by Tina Hay | Mar 10, 2015 | Business Strategy, Business Tools, Marketing
What holds you back from growing your business? After the stress and difficulties of finally establishing your own business, it can be difficult to move things to the next phase. Growing and developing a business isn’t something that comes easily to many of us and...
by Tina Hay | Mar 2, 2015 | Business Tools, Marketing, Puzzle Update
It’s Monday morning and the sun is shining here on the Gold Coast. I’ve had one great meeting this morning and several positive calls and emails from clients. So I am feeling good and ready for an amazing week of helping business owners reach their goals. Business...
by Tina Hay | Feb 23, 2015 | Business Tools, Marketing
Using video in your social media marketing can seem like a daunting and expensive task. The truth is, video is one of the most effective ways to reach your audience through social media, and it can be free. Most of us own a smartphone that has an effective built-in...
by Tina Hay | Feb 16, 2015 | Business Strategy, Business Tools, Marketing
Do you use networking as part of your marketing strategy to grow your business? If you don’t, then you should! Networking to grow your business When I began Direct Marketing Solutions in 2010, I attended a few Gold Coast networking events to help market my business....
by Tina Hay | Jan 29, 2015 | Marketing, Social Media Marketing
Your Business Needs Socials The explosion of social media is a phenomenon that the business world can no longer ignore. If you own a business, it is something that you should really be taking advantage of. The Internet has ‘made the world smaller’, connecting people...
by Tina Hay | Jan 20, 2015 | Google Ads, Marketing
So, you want to improve your Google search rankings? Well, everything is about numbers these days. There is so much competition and to become top of the pile a savvy marketer has to use every tool available. Then why not look to Google+ to help boost your rankings?...
by Tina Hay | Jan 16, 2015 | Business Tools, Lead Generation, Marketing
I am addicted to instagram. Seriously of all the social media channels, Instagram is my favourite for personal use as it has all my favourite F’s – FOOD, FASHION and FITNESS! It also provides me with great motivation and inspiration for both work and my family life....
by Tina Hay | Jan 9, 2015 | Marketing, Puzzle Update
Happy New Year to you all! We have been a little quiet here at Puzzle Media, taking full advantage of holiday time and swanning off on a 3 week holiday. I saw swanning, but in reality it was driving off. Yes the good old Australian road trip. Keeping snack food in...
by Tina Hay | Nov 14, 2014 | Business Strategy, Business Tools, Marketing
Small and medium business owners on the Gold Coast and across Australia, often think that a marketing plan is something that only large corporations and businesses should bother with. However, nothing is further from the truth! A successful business, no matter what...
by Tina Hay | Nov 5, 2014 | Facebook Ads, Marketing, Social Media Marketing
So you want to promote your business on Facebook?Well, it’s not rocket science, really. There are a number of different ways you can market your business using this social media platform. The top areas are listed below: Create a Facebook Business page Facebook Fan...
