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Debbie Mayo-Smith
A motivational speaker gives her tips on business success

A motivational speaker gives her tips on business success

We are your advocate, Aotearoa. Uncovering stories that matter, asking hard-hitting questions of those in power, live-blogging sport events, monitoring the highs and lows of the NZX and providing Premium expert opinion and analysis. Bringing you distinctive, quality journalism and breaking news from across New Zealand and around the world. With specialists working together to create indepth reads, engaging video, and unmissable podcasts.

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Five tips to beat Facebook reachpocalypse
Business

Five tips to beat Facebook reachpocalypse

05 Feb 08:43 PM
Two quick ways to get more storage on your iPhone
Business

Two quick ways to get more storage on your iPhone

07 Jan 04:30 AM

Are you tired of running out of storage on your iPhone?

How voluntary organisations can save time and money
Business

How voluntary organisations can save time and money

20 Nov 10:00 PM

COMMENT: Harnessing technology can help free up time and save on costs.

How much of MS Office are you wasting?
Business

How much of MS Office are you wasting?

27 Sep 09:49 PM

COMMENT: The three useful programs most businesses are not using.

How to make YouTube useful for your business
Business

How to make YouTube useful for your business

20 Sep 07:12 PM

COMMENT: Why would you use YouTube instead of the company intranet?

How to lower your marketing costs
Business

How to lower your marketing costs

22 Aug 09:00 PM

COMMENT: Are you relying only on social media to bring you new business?

How to get more done at work
Business

How to get more done at work

21 Jul 10:47 PM

COMMENT: Seven strategies to get more accomplished in your day.

How to get more from your iPhone headphones
Business

How to get more from your iPhone headphones

27 Jun 11:28 PM

COMMENT: A list of things I bet you didn't know your iPhone headphones could do.

Use your smartphone to minimise your risk
Business

Use your smartphone to minimise your risk

20 Jun 10:20 PM

COMMENT: Ever had an argument with clients over work you or your staff have completed?

How to make people give a hoot
Business

How to make people give a hoot

08 Jun 08:41 PM

COMMENT: Three ways to improve your marketing success.

Get more battery life from your phone
Business

Get more battery life from your phone

17 May 09:00 PM

COMMENT: Six simple tips and tricks you can use to make your phone's battery last.

Making your database your goldmine
Business

Making your database your goldmine

03 May 11:26 PM

COMMENT: Keep people on your database not for months, but for years.

Categorise customers for ease of use
Business

Categorise customers for ease of use

12 Apr 02:19 AM

COMMENT: Here's how to enhance your marketing database.

Three successful marketing strategies
Business

Three successful marketing strategies

12 Mar 09:09 PM

Would you like greater marketing success from less cost in time, dollars and effort?

Seven secrets of Google search
Business

Seven secrets of Google search

06 Feb 04:05 AM

COMMENT: These great Google secret shortcuts can save you time.

When LinkedIn makes it easy - should you do it?
Business

When LinkedIn makes it easy - should you do it?

30 Jan 09:40 PM

COMMENT: LinkedIn, you've got to be kidding me with the awful and completely informal word 'congrats'.

How you get your to-do's done
Business

How you get your to-do's done

23 Jan 06:10 PM

COMMENT: Tips on how you can write an effective to do list to help you to meet your goals.

Facebook's new subtitle feature
Business

Facebook's new subtitle feature

16 Jan 12:32 AM

COMMENT: The majority of Facebook users react badly to unexpected videos with sound, here's how to caption videos easily.

Do you know what dark social is?
Business

Do you know what dark social is?

13 Jan 09:10 PM

COMMENT: Youth have migrated from Facebook to dark social. Here's why.

How to find new prospects on LinkedIn
Business

How to find new prospects on LinkedIn

16 Nov 05:37 PM

COMMENT: Where can you start to find future sales - outside of your existing clients and advertising?

Four ways Google can help with your overseas trip
Business

Four ways Google can help with your overseas trip

27 Oct 05:10 PM

COMMENT: Here's how to save money when using search engine Google.

