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Champagne Taste

09.03.10 Posted in Business, Marketing by Mike Boyd

Brillant story-telling branding. Simple and effective. – Lily Bollinger – Courtesy of: SIKESessions and @SuziDafnis of the Australian Businesswomen’s Network


The Ripple Effect

09.24.09 Posted in Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Self Development by Mike Boyd

Our thoughts and actions are like those stones dropped into still waters. Every action we make has effects that are beyond our action itself. Other people can see what we are doing and can follow our example. This is called The Ripple Effect. Everything that we do and think, directly or indirectly, affects the people [...]


Discounting your Product or Service

08.10.09 Posted in Business, Marketing by Mike Boyd

If customers believe they can get a discount from you, it’s because they think they can go elsewhere and get the same thing cheaper. If they can in fact get the same thing cheaper elsewhere, then you are in a marketplace with lots of competitors offering similar products or services, all competing on price. So [...]


The Art of Persuasion

07.25.09 Posted in Business, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Portfolio, Speaking, Technology by Mike Boyd

I had the pleasure of guest presenting at InnoFuture Momentum on the topic of “The Art of Persuasion” – using new media channels (namely social media) to interact with and influence an audience. We were fortunate enough to enjoy fantastic audience participation on the day and the discussion was very lively! I re-enforced the importance [...]


UPLOAD – Youth Entrepreneurship Camp

01.21.09 Posted in Business, Marketing by Mike Boyd

Last week I attended Edgeware‘s Youth Entrepreneurship Camp – Upload. A self-development and creative experience that was nothing short of breathtaking. Set amongst the trees at the beautiful Glasshouse Mountains Eco-Lodge the 15 of us embarked on a wonderful week of enterprise development, building entrepreneurial skills, networking, hands-on workshops and absorbing information from very talented [...]


Brand Matters

08.07.08 Posted in Business, Marketing by Mike Boyd

“Companies that place high importance on managing the economic value of their intangible assets and primarily their brands, consistently outperform basic economic measures.” [Interbrand Top Performing European Retail Brands, 2008] I was reading an article in Ad Age about how, increasingly, the people who handle the brand inside organization are being considered for top jobs. [...]



Thirty Day Challenge Preview

06.07.08 Posted in Education, Marketing, Technology by Mike Boyd

Wow! Or, Oh my god! Are the usual reactions people express when they stumble across this amazing resource for the first time. Yes, I am talking about the Thirty Day Challenge (30DC)… Well what is the 30DC? “The Thirty Day Challenge is about making your first $1 online. For a full 30 days we are [...]


Increasing Conversions

06.06.08 Posted in Marketing by Mike Boyd

1. Write guarantees a. Find out what your customers want above all else and promise that b. Under Promise, over deliver c. Include promise on all correspondence d. Be ready to correct or refund if the case arises 2. Define your Unique Selling Point (USP) a. Ask yourself what sets us apart from the rest? [...]