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Lost and Desperate

Random ramblings that might, or might not, relate to training, learning, development, and management

Tag: marketing

Say it louder

My grandson is now six months old. He’s really communicative, making noises as if talking to us and ‘singing’ along with us when we sing to him. When he’s in his bouncer he get annoyed after a while. He starts making noises and, since he can’t get the message out, gets louder. When he’s not… Read More Say it louder

March 6, 2025March 4, 2025 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

Self-aware

There seems to be a lack of self-awareness in the LinkedIn marketing world. Finding my email and sending me a cold message about how you will help me generate leads isn’t going to land well. If that’s the approach you’re recommending, it will annoy more people than it gains. If that’s not the approach you… Read More Self-aware

October 3, 2024September 30, 2024 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

The joy of sales calls

Someone called me last week and asked if I wanted to be featured in their magazine. They explained the audience, the coverage and the ‘celebrity business’ sponsor. I would be happy to and then they told me the charge for being published. I’d be happy to pay; they wanted to carry out an interview and… Read More The joy of sales calls

July 9, 2024July 6, 2024 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Listen to the radio

Over the long Bank Holiday weekend in the UK there’s a tradition for some radio stations to play their ultimate 500 tracks. One channel was doing it over this weekend; I know this only because I was in the car on Friday afternoon and heard it announced on the car radio. The only time I… Read More Listen to the radio

May 7, 2024May 6, 2024 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

How to not do marketing

I signed up for a webinar about podcasting in February. It was OK but didn’t get much from it that I didn’t already know so left after about halfway. Since then I have had 29 emails from the organiser. It might go a day without an email and then follow up with 3 the next… Read More How to not do marketing

March 23, 2023March 22, 2023 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

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