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Marketing review: The importance of an outsider’s perspective to overcome the internal bias

When it comes to a marketing review, who knows your business better than you? “No-one” is the likely answer.  So why do some businesses opt to bring in external consultants to advise on areas such as marketing?  Surely the knowledge…
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How to identify which marketing tips are right for you?

Sometimes it seems like everyone has an opinion on marketing. Not just marketing experts but other business owners, employees, suppliers, and even your well-meaning friends and family members want to give you marketing tips. There’s advice…
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How to identify the perfect time for a marketing consultation

What do you think of when you hear the word “marketing”? Do you think branding? Website? Social media? It’s easy to focus on surface-level outputs – the stuff your customers see – but there’s much more to marketing than adverts…
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How to evaluate if your marketing strategy is still fit for purpose

Is your marketing strategy still fit for purpose? The world has changed significantly over the last 12 months. Some experts think this is an inevitable paradigm shift and things will never truly return to how they were pre-2020. But, whilst…
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A guide on how to know which marketing companies to trust!

The marketplace is littered with a plethora of marketing companies.  Some are very niche by the sectors they serve. Some are very specialist in the services that they offer.  Many of them are more generalist marketing companies who…
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Why marketing campaigns and strategies are different yet essential for business growth

It would be stating the obvious, during our current times, that finding ways to grow a business is a challenge.  With restrictions and guidelines constantly changing, is there any point in businesses even trying to plan for the future?     As…