{"id":2686,"date":"2020-08-28T07:23:39","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T07:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zermatt.qodeinteractive.com\/?p=2686"},"modified":"2025-08-26T08:10:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T08:10:52","slug":"desa-potato-head-favors-village-vibes-over-resort-exclusivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bergasthouse.africa\/?p=2686","title":{"rendered":"Attention Entrepreneurs! Before you market to the world, start with your team."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2686\" class=\"elementor elementor-2686\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-63b4327 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no qodef-elementor-stretch-row-no qodef-elementor-overlay-no\" data-id=\"63b4327\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e09136\" data-id=\"3e09136\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-043586b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"043586b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Entrepreneurs, listen up! If you&#8217;re not using internal marketing to turn your team into brand advocates, you&#8217;re missing out on a huge opportunity to grow your business. Your team is your most valuable asset, and by harnessing their passion and enthusiasm, you can create a powerful marketing force that will help you reach new customers and increase your revenue.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1443501 elementor-section-full_width qodef-elementor-stretch-row-stretch elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no qodef-elementor-overlay-no\" data-id=\"1443501\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3484db\" data-id=\"c3484db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5790e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c5790e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/bergasthouse.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bergast-House-African-Employees-650x480.webp\" class=\"attachment-zermatt_image_size_square size-zermatt_image_size_square wp-image-7940\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15f408d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15f408d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 14px;\">MidJourney<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-914f0c4\" data-id=\"914f0c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-932e232 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"932e232\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"480\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bergasthouse.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bergast-House-650x480.webp\" class=\"attachment-qi_blocks_image_size_square size-qi_blocks_image_size_square wp-image-7941 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 650px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 650\/480;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/bergasthouse.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bergast-House-650x480.webp\" class=\"attachment-qi_blocks_image_size_square size-qi_blocks_image_size_square wp-image-7941\" alt=\"\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-965b3ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"965b3ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 14px;\">MidJourney<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-109a4aa elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no qodef-elementor-stretch-row-no qodef-elementor-overlay-no\" data-id=\"109a4aa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa772f3\" data-id=\"aa772f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbb17a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbb17a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In a difficult economy like Zimbabwe, it&#8217;s more important than ever to make the most of your resources. And your team is no exception. By using internal marketing to turn your team into brand advocates, you can create a powerful marketing force that will help you overcome the challenges of a constantly changing economy and grow your business.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f74044 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no qodef-elementor-stretch-row-no qodef-elementor-overlay-no\" data-id=\"7f74044\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e47590\" data-id=\"5e47590\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cda16f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cda16f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p id=\"ember2057\" class=\"ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph\">But it&#8217;s not enough to simply communicate your values and mission to your team. You need to actively encourage employee engagement, provide training and resources, recognize and reward employee efforts, and foster a positive company culture. When your team feels valued, supported, and empowered, they will be more likely to go above and beyond to promote your company and its offerings.<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13701f3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no qodef-elementor-stretch-row-no qodef-elementor-overlay-no\" data-id=\"13701f3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15cbf72\" data-id=\"15cbf72\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d270b9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d270b9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>And let&#8217;s not forget about the bottom line. By using internal marketing to turn your team into brand advocates, you can increase your revenue and grow your business. Your team&#8217;s enthusiasm and passion will translate into increased customer loyalty, more referrals, and higher sales.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20ba83a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no qodef-elementor-stretch-row-no qodef-elementor-overlay-no\" data-id=\"20ba83a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77134be\" data-id=\"77134be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98123b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98123b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Here are some examples of how you can do this:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70d308d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70d308d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"ember2063\" class=\"ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph\"><b>1. Communicate your values and mission: <\/b>Make sure that your team understands your company&#8217;s values and mission, and how their work contributes to these goals. You can do this through regular team meetings, company-wide emails, or even posters or signs around the office.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember2065\" class=\"ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph\"><b>2. Encourage employee engagement: <\/b>Encourage your team to share their ideas, feedback, and suggestions. You can do this through regular brainstorming sessions, suggestion boxes, or even anonymous surveys. Make sure that your team feels heard and valued.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember2067\" class=\"ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph\">3. <strong>Provide training and resources<\/strong>: Provide your team with the training and resources they need to effectively promote your products or services. This could include product demos, sales training, or even access to marketing materials like brochures or flyers.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember2069\" class=\"ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph\">4. <strong>Recognize and reward employee efforts<\/strong>: When your team goes above and beyond to promote your company, make sure that their efforts are recognized and rewarded. This could include bonuses, promotions, or even just a simple thank-you note.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember2071\" class=\"ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph\">5.<strong> Foster a positive company culture<\/strong>: Create a positive company culture that encourages teamwork, collaboration, and creativity. This could include team-building activities, company outings, or even just a fun and relaxed office environment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7db6d6a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no qodef-elementor-stretch-row-no qodef-elementor-overlay-no\" data-id=\"7db6d6a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ea2334\" data-id=\"2ea2334\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dd6a0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7dd6a0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So don&#8217;t miss out on this opportunity to take your business to the next level. Start using internal marketing to turn your team into brand advocates today, and watch as your business grows and thrives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entrepreneurs, listen up! If you&#8217;re not using internal marketing to turn your team into brand advocates, you&#8217;re missing out on a huge opportunity to grow your business. Your team is your most valuable asset, and by harnessing their passion and enthusiasm, you can create a powerful marketing force that will help you reach new customers [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7934,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[85],"tags":[24,25],"class_list":["post-2686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advertising-in-zimbabwe","tag-creative","tag-inspiration"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bergasthouse.africa\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bergasthouse.africa\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bergasthouse.africa\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bergasthouse.africa\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bergasthouse.africa\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2686"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/bergasthouse.africa\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2686\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8456,"href":"https:\/\/bergasthouse.africa\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2686\/revisions\/8456"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bergasthouse.africa\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bergasthouse.africa\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bergasthouse.africa\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bergasthouse.africa\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}