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General business

PR Is Proper “Gorilla” Marketing When You Do This

This time last week I was knee-deep in press releases for UK Small Business Week. Seriously, we’re talking about just under 100 of them. I helped create the campaign with my client Entrepreneurs Circle and let’s just say that once they got their paws on it, well, it kinda escalated! How far?

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General business

Right then. Here’s the surprise.

Small Business Week is here. And so are the two things I promised you. First..the surprise I teased. The Little Red Book of Experts is closed. It opens in February. One expert per category. One shot to get in. Except this week, I’m opening a side door. Buy either of

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General business

Small Business Week 2026 – Get Involved

Around this time last year I had a little chat with my clients at Entrepreneurs Circle about an idea that had been floating about for a while. Needless to say, if you know how they work and how I work, things kinda escalated! Quickly!! So, from 1st – 7th June 2026, they’re launching

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Knowledge Base

You’re Too “Big” For That Podcast?

You’re too “big” fat for that podcast? Funny that. Because six months later you’ll probably be wondering why nobody from the bigger shows ever called. I saw a post recently from Amelia Sordell about podcast credibility that absolutely nailed this. Because I hear it all the time. “I don’t want

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There Once Was An Ai Called Chat

There once was an Ai called Chat That “performed” at the drop of a hat…. It could write you a blog, Or a rhyme or a thriller But the output was pants Or politely, vanilla But the problem was bigger than this And it frankly doth boil one’s p*** Coz

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O No, You Don’t – The Legal Letter That Sold 50,000 Beers

The legal letter arrived, and with it came the kind of panic most small business owners would recognise instantly. What followed, though, was something else entirely. Because after the initial shock came the headlines, the search traffic, and the customers. Nobody planned it, nobody budgeted for it, but the backlash

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Innocent Until Proven Awesome AKA “Pi**sing About At Work”

“Watch your back.” I should have known this was going to be a lively event when I checked out expert speaker Helena Langdon’s LinkedIn title before settling into my seat at last week’s EC Plus+ “Icons of the Industry” event. Badged as “How To Talk To People On The Internet”,

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