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 return.  What is the “golden bullet” of marketing which can take me to a…

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 cut… Q: Should a business get their website sorted before considering their wider marketing strategy?A: Definitely not! It amazes us…

Do you sometimes feel like you could do with some marketing help? Many small businesses don’t often have large budgets to splash out on marketing. This is why it’s important to ensure they invest their money in the right areas. However, with marketing covering such a broad spectrum of topics, it can be difficult to understand where…

When people hear the word “Marketing” they often think of all the creative outputs of marketing – TV advertising, big brands, websites, digital campaigns, glossy brochures and all that sexy stuff that oozes creativity. You will often hear marketing departments get called the “pretty picture” parade, or if someone asks what the marketing team are…

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 look good”, PR, social media, websites and Google – and you will probably get the odd one…

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,…