six deadly small business marketing mistakes

 

 1. Not having a marketing plan.

 2. Not differentiating your business from your competition.

3. Not having a systematic referral generating program.

4. Neglecting to communicate and market to your current customers.

 5. Make money with other people’s customers.

6. Not realizing you are in the business of marketing your product or service.

 with thanks to Hatoum Naji for more wise words

art from Leake Street

cancer you bore me

 Hope, Gnasher, Leake St, July 2015

A visit to Leake St, underneath Waterloo Station, is always good value. It's a legal wall, a spot where you can just rack up, paint, let it be.  If it's good it may be there for a while, but there's no guarantee.  It may well be gone tomorrow. For the casual viewer this means there's something fresh every time you drop by.

The downside is that because it may not be there too long people tend not to leave their best work there. What's the point in working hard if someone is going to tag over you soon as you're gone.  But this time round there's some real good walls, like the two above.

 Noticed a theme emerging.  Cancer.  Battle cancer. Cancer killers.  Cancer you bore me.  Shout out to April and Charlie.

So what is it all about?  Here you go:

Hi my names Charlie, 3 Days ago I found out my Mrs has breast cancer (she's 26 and her name is April). I want to do something, I'm not sure what? Painting is some thing I do and something I love. It gives me a voice, it's loud everyone can see it and it says listen to me. I wanted to ask if you could/would you help me paint something or do something to say F... you cancer, I'm gonna kick you in the balls? In the grand scale it'll prob mean nothing but it'd help me feel a whole lot better and at least I feel like i've done something . Please help. The more the merrier, invite your mates.

Leake st (Waterloo) Battle against Cancer
5th July 2015

 

 Save the boobies,

 Roo

Today we write and unite for April

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Padvengers

Padvengers, Pad, Leake St, London SE1

A big piece by PAD at Leake St, celebrating Marvel's Avengers

 Padvengers, Pad, Leake St, London SE1

 Padvengers, Pad, Leake St, London SE1

 Padvengers, Pad, Leake St, London SE1

 Spiderman, Padvengers, Pad, Leake St, London SE1

Captain America: Alright, listen up. Until we can close that portal, our priority's containment. Barton, I want you on that roof, eyes on everything. Call out patterns and strays. Stark, you got the perimeter. Anything gets more than three blocks out, you turn it back or you turn it to ash.

 Captain America, Padvengers, Pad, Leake St, London SE1

Ironman:  Call it Captain!

Ironman, Padvengers, Pad, Leake St, London SE1

Captain America:  Thor, you gotta try ad bottleneck that portal. Slow 'em down. You got the lightning.  Light the bastards up.

 Thor, Padvengers, Pad, Leake St, London SE1

Captain America (to Black Widow): You and me, we stay here on the ground, keep the fighting here. 

Black Widow, Padvengers, Pad, Leake St, London SE1

Captain America: And Hulk?  [the Hulk turns and glares at Cap]

Captain America: Smash!   [Hulk grins and leaps away]

 Hulk, Padvengers, Pad, Leake St, London SE1

 Wolverine, Padvengers, Pad, Leake St, London SE1

Hawkeye: Want to give me a lift?

 Hawkeye, Padvengers, Pad, Leake St, London SE1

Dedication

Padvengers, Pad, Leake St, London SE1

tribute to Robbo, Pad, Leake St, London SE1 (gone now)

fresh paint

Fresh paint at Leake Street, London SE1.

27th December 2014