Basic Bananas Journal

The latest tips from the Basic Bananas team

How to stop your emails from going to spam

5 reasons to keep people subscribed and opening your emails Your email database is next year’s sales. It’s your potential to generate sales with just a few emails. It’s more valuable than your bank account and will actually fill your bank account sustainably if your leads are all nurtured well. Read more

Pique your (P)interest | A quick guide to Pinterest marketing strategy

What’s Pinterest? Founded by internet entrepreneurs Ben Silbermann, Paul Sciarra, and Evan Sharp in 2009 (FUN FACT: Basic Bananas was also founded in 2009) (FUN FACT: Basic Bananas was also founded in 2009) Read more

How to choose thebest email marketing software for your business

If only email marketing software were created equal, then this would be a no-brainer. When considering cost, learning curve, unique features and customer support, there’s just so much to think about. Read more

The Culture Matrix™ (Part 4 of 4)

In the final installment of this 4-part series, Franziska walks us through activating the culture matrix code and principles across the business.  Highlights: 0:00 Recap of Part 1: Culture Pulse Check 0:24 Recap of Part 2: Creating team principles,...

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The Culture Matrix™ (Part 3 of 4)

In the third episode of this 4-part series, Franziska shares how to put together a Culture Book, including a special sneak peek of the Basic Bananas Culture Book for a little bit of inspiration for your own Culture Matrix.  Highlights: 0:00 Recap...

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S12 EPISODE 4: Social Media for Business

S12 EPISODE 4: Social Media for Business

Social media is not going away and when using socials to market your business, you want to maximise your returns in the shortest amount of time. Usually, we focus on grabbing people’s attention and building trust with them to then drive them off...

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The Culture Matrix™ (Part 2 of 4)

In the second episode of this 4-part series, Franziska explains how to review the Culture Pulse Check results from your team in order to come up with a set of principles, behaviours and non-behaviours that are all in line with your brand strategy...

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The Culture Matrix™ (Part 1 of 4)

In this first episode of a 4-part series, Franziska shares 10 questions you could ask your team in order to help you understand where your culture matrix is at the moment. Highlights 0:00 Intro 0:31 Why culture matters 1:16 The Culture Code 2:04...

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