How to make your business more profitable
Business

How to make your business more profitable

17 Oct 06:15 PM

COMMENT: To make your business more profitable and satisfying, I suggest that you examine these three P's.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Use Instagram Geotags to do your research
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Use Instagram Geotags to do your research

11 Oct 06:00 PM

COMMENT: By browsing through photos from a specific place it gives you an authentic insight into destinations.

Hate writing long emails? Here's your solution
Business

Hate writing long emails? Here's your solution

04 Oct 07:19 PM

COMMENT: This tip is always voted as one of the favourites in my presentations and I'm sure you're going to love it too.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Stunning productivity boosts
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Stunning productivity boosts

19 Sep 11:00 PM

COMMENT: Let's look at a few of the productivity boosts you can enact.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Google secrets - stunning sales/marketing tricks
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Google secrets - stunning sales/marketing tricks

12 Sep 10:40 PM

COMMENT: Here are some clever ways to use the hidden features of Google Calendar.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Two surefire ways to fail in online marketing
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Two surefire ways to fail in online marketing

23 Aug 09:00 PM

COMMENT: It pays to understand how emails are screened, rejected or accepted.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Three tips to get your email marketing right
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Three tips to get your email marketing right

16 Aug 09:00 PM

COMMENT: I believe there are the five vital components of a successful marketing email.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Saving time and money in the office
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Saving time and money in the office

09 Aug 08:35 PM

COMMENT: I'd like to share a little secret with you to save you time and the business money.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Two easy, helpful productivity tips
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Two easy, helpful productivity tips

02 Aug 10:45 PM

COMMENT: At the end of the day take five minutes to review your time at work.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: The woe of a parent - make Pokémon go away
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: The woe of a parent - make Pokémon go away

24 Jul 09:00 PM

COMMENT: I love technology but what a pity it is that it makes games so accessible.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: When you don't need fans to bring in more business
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: When you don't need fans to bring in more business

19 Jul 10:30 PM

COMMENT: TradeMe was once the go-to site for selling, Facebook is gunning for its crown.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: MicroMoments and what you need to know
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: MicroMoments and what you need to know

10 Jul 10:20 PM

COMMENT: A new phenomenon due to the rise in smartphones is where we turn to our devices to answer a need.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: What can I use my smartphone camera for?
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: What can I use my smartphone camera for?

03 Jul 09:30 PM

COMMENT: A selection of ways you can use your smartphone camera.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: How to easily view your website traffic
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: How to easily view your website traffic

26 Jun 10:30 PM

COMMENT: Who is going to give you all these answers and without payment of money? Google!

Debbie Mayo-Smith: How wrong are your marketing activities?
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: How wrong are your marketing activities?

19 Jun 09:00 PM

COMMENT: How wide is the gulf between what you know you should do; and what you actually are doing?

Debbie Mayo-Smith: How to use Facebook Live for your business
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: How to use Facebook Live for your business

12 Jun 09:22 PM

COMMENT: Seven ways to use the new Facebook Live video streaming for your business.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Hands down the best email tip ever
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Hands down the best email tip ever

06 Jun 12:00 AM

COMMENT: This is going to be short. Sweet. Perhaps a bit life changing if you get piles of emails.

Why good customer experience makes dollars and sense
Business

Why good customer experience makes dollars and sense

29 May 11:30 PM

COMMENT: Think of the long term value of someone having a good experience in your business.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: He was pig headed proud and wasteful
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: He was pig headed proud and wasteful

15 May 08:00 PM

Yesterday, over lunch at an international conference, I was chatting to one of the other speakers. He was a fellow author, sometime journalist, and commentator, Debbie Mayo-Smith writes.

How you can reap rich rewards
Business

How you can reap rich rewards

08 May 09:22 PM

Learning software better is a surefire way to boost productivity + Win Outlook or Excel boot camp prize for your staff...

