How to grow your business if you don’t like to self-promote

How to grow your business if you don’t like to self-promote I don’t like self-promotion. It makes me very uncomfortable. But I still need to grow a business – and I can’t do that if I bury my head in the sand and hope it’s all going to be OK. In business, the only way […]

Why I don’t like blowing my own trumpet

Why I don’t like blowing my own trumpet That’s right – I don’t enjoy self-promotion. I don’t like blowing my own trumpet. In my last article (which you can read here) I discussed what self-promotion is and why so many people find it uncomfortable. In this second article in a series of 3, I’m going […]

Are you an Unnatural Promoter?

Are you an Unnatural Promoter? I’m an Unnatural Promoter. What do I mean by this? I mean that I’m not great at blowing my own trumpet. I’m very happy to talk about other people – but when it comes to talking about myself, I find it difficult and awkward. In this first article in a […]

Do you think you look weird on camera?

Do you think you look weird on video? It only takes a second or two of scrolling through a social media feed or viewing a website or two to realise how important video is. It is everywhere, and in a world where everyone has a smartphone and can create video content at the push of […]

Do you like to Self-Promote?

Do you like to Self-Promote? Just last week, I was in a sales meeting in the heart of the City of London. I was with a prospect that I was meeting for the first time, that I’d been referred to by a networking contact. I arrived early, did a couple of laps around the block […]