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Marketing Ideas and Inspiration

90 day Virtual tour of Spain!

On Sunday the 1st February 2015 Steve Hall, owner of the fantastic Spanish information website This is Spain,  will set off on a 90 day virtual tour of Spain. He will visit all corners of Spain through the eyes of local hosts and writers. It will...

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How to make the most of networking events

octoberShaw Marketing Services and Costa Women host Monthly Women’s Networking Meetings in Manilva, the 3rd Wednesday of every month 18.30-20.00. Networking is one of the most cost-effective ways to promote your business, so it’s a must for any small business!

Future Dates – 18th February, 18th March, 15th April, 20th May, 17th June

Time – 18.30-20.00

Place – CIVIMA (Manilva Wine Museum), Calle Dr. Álvarez Leiva, 4, 29691 Manilva

How much? – 5€ to include networking and refreshments

RSVP – Email info@shawmarketingservices.com

To help you make the most of these events and other fantastic Costa Women events running around Spain here are some top tips from our expert networker Georgina Shaw – 

Marketing Focus – New Year, new opportunities for success

2015 marketing masterclassTake advantage of the start of the New Year to give yourself a marketing shake down and refresh. This is the chance to reflect, review, plan and act for success! After my successful New Year Marketing Masterclass, I wanted to share a few tips on how to make 2015 a brilliant year for your business.

Step 1 – Evaluate, review & reflect – Look back on last year and properly evaluate your business’ performance, not simply on face value or just on your bank balance, but also in terms of hours spent on each project, difficulties you encountered on any given revenue stream and also the projects that gave you most fulfilment. It’s the right time to reflect if you would be happy to have another year like 2014 or not. If you would, then think how to sustain this positive curve, if not then what should you change for a better result.

Step 2 – Plan for Success – Having an in depth marketing plan will help you to clarify your objectives, understand your company, customers and competition and create an action plan for marketing your business with deadlines and people who will be held accountable for the actions. Take the time to make a proper plan if you want to promote your company effectively, it is an invaluable business tool.

Step 3 – Work smart – Make the most of your resources and concentrate your efforts on tasks that generate the most income and give you the most satisfaction.

Step 4 – Be up to date with the trends – There are a number of interesting trends to watch and keep up with this year to make the most of your marketing, here are just a few –

New Year Marketing Masterclass January 22nd 2015

Want to know how to market yourselves in 2015 but not sure where to start? Looking for ideas and inspiration on how to get more customers in the New Year? Start your year off the right way with an inspirational, motivational and practical one hour marketing...

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Motivation and Inspiration Conference – Be Inspired!

"Inspired" is a presentation on motivation, to show the audience what they can learn from great artists, athletes and world leaders when it comes to dealing with stressful situations, disease and the difficult times that our society currently lives. This is a very dynamic and striking...

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How to survive in business before, during and after a crisis

presentation coverIn 2014 I gave a speech at the Costa Women International Women’s Networking event. Based on this presentation, here are my tips for protecting yourself and your business during hard times and how to take full advantage when things pick up as I believe they now are.

Reducing Risk & Capitalizing on Your Skills

  • Seek free professional advice – CADE, Andalucia Lab and others are there to help
  • Research, research, research – make sure you know your stuff before you commit yourself to a decision
  • Build a network – online and offline, this is a very low cost and direct form of marketing
  • Think about what you can do yourselves to reduce costs – make the most of the skills you have
  • Learn – There are many tools out there to allow you to do things yourselves and you can learn to do a lot more than you think when you have the time early on
  • Be clever with where you put your money – investment is required but can be minimized and managed
  • Trade – Can you exchange skills with another business?
  • Profile build and have a strong presence online with social media, blogging and offline with PR such as articles and events
  • Help others – Support other businesses and be generous with your time and they will help you, consider supporting a charity or community organization to generate PR and goodwill

Plan & Grow