by Alan S. Morrison | Feb 1, 2021 | communications, Covid-19, Leadership, Management, PR, public relations, Reputation management, Sales, stakeholder management, Trust
This year’s Edelman Trust Barometer Survey reveals a series of opportunities for business leaders based on changes in how their different audiences apportion their trust. Trust, as we know, is vital for high performance internally as well as for gaining and...
by Alan S. Morrison | Sep 14, 2020 | brand awarness, communications, marketing, PR, public relations, reputation, Reputation management, Sales
When it comes to talking to any potential commercial client about why they should consider using PR, it always comes that moment where they ask me the same ‘$64,000’ question – how will this bring me new business? It’s a very fair question and one which you deserve a...
by Alan S. Morrison | Jul 28, 2020 | advertising, communications, copywriting, marketing, Sales
In last week’s blog, I wrote about the third step in the AIDA model of advertising, Desire. This week it’s the turn of the final step – Action! By this point you’ve honked the car horn at your target customer, they’ve turned their head, you’ve got their interest in...
by Alan S. Morrison | Jul 20, 2020 | advertising, communications, copywriting, marketing, PR, public relations, Sales, stakeholder management
In last week’s blog, I wrote about the second step in the AIDA model of advertising, Interest. This week it’s the turn of Desire. By this point you’ve honked the car horn at your target person, they’ve turned their head and you’ve got them interested in the idea of...
by Alan S. Morrison | Jun 23, 2020 | communications, Covid-19, customer service, Management, marketing, PR, public relations, reputation, Reputation management, Sales, Strategy, Trust
The existential fear created by the Covid-19 pandemic and resulting lockdown has generated a retreat to trusted brands according to Survata research quoted by Search Engine Land. This isn’t surprising. Most of us react to a threat we can’t challenge by retreating to...
by Alan S. Morrison | Jun 21, 2018 | Business news, Client news, Sales
Experienced sales professionals without degrees now have a new asset they can gain to bolster their sales effectiveness and as recognition of prior learning. The two-day practice-based sales workshop has been developed by Peter Waggott, an experienced sales coach and...