Posted by Penelope Herbert on November 14, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Your marketing spