Jody Sharpe

I'm a Branding & Online Marketing Specialist and my company, "Sharpe Design Solutions" is passionate about helping local small business achieve marketing success.

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Today will be the best Monday of the week 😉 Make the most of if people! (at Sharpe Design Solutions)

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My idea of a mixed breakfast. First time trying avocado & egg... Yummo! Thanks for the avo @seciliatautu 😁 #haveanavo (at the sharpes place)

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Now this is more like spring! Beautiful morning for a walk with Polo before work 🐾 #sunshine #nofilter #happydays (at Sharpes House :))

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Dull & grey today but Mr Percival doesn't seem to mind ☔️☁️ #wednesday #humpday (at Sharpe Design Solutions)

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Wow who would have thought this afternoon would turn out like this? #bringonspring (at Sharpe Design Solutions)

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Always nice to end a hectic working week with a relaxing backyardFriday night fire 🔥with @_sharpie9 @ella_sharpe 😊 (at Sharpe Design Solutions)

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Walking buddies #MoveItToLoseIt @ellasharpe_ (at the lake near Sharpies place)

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Sweaty Betty's after out workout! #MoveItToLoseIt @ellasharpe_ (at the lake near Sharpies place)

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Enjoying a nice cool change on our walk this morning 😊 (at Sharpe Design Solutions)

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Waiting for The concert to start. Light rain cooled things down a bit. @ellasharpe_ (at Hope Estate)

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Wine tasting in the Hunter Valley before the concert #ILoveTheHunterValley (at Small Winemakers Centre)

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My lilies are opening and they smell divine 😁 Highly recommend Emma's Floral Designs! (at Sharpe Design Solutions)

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Beautiful Lake Macquarie, crystal clear water, leaves Tuggerah Lakes for dead 😳

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Sometimes I look out the window and see Lola... and just smile :) #KombiLove

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Sometimes I look out the window and I see Lola...and just smile :) #KombiLove (at Sharpe Design Solutions)

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Cooking Up Great Marketing Strategies

I love to cook. I love reading cook books and have dog-eared countless recipes in magazines. But I can’t say I’ve ever followed a recipe to the letter and yet I always manage to whip up a successful meal even if I’m missing some of the ingredients. The best cooks are often the ones know how to open up the fridge and pantry and creatively put together a dish based on using what they have at the ready. Cooking a great meal is an art and recipes are the science of cooking. I think of marketing the same way.

I love marketing. I have read just as many marketing books as I have cook books and I’ve dog-eared countless articles on the “recipe to marketing success”. But I apply the same philosophy to marketing as I do for cooking; I take stock of the ingredients I have available, assess their strengths and opportunities and put together my own creative marketing recipe to suit the individual tastes and needs of my own business or my clients. My online marketing guru Lorrie Thomas Ross says “Flavour doesn’t come from books – it comes from hands-on creative execution”.  In a world gone mad for cooking shows, maybe I should change my name from Sharpe Design Solutions to Creative Marketing Cooking lol?! If you’d like me to whip up a delicious marketing plan for your business, message me now. Bon Appetite! By Jody Sharpe, Branding & Online Marketing Specialist at Sharpe Design Solutions

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Mum bought me this glass, she knows me so well 😉 @dianne_gillett (at Sharpe Design Solutions)