GIVE AN 'OUT-OF-THE-BOX' GIFT THIS CHRISTMAS With the Marketing 'in-a-box' Gift Set + Get the 5CD Program FREE Do you have a loved one or friend in their own small business? Are you looking for a gift that will make a BIG impact and boost their business? Or perhaps you're a small business owner yourself and it's simply time to give yourself a tax deductible Christmas gift? Then look no further. We have limited stocks of just 100 Small Business Big Brand Xmas Box Sets available for purchase NOW! Find out more... SYDNEY BREAKFAST @ HYDE PARK BARRACKS - FRIDAY 5 DECEMBER How to upgrade your thinking and FUNKY UP your MARKETING with Anders Sorman-Nilsson Are you scratching your head because the marketing tactics you used to use effectively in the past no longer work in this uber-competitive era? Are you struggling to find and communicate a point of difference which attracts and engages your consumers and prospects? Do you wonder which marketing channels work best to establish profound connections with your most highly desired clients? If you said YES to any of these questions, you need to learn how to upgrade your thinking and funky up your marketing! Find out more... ANNOUNCING THE 2009 SMALL BUSINESS BIG BRAND 30 DAY MARKETING CHALLENGE Attend Two Knock-out Events + Get a Marketing Plan + Mentoring with Carolyn Stafford + Get Connected to 20 Elite Business Owners + WIN $5000 of Connect Services + Get PR for YOUR Business + Much More A scatter-gun approach to your marketing efforts can seriously damage your business and waste time and money. Smart business owners understand the importance of having a marketing plan that will support business growth for many years to come. Developing a solid marketing plan is one thing. Implementing it and getting results is quite another! That's why we're excited to announce the launch of our 2009 Small Business Big Brand 30 Day Marketing Challenge, open to only 20 small business owners and commencing 3 February. There is nothing else like it in Australia and there are many reasons to be a part of it. Find out more... FOCUS ON THE 3 R'S OF MARKETING THIS FESTIVE SEASON Download the 10 Point Marketing Action Plan and set yourself some holiday tasks! Forget the 4 P's of MARKETING this festive season and focus on the 3 R's of MARKETING by building your REPUTATION, strengthening your RELATIONSHIPS and getting lots of REFERRALS. Whether you are working this festive season or taking a well deserved break, you can work on the 3 R's of MARKETING to keep business coming in - even if it is while you are on the beach with your family! Let's take a closer look at 10 tasks you could undertake to get the 3 R's of MARKETING working for you. Find out more...  GET BUSINESS BOOMING IN YOUR COMMUNITY Low (or no) cost to you + Build your business networks + Get branding and recognition Small businesses in your community need help. They have voted MARKETING as the single most important issue to address if they are going to survive and THRIVE in the future*. Now there is a way for your organisation to make a BIG difference by supporting your small business community. How? By hosting your own Small Business Big Brand marketing workshop with Carolyn Stafford. Find out more... CAROLYN STAFFORD ON 'MORNINGS WITH KERRI-ANNE' Discover the common small business mistakes and how you can avoid them in Carolyn Stafford's interview on 'Mornings with Kerri-Anne'. Over 8000 businesses are predicted to fail in the next 12 months - the highest number in 10 years. Carolyn highlights the fact that MARKETING - how to generate a consistent flow of quality new business leads - is the single biggest problem contributing to business failure. Click here to view the Youtube clip.