Marketing

This section provides in-depth guides on the different marketing strategies and techniques small businesses can apply to help plan, promote, position and price their products and services.

How to achieve first-rate marketing on a start-up budget

Sammy Blindell discusses the low-cost and no-cost marketing strategies that net the most significant results, in the least amount of time.

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How an underwear company discovered its market’s needs

In this piece, Dr. Mark Davey discusses how key research among friends and family influenced an about-turn for the positioning of his underwear company.

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Small business tips for tracking your online reputation

Business owners can address the challenge of reputation management by employing brand monitoring tools. Here, Yana Yelina reviews some of them.

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Consumers buy products endorsed with user-generated images

People trust social media posts with user-generated images seven times more than traditional ads, a new study reveals.

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Six essential steps to getting your marketing strategy right

Here, David English explores the simple marketing tips to reaching more customers more effectively.

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Small businesses bemoan Facebook advertising system

SMEs express dissatisfaction with Facebook advertising, as many struggle to see their visibility turn into profit.

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Businesses are not measuring their social media marketing efforts

Businesses are failing to measure their social media marketing efforts regularly, according to new research.

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Five online marketing strategies to gear up for Christmas

With over 60 per cent of UK consumers doing half of their Christmas shopping online, it’s time to knock it up a gear, says Tim Cameron-Kitchen.

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Businesses are not measuring their social media marketing efforts

Businesses are failing to measure their social media marketing efforts regularly, according to new research.

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Five online marketing strategies to gear up for Christmas

With over 60 per cent of UK consumers doing half of their Christmas shopping online, it’s time to knock it up a gear, says Tim Cameron-Kitchen.

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Simple ways for your offline marketing to benefit your online marketing

Colour Graphics talks us through seven easy steps that use offline marketing to boost your presence online.

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Creating the perfect brand guide lines in three simple steps

Laura McLeod, senior digital marketing manager at 99designs, talks us through her 3 part guide to building the perfect brand.

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Why a strong online reputation strategy is a must

Simon Wadsworth discusses what small businesses can do to protect themselves while still making the most of the marketing opportunities offered by a strong online presence.

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