Sharni-Marie is the owner of the epic new marketing company Forj (M)arketing. She is a passionate marketer and business consultant with a huge vision to help small businesses forge their own way to future success. She loves to read and travel, always looking for experiences that broader her perspective.
Don’t blend in. In the sea of business enterprise it can often feel like you are blending into a pale grey. There are very few of us running one-of-a-kind businesses. We have many competitors. Everyone is trying to make a few thousand (hopefully million) dollars with their product or services. Just like walking down the street in a Siem Reap (Cambodia) the other day –...
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We’ve all heard of an ‘overnight success’- you know, that extremely successful company that seems to come out of nowhere. What you don’t commonly hear is the amount of time, effort, trials and tribulations a company faces before they even get out of the starting gate. Unlike in the movies where years of work can often be summarised in a short, cheerful montage (cue upbeat...
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One of the amazing things about travelling is how easily people co-exist who have little understanding of each other. A smile. A nod of the head. A point or a gesture is usually enough to get you through most conversations. And life goes on. You don’t always end up with specifically that which you requested, but somehow you excuse the misinterpretation for the joy of...
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“If you want to do something new, you have to stop doing something old.” – Peter Drucker As in life, also in business. There is only a limited amount of time, energy and resources available to you at any given moment. We like to cling to an illusion that we can have it all. But we can’t. The sooner we realise and accept that truth,...
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As another year draws to a close, it is only natural that we use the turn of the new year to review what’s been and resolve to improve and progress, both personally and professionally. Growth is essential for survival, and the speed of business evolution is now pivotal for success. We have seen big corporations experiencing the pain points of slow movement first hand,...
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