Ep 165 Boost your retail business with Live Shopping

Live shopping is set to hit £5 billion in the UK by 2025 with fashion and beauty being the key categories. But what converts and why should it be part of your marketing strategy. In todays episode of Podcast Start Scale Succeed I'm joined by Macdara Duncan International Director of Live Shopping Pl…

Ep 164 - Black Friday checklist

Ultimate Black Friday Strategy: How Brands Can Maximize Sales Before, During, and After First off I want to say participating in Black Friday may not be right for you, you might not have enough margin or stock or  it may not sit right from a sustainability or mass consumption point of view but if …

Ep 163 - Simplifying your Marketing Strategy with Alice Benham

I'm all for advice that is  easy to understand and implement and was delighted to chat with Alice Benham author of the recently released The Digital Marketing Handbook for this weeks podcast  Some of the areas we chat about  Why Marketing Strategies Often Feel Overwhelming (00:03:16): The pitfall…

Ep 162 Growing Your Brand on Instagram Live Recording with Martha Keith

How about growing to 50K followers in 6 months, well that's just what this weeks guest did Martha Keith Founder of stationery brand Martha Brook London and her new account Business Secrets Club where Martha shares great tips and advice for small businesses particularly focusing on social media.  I…

Ep 161 Navigating Self Doubt & Lack of Confidence with Holly Matthews

Anxiety, Self-doubt and lack of confidence are all things as business founders we can experience. Today’s  episode of start scale succeed I chat with Life Coach, published Author  & NLP Practitioner Holly Matthews about Finding your Confidence.  Holly has just released her new book Find your confi…

Ep 160 - Optimizing Your q4 email Campaigns for Maximum Impact with Hannah Spicer

If you are a product business up to 70% of your yearly turnover can come during Q4, I chat with previous Guest Hannah Spicer on how you can ensure you are getting the most out of your emails to drive your sales. Areas we chat about Approaching Black Friday and deciding on your sales & promotion…

Ep 159 Using chat funnels to grow your product business

Removing friction and making it easier for your customers to buy is key if you have a product business. This weeks episode I chat with Mel Eilers a Many chat expert where we talk about Chat funnels and why you should be using them and how they can benefit your business  Benefits of Using Manychat …

Ep 158 - How to crowdfund for your business with Danielle Wallington

Today's episode of start scale succeed delves into the intriguing world of crowdfunding with our special guest, Danielle Wallington, the visionary founder of Flock here,  Join us as Danielle reveals her journey of raising over £20,000 in just over 30 days through crowdfunding.  Discover how she tu…

Ep 157 - How to Build a Successful Candle Brand with Samantha Johnson Pintail Candles and Avalon Home

With a low barrier to entry candle brands are an easy product to get started with as a business, but should you? and what do you need to make it a success, I chat with Samantha Johnson who tells it how it is in the candle industry what works and what doesn't and what you need to know.  We chat abo…

Ep 156 - Planning Q4 & Xmas for your retail business

Depending on your product type between 25-50% of your turnover can come from Q4 (Oct- Dec) and I want you to have the best sales this year and to help get you more organised and reduce the overwhelm I've created a helpful guide and a detailed podcast taking you through steps that I would have used …