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Marketing shouldn't be hard or scary, but if you're not a marketer it can seem that way.

Here we try to make marketing fun and easy by sharing random marketing thoughts, free tips and info.

Topics cover mad hatter tea parties and kissing monsters, shouting and sucky marketing to dancing on tables and business tips, and of course the marketing peas.

We hope you enjoy these tips and info and find them of value. And we hope they help you with your marketing.

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Free stuff

In many of the blogs below we provide links to downloadable templates. You can also download them via the buttons below.

Marketing Strategy On A Page Template

Pricing - Discounting Vs Increasing

Promotional Plan Template

Social Media Content Template

Marketing Action Plan Template

Brand Essence Worksheet

Funk Up Your Linked In Profile Template

My Ideal Customer Worksheet

Eight Ways to Name Your Business

Questions to ask before joining Instagram

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