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6 reasons why a marketing professional can improve online value

Sometimes it is hard for business owners to understand the value of utilising a marketing professional to assist them.  Today we are going to look at just one area of a company’s marketing communications.  We are going to look at the website…
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Marketing Techniques: How to Stick in the brain!

When you think of marketing techniques for your business, if you drill all the way down, all you are really looking for is more people to buy your stuff, or the same number of people to buy more of it (or both).  So how can you make that…
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Why are robust processes critical to marketing success?

Whatever anyone says, Marketing is merely a process.  It is not a dark art, and anyone pretending that there is a “secret marketing formula” for success, is talking cobblers.  Marketing is actually a very logical process. …
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Why ROI is key to Marketing Strategy (and how to influence it)

In any sound marketing strategy all roads must lead to ROI (return on investment). Otherwise what is the point of it all?
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Why a marketing audit is such a powerful investment

So, first things first, what actually is a marketing audit?  Put simply it is a thorough review of everything that impacts upon the marketing of your business.  It usually comes as a surprise to most how many different elements of…
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What your business can learn from New Year rituals!

First of all, let us take the chance to wish everybody the warmest season’s greetings.  We hope you have a great year and that next year proves to be an even more successful 12 months.  Which brings us nicely onto the topic of our…
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Should Brexit impact how you conduct your Marketing?

Barely a week goes by without someone enquiring about the impact of Brexit on the SME marketplace. It is quite difficult to work out exactly what impact Brexit is going to have on SMEs. But one thing is for sure, if the external environment…
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How to Check Whether Your Marketing Messaging is Aligned

Is your marketing messaging aligned? Let’s face it, most business owners are specialists in their field.  Unless they are running a marketing agency or consultancy, marketing is unlikely to be their specialism.  So, is it any wonder that…
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Blockbuster Collapse is a Marketing Horror Movie

When last week’s news came out that Blockbuster were launching a temporary pop-up version of their video rental store in East London to celebrate the release of Deadpool 2, we felt a collective shudder go through our bodies.  We still…
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How a Marketing Consultant Can Help Your Business

For many who don’t have any in-house marketing resource, don’t know where to start, or have done very little in the way of any successful marketing historically, a marketing consultant is the best place to start when looking for a marketing…