Expert Insights and Strategic Marketing Advice

After successfully servicing SME clients with strategic marketing advice and implementation support for almost 9 years, Opportunity Marketing has recently announced that it is going to launch a series of marketing event workshops across the UK. With the first event set to take place in Leeds (Carrwood Park) on  Wednesday 10th May, the “Discover Marketing Event (and how to…

The marketing gap, very simply, is the difference between where you currently are and where you are trying to get to.  This void is what you want your marketing activity to generate.  If you don’t know what this marketing gap is – how can you expect anyone to fill it? In order, for any marketer,…

Regardless of business size, one of the first things a business owner looks to get in order is a website – and that’s understandable given the digital age we live in. Websites are now playing a huge role for businesses, and for some e-commerce sites it’s literally everything to them. However, in many cases, businesses…

In a world of vast marketing budgets, newspaper ads and national T.V. spots, it can feel like a small business has very few options when it comes to advertising. But the truth is, small business marketing doesn’t have to be super expensive to be profitable. In fact, there are plenty of ways to put your offering in…

We are living in an increasingly global business climate, where brands are constantly encouraged to expand their marketing reach through social media and access an international talent pool remotely. While this offers potentially huge advantages for businesses, those at the wheel of SMEs should never underestimate the importance of forging connections within their local community. After all,…

If there is one small business statistic that stands out from the rest, it is the fact that an estimated 96% of ventures fail within their first 10 years. Conversely, this means that just 4 out of every 100 SMEs are able to achieve genuine longevity, regardless of the precise market or industry that they operate…