication a cartoon is one of the best ways to get a message across – especially the four panel...

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Patrick Smith

Jan 24, 2020
2 min

Have Fun

I had a busy day in London last week and when I got back there was some post for me. I opened it and it was some marketing materials from...

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Patrick Smith

Sep 9, 2019
1 min

Perfect Client

I’ve recently had a client end its contract with me. That’s actually a rare admission for a consultant, but it happens, so let’s not...

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Patrick Smith

Jul 9, 2019
1 min

Buying Passion

There is a trend at the moment for people to have to show ‘passion’ for what they do - especially if they are working for themselves in...

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Patrick Smith

May 31, 2019
1 min

Never Knowingly Oversmiled

Chatting to a friend of mine recently and we were talking about meeting clients, winning business etc. One of the things i said was that...

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Patrick Smith

May 23, 2019
1 min

Marmite

I’ve recently been working with someone on the branding for www.patricksmarketing.co.uk. One of the phrases I used was ‘Marmite’. I said,...

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