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Marketing & Branding
This series of blogs focuses on marketing and branding, to help you build your personal brand and presence on the job market.


If it ain't you...
Wow, it's been ages since I wrote a blog! I was busy delivering my course, which ended up being a great learning experience on both...

Sylvie Barr
May 7, 20225 min read


What's trending in your trade?
Photo credit: David Sjunnesson Dear all, I hope that 2022 has got off to a good start for you. New Year Resolutions are still stuck to I...

Sylvie Barr
Jan 22, 20222 min read


Are you Resolutely Ready for 2022?
Photo credit: Tim Mossholder Happy New Year to you all! I wish you and your loved ones a joyful, healthy and prosperous 2022 🙏🏻 Some of...

Sylvie Barr
Jan 8, 20224 min read


The most precious gift of all
Photo credit: Christian Wiediger Dear all, Another year has nearly gone by, and what a year it’s been… Again! Amongst the turbulence most...

Sylvie Barr
Dec 20, 20213 min read


Promises, Promises...
Photo credit: Andrew Petrov Events in the UK these past few weeks - namely in the world of politics - have prompted me to hit the...

Sylvie Barr
Nov 29, 20212 min read


Let's re-Connect
Photo credit: Omar Ram This is it, school’s out for summer! Time for a breather, time to recharge and have fun :) What will this look...

Sylvie Barr
Aug 2, 20213 min read


Just be yourself is a very bad advice
Photo credit: Mathieu Stern "Just be yourself is a very bad advice” he said. That was on LinkedIn a few days ago, posted by one of my...

Sylvie Barr
Jul 4, 20212 min read


How's Your Mental Health?
Hi, how are you? It’s been a while since I got in touch. Here we are, in May already, eager to move to the next phase of getting out of...

Sylvie Barr
May 15, 20212 min read


On Balance...
Hi there, how have you been? It looks like we are slowly emerging out of lockdown here in the UK, and there’s a bit more hope on the...

Sylvie Barr
Mar 20, 20213 min read


On Imbolc day
photo credit: Aaron Burden Well what a bumpy take-off for 2021!! I was back homeschooling early January with lockdown #3, and this time...

Sylvie Barr
Feb 2, 20213 min read


A Butcher's Tale
I hope you all had a good Christmas and a good dose of some ‘me time’ over the past few days. Excuse the interruption, but I wanted to...

Sylvie Barr
Dec 31, 20202 min read


Back to the Roots
Photo credit: Emma Gossett Phew! When I think of this year, the image of an obstacle course springs to mind! I do hope that you still...

Sylvie Barr
Nov 25, 20203 min read


The Beauty of You
‘A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms.’ When I read that quote a while ago, I loved it so much...

Sylvie Barr
Oct 19, 20203 min read


The 3 Pillars of a Healthy Brand
A healthy brand - read in ‘brand’ the imprint your business has in your customers’ minds - is a brand that sticks in people’s minds for...

Sylvie Barr
Jul 30, 20203 min read


Out of sight, out of mind...
... or on the importance to stay in touch With the ongoing global pandemic and many countries still in lockdown, you may have decided as...

Sylvie Barr
May 27, 20202 min read


Put the horse before the cart!
When I arrived in the UK, this idiom was one of the first that I learnt: ‘Don’t put the cart before the horse!’ The expression dates as...

Sylvie Barr
Mar 5, 20204 min read


On Purpose
As we're starting a new year, I’d like to share with you my views on a topic that made the headlines quite a few times in the marketing...

Sylvie Barr
Jan 8, 20204 min read
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