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Video marketing: are you doing it right?
It's the most effective marketing tool available. Video marketing; are you doing it right? Why is video king? Put simply, it has higher engagement and conversion rates than any other form of content. Hubspot predicted that adding a video to a landing page of a...
A guide to Core Web Vitals in Google Search Console
A guide to Core Web Vitals in Google Search Console We include Core Web Vitals stats in our SEO audit reports and whilst I was summarising them to a client the other day, I thought it might be helpful to explain in more depth on the blog too. Why now? We asked digital...
Demystifying PPC for small business owners
What is PPC advertising? PPC or pay per click advertising is a way of generating traffic to your website by paying a third party to display ads. Typically when people mention PPC they’re talking about Google Search Ads, which are the text ads that appear when someone...
4 simple steps to unlock your creative mind
There's a certain pressure as a creative company to maintain a good flow of ideas. And not just any ideas, those that stand out or break the mould. Ideas that surpass mediocre. And for me personally, especially as a marketer rather than a designer, illustrator or...
Building brands that endure
Some years ago, on a business trip to Boston Massachusetts, I woke up first morning, to snow. Or, at least, that’s what the radio announcer was telling me. So, what did I do? Well, I dashed to the window to see for myself. I’d arrived at my hotel late the night...
Are 4 E’s the new marketing mix?
Are 4 e's the new marketing mix? The other day I was guest speaker at an Enterprise Nation event and in my talk, I briefly touched on a new approach to the fundamentals of value, the pillars of building a customer relationship. Something called the 4 E’s. We do like a...
Improve your ecommerce SEO in 5 steps
Optimising for search traffic on an ecommerce site can take a lot longer than on a company or portfolio website due to the layers of that site e.g. Supermarket Homepage > Groceries > Frozen Food > Frozen Vegetables & Herbs > Frozen Prepared Vegetables....
Affiliate marketing and how to do it successfully
You’ve probably heard of affiliate marketing, but you may not have considered adding affiliate links to your website to create a new revenue stream. But affiliate marketing can be an effective way of maximising your existing audience and earning commission from sales...
The challenges of arts marketing
Artwork by Paul Martin at Martin Studios Whenever I begin advising small organisations or artists on their online marketing, I come across one particular challenge more often than any other: over-ambitiousness. Usually of course, ambitiousness is a quality we should...
How to write intelligent copy
When I was at middle school (also known as junior school), I started reading the dictionary every night. I did this because I believed I needed to be more intelligent. I thought that knowing more words would help dramatically. Now that I’m a grown up, I’ve had various...
Experiential marketing and why we should ‘be more Samsung’
About a month or so before the world as we know it changed and the opportunity to go out became a thing of the past (for now), my view and understanding of Samsung completely changed. I don’t use any Samsung products nor have I been a champion of the brand. But all of...
The things every author must know before writing a book
Guest post by Jon Card Writing a book is tough but, with one already under his belt, author and journalist Jon Card offers advice for anyone currently slaving over a manuscript. A mixture of joy and relief overcame me when I finally received notification that How to...
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