Is your marketing dumb, lazy and wasteful?
Business

Is your marketing dumb, lazy and wasteful?

01 May 09:30 PM

Debbie Mayo-Smith writes. is it me being stupid or are the vast majority of small businesses just plain lazy when it comes to marketing?

Debbie Mayo-Smith: How to make your dream come true
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: How to make your dream come true

17 Apr 09:32 PM

COMMENT: Let me share the five step plan I use to turn my dreams into reality.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: How you free up weeks of your life
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: How you free up weeks of your life

10 Apr 09:26 PM

COMMENT: Debbie Mayo-Smith talks how to free up your time.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Work faster turn on Gmail preview pane
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Work faster turn on Gmail preview pane

05 Apr 09:30 PM

COMMENT: Here's how to work faster and preview your emails without having to open each one.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: If you want more sales, do these six things
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: If you want more sales, do these six things

03 Apr 09:22 PM

COMMENT: If you want more sales, do these six things, writes Debbie Mayo-Smith.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Is your marketing material this bad?
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Is your marketing material this bad?

27 Mar 09:30 PM

COMMENT: Debbie Mayo-Smith talks avoiding marketing blunders.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Are you guilty of any of these time management mistakes?
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Are you guilty of any of these time management mistakes?

20 Mar 08:30 PM

COMMENT: Debbie-Mayo Smith talks five time management mistakes we should avoid to increase daily success.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: When it's OK to be a workaholic
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: When it's OK to be a workaholic

13 Mar 11:40 PM

Debbie Mayo-Smith shares her thoughts on when its OK to be a workaholic.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Working when you don't have to
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Working when you don't have to

08 Mar 09:00 PM

Debbie Mayo-Smith talks the benefits of working when you don't have to.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: How to increase your sense of accomplishment
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: How to increase your sense of accomplishment

06 Mar 08:30 PM

Having an early morning routine enables you to accomplish so much more in business and life, writes Debbie Mayo-Smith.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Pain and gain for a remarkable elevator pitch
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Pain and gain for a remarkable elevator pitch

21 Feb 08:30 PM

Debbie Mayo-Smith talks pain and gain for a remarkable elevator pitch.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Want to be happier? Try these four simple actions
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Want to be happier? Try these four simple actions

14 Feb 08:50 PM

Here are a few simple things that you can do which make a big difference with your work life balance, by using a more holistic approach.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: How to beat competition for your sale
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: How to beat competition for your sale

07 Feb 08:00 PM

Debbie Mayo-Smith talks ways to beat competition for your sale.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: The 2016 resolution that will save you time
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: The 2016 resolution that will save you time

31 Jan 11:00 PM

No more stolen moments wasted on an activity that isn't adding value to my life. Life is just too short to waste any of it, writes Debbie Mayo-Smith.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Planning guide for improving your 2016
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Planning guide for improving your 2016

24 Jan 10:50 PM

Debbie Mayo-Smith talks a planning guide that will help you derive a plan of action.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Five customer experience gems
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Five customer experience gems

06 Dec 08:30 PM

Debbie Mayo-Smith talks about five customer service gems.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Online newsletters - A fabulous business decision
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Online newsletters - A fabulous business decision

29 Nov 08:30 PM

Debbie Mayo-Smith talks ideas and strategies to make your online newsletter more valuable.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Is Facebook for business worth the effort?
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Is Facebook for business worth the effort?

19 Nov 09:00 PM
Debbie Mayo-Smith: Ideas to steal from a very smart marketer
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Ideas to steal from a very smart marketer

15 Nov 08:24 PM

I'm always looking for a good marketing story, which led me into a great discussion with one of my newsletter subscribers, Kirsten O'Brien, writes Debbie Mayo Smith.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Get on Google Maps for more business
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Get on Google Maps for more business

08 Nov 08:31 PM

I took my fingers to Google Maps. You might not notice that you can search for nearby restaurants, hotels, businesses. To my surprise, only a few were listed - even though it's free.

