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Serial entrepreneur Wayne Hamlet’s motto is ‘Never, ever give up’ | #598

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In January 2021, COVID forced serial entrepreneur Wayne Hamlet’s event hire business into liquidation. Two months later, he declared bankruptcy, losing everything, and took a job as a real estate agent. Not one for giving up, Wayne launched an idea with huge potential. In fact, if you’re a business owner, then you need it. It’s as simple as that! It’s a ridiculously inspiring episode 598 of The (13 year-old, award-winning) Small Business Big Marketing podcast.

349 – How to integrate old-school marketing with your online efforts.

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Do you think old school, traditional marketing tactics are dead? Think again. Carmen Sognonvi of Urban Martial Arts in Brooklyn talks us through how she uses targeted off line strategies to grow her business.

3 steps to a simple handwritten thank-you letter marketing strategy

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We live in a pretty virtual world, right, where the most common forms of communication seem to be email, Facebook messages or a quick text. Not the most personal way of showing you care. Here’s an alternative …

Funny Business #9: Pop Up Shops, Old School Marketing, and the State of Social Media

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Timbo and AG are at it again! In this episode – the 9th instalment of Funny Business – marketing speaker Tim Reid and best-selling business author Andrew Griffiths discuss how old school marketing tactics still have a big place in small business, the current state of social media, and some great resources for growing your business.

Plus, how pop up shops are changing retail, a great (non-pushy) way to start the sales conversation with your customers, and loads more marketing goodness! Listen up …

This Brooklyn martial arts school is nailing old school marketing. Big time!

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Online marketing hasn’t put an end to old school marketing. It never has and it never will. They compliment each other beautifully. You just need to know how to devise and implement a marketing strategy for your small business that makes best use of both. Today’s guest, Carmen Sognonvi of Urban Martial Arts in Brooklyn, is having huge success in this regard. As a result, she’s got a thriving family business, growing a strong list and punching way above her marketing weight!

PLUS I help a listener figure out how he can turn a passion project in to a social enterprise and share two fantastic upcoming events for any small business owner wanting to turbo charge their marketing. Happy days!