Maintain visibility with your customers during COVID-19 - it's important. Right now, it's an unprecedented time and many businesses are having to scale-down or hibernate until the lockdown is lifted or the economy improves. If you stop doing your marketing, customers may think you’ve had...
Imagine you are listening to a lecture. After a while facts and statistics start to bounce off you. But then the presenter says, ‘now let me tell you a story’. Immediately your interest is piqued. Stories appeal to us on a very basic level and...
Have you ever received an email from a ‘marketing expert’ promising you pole position on Google? You are not alone. But should you consider taking up this kind of offer? The reality is this is probably someone touting unethical SEO tactics that could damage your...
It’s rare for a business not to have a website. But having a presence online is not enough to secure leads. In fact, a poor website could be damaging your business growth by pushing customers towards your competitors. Is your website failing your business? If alarm bells...
TikTok is a social media platform getting a lot of press right now, and with good reason. It is one of the world’s most downloaded apps in recent years with more than 614 million accounts activated in 2019 alone. As a new app mainly used...
For an industry focused on reputation, PR doesn’t have the best rep going. A lot of this comes down to misinformation about what PR actually is and a bunch of people flogging ‘PR services’ without the proper qualifications, experience or intentions. The Chartered Institute of Public...
If you’ve come to this post wanting to know how to get the best social media ROI for your business and do it fast, then you’re in the right place. If you want me to say you can do it for free, then I’m afraid...
People like dealing with people - fact! And in the real world, none of us is perfect. So why do businesses try to market themselves as infallible? In recent years, consumers have become much more savvy. They know products are flawed, companies have had scandals,...
Google My Business is a powerful tool that puts businesses in front of customers near them. If you’re thinking this is just another online fad that you can put on the back burner, think again. Claiming and optimising your profile today will mean an increase...
Many businesses are built around their founder - a champion for everything their company stands for and delivers. That’s why having a good personal brand is so important for small business owners. You want your customers to recognise you as the go-to person within your industry....
