Why simplicity can be a business strategy and how you can invest in it - MAF292 This week let's talk about simplicity. Simplicity can be a strategy. Simplicity can be your competitive advantage. It's hard but it's what customers want. This week it's just me and the mic and this is episode 292 of the Marketing and Finance Podcast. What you’ll hear about in this episode: • Why are so many businesses complex? • How complex language can be a red flag for complicated products and processes • What customers think about complexity • Four reasons why businesses get complicated and stay complicated • Three ways to keep things simple Links and Show Notes. For links to the books and apps mentioned, please visit http://rogeredwards.co.uk/MAF for the show notes. What is the Marketing and Finance (MAF) Podcast? This podcast is all about keeping marketing simple and all things finance. I’m Roger Edwards, a consultant, speaker and trainer from Edinburgh, helping you keep your marketing simple. The MAF Podcast is a 30-minute radio show you download from http://rogeredwards.co.uk/MAF, iTunes or Spotify. Each week you'll hear interviews with business experts, marketers, entrepreneurs and journalists. Interviews to listen to in the car, on the train or on the treadmill. Or even in the bath! We talk about: • How you can grow your business using content marketing and social media • How you can keep your Marketing strategy and communications simple • Topics, issues, products and business models from the world of finance You’ll take away one or two big ideas that you can apply to your business. So, you can keep marketing your business to keep growing your business. Please subscribe to the Podcast on iTunes and I’d be grateful if you would leave a review. http://rogeredwards.co.uk/itunes Fancy Appearing on the Show? Would you be interested in appearing on the MAF Podcast? Have you an exciting marketing or finance story to tell? Do you fancy drawing out some inspirational ideas that MAF listeners can take away to use in their own businesses? Do please contact me if you want to get involved: http://rogeredwards.co.uk