by Kirsty France | Aug 28, 2025 | Brand voice, branding, content marketing, content writing, copywriting, writing
What does your marketing voice sound like? It might be a bit like your mum’s phone voice when you were a kid. You knew she was talking to someone important if her voice edged towards Lady Bracknell. The way you speak probably changes for different audiences, but how...
by Kirsty France | Dec 16, 2024 | blog writing, Christmas marketing, content writing, copywriting, writing
There’s something magical about the idea of a snow-covered workshop at the North Pole, where Santa supervises his elves as they make toys and get ready to load the sleigh on Christmas Eve. You might not think Santa’s workshop has much to do with copywriting, but I...
by Kirsty France | Nov 11, 2024 | branding, business growth, content marketing, content writing, copywriting, marketing, writing
When you’re a one-person business, you might not think of yourself as having a brand identity, but you probably know that your personality matters. Your character and values affect how you work, sell, and treat people. If you’re scared to put your personality into...
by Kirsty France | Nov 11, 2024 | Guest blog, writing
Why the F* would I write a cookbook? I had this food photography idea pre-pandemic and had just ordered ‘the’ dining table (to photograph on) when lockdown hit; so, I don’t even have that as an excuse! Looking back, it seems quite a strange thing to do. I wasn’t a...
by Kirsty France | Nov 4, 2024 | content writing, copywriting, writing
How do you deal with sensitive subjects in your content? Do you ignore them, skirt around the edges or share everything? You might wonder whether your definition of a touchy subject is the same as other people’s and worry about upsetting someone if you get it wrong....
by Kirsty France | Sep 30, 2024 | blog writing, content marketing, content writing, copywriting, emotional marketing, marketing, storytelling, writing
Once upon a time, our ancestors gathered around fires to tell stories that kept them alive. It bonded the tribe so they’d all look after each other and know to watch out for that scary-looking tiger that came ‘this close’ to eating the storyteller....