Debbie Mayo Smith: How to live overseas while running a business at home
Business

Debbie Mayo Smith: How to live overseas while running a business at home

25 Oct 08:30 PM

A lot of business owners don't talk to each other about problems- look and find someone to share and trust info with - networking. I always believe in networking.

Is your marketing content wrong?
Business

Is your marketing content wrong?

04 Oct 08:30 PM

I telephoned the Head of Collections for Westpac Bank and asked her ", what do you read for business"?

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Making more sales from your clients
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Making more sales from your clients

04 Oct 08:19 PM

Debbie Mayo-Smith talks about making more sales from your clients.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: A story of persistence
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: A story of persistence

06 Sep 09:22 PM

Persistence pays heaps. Most people in sales give up after the first go. Don't be in that category, writes Debbie Mayo-Smith.

One million dollars from an email
Business

One million dollars from an email

04 Sep 09:30 PM

When you work with a new client, you do research on It. That's what I do too.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Be the MasterChef of your own success
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Be the MasterChef of your own success

30 Aug 09:23 PM

Debbie Mayo-Smith shares her recipe for working smarter and tips for automating tasks.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Adapting to change
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Adapting to change

23 Aug 09:30 PM

Debbie Mayo-Smith talks to Julie Russell, Secretary of the NZ Bookkeepers Association, who was one of the early adopters of Xero accounting software.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Making your cash register sing
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Making your cash register sing

09 Aug 09:20 PM

Research shows that talking only about features has absolutely no impact on making a sale. Here are tips that do make an impact.

Finding new business opportunities
Business

Finding new business opportunities

02 Aug 09:30 PM

Two autopilot tricks you can set up so business opportunities come to your inbox daily, writes Debbie Mayo Smith.

Debbie Mayo Smith: Your biggest excel database mistake
Business

Debbie Mayo Smith: Your biggest excel database mistake

26 Jul 09:15 PM

Your database can be used to increase sales but many businesses make a crucial mistake. Debbie Mayo Smith explains.

Three database rules for easy effective marketing
Business

Three database rules for easy effective marketing

19 Jul 09:30 PM

Social media is popular, but nothing beats having your own database of clients and prospects to market to.

Four FREASY strategies for doing it smarter
Business

Four FREASY strategies for doing it smarter

12 Jul 09:30 PM

Debbie Mayo-Smith's free and easy tips presented to the rural contractor association but with relevance for many businesses.

$715K from a $45 investment: How to cheaply increase sales
Business

$715K from a $45 investment: How to cheaply increase sales

01 Jul 10:30 PM

How a hair salon used a simple database exercise to drastically increase sales, writes Debbie Mayo-Smith.

Two tips for growing sales and profit
Business

Two tips for growing sales and profit

28 Jun 09:48 PM

Tuihana Cafe Foodstore owner Nathan Dunn shares his business tips after turning around a struggling cafe.

Five ideas to help get more done at work
Business

Five ideas to help get more done at work

21 Jun 09:30 PM

There is a vast gulf between what business tools can do; and how people actually them, says Debbie Mayo-Smith.

Solving the dilemma of the missing email or folder
Business

Solving the dilemma of the missing email or folder

14 Jun 09:30 PM

Debbie Mayo-Smith gives tips on finding a missing email or lost folder in your inbox.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Strategy for word of mouth
Business

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Strategy for word of mouth

14 Jun 09:20 PM

Word of mouth is an inexpensive marketing strategy that supports a business activity to bring in more customers.

Is voicemail dead?
Business

Is voicemail dead?

07 Jun 09:30 PM

Debbie Mayo-Smith responds to claims that voicemail is dead - or should be. How many busy and overworked employees just let the phone ring?

Focus gets better results
Business

Focus gets better results

31 May 09:30 PM

In small businesses, managers and owners wear many hats. Make sure you have the right focus to reach your business goals.

What to do with business cards
Business

What to do with business cards

24 May 09:30 PM

Success comes more swiftly to those adept at marketing and promoting their businesses.

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