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How to avoid wasting marketing budget

The majority of SME businesses are very wary of spending money, which is completely understandable. Some of the more forward-thinking business owners realise that marketing is an investment and that, in order to grow, they need to invest. However,…
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The Marketing Insanity Test

There is no doubt that one of the most commonly heard clichéd sayings surrounds the definition of “Insanity”. It is often credited to Albert Einstein, but like so many famous saying attributed to him, there is very little evidence to back…
Marketing's Golden Bullet Secret

Marketing’s “Golden Bullet” Secret

One of the questions that often gets asked of marketing companies is "what should I be doing?" or "what are the quick wins?".  In actual fact what most businesses are asking is what is the quick and easy way to invest my money to get a good…
Marketing's Chicken & Egg Dilemma
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The Answer to Marketing’s “Chicken and Egg” Dilemma

One of the world’s most famous questions…. ”which came first”.  Whichever way you look at it there is always an equally compelling counter argument, an alternative perspective.  However, within marketing the answer is much clearer…

Avoiding the 5 Classic ROI Pitfalls

Marketing is an area of business that is widely misunderstood.  If you ask 100 small business owners what “marketing” means to them, you will get a plethora of different answers that range from advertising, selling, branding, “make you…