Thomas Mahon

Whether your business is big or small, before you spend too much time thinking through all those flashy new ideas don’t forget to use this time of year to revisit the very core of your business being.

What are the processes that small businesses need to adopt to take their websites to the next level? Here are some ideas from a digital expert.

No matter how much the world moves forward, the basis of good business remains the same – and that’s fulfilling customer’s personal or corporate needs. So, if you’re in the business of problem solving, you’ll always be in business.

Will businesses that collect preference data start to impact who we become as individuals? Five years from now almost every single thing we are exposed to will be personalised. Is this good or bad? Will this begin to steer our preference as opposed to simply leveraging it?

Is your main business objective to make money? If yes, it’s time to shift focus because businesses with a vision or mission that stretches beyond moneymaking are enjoying all the success.

Thanks to increasing economic pressure consumers are spending less money, so should you drop prices to sell more products? Raise prices to increase your margins? To help you solve this problem, Thomas Mahon takes a look at the theory behind pricing and value.

Telling the unique story behind your business can be vital to success, Thomas Mahon blogs, as “good stories spread like wild-fire.”

“Our species has been tuned to listen, store, enhance and deliver stories with passion and emotion. We all know a good story teller! In turn, audiences that hear a compelling story will share it with their own friends…”

Thomas Mahon blogs about giving more back to both existing and prospective customers this year, and the difference this could make to your business.

“I’m going to make a concerted effort to give more back to the community we market to, because this forces you to think about what gift they truly want, I’ve already found myself engaging with customers on a much deeper, much more honest level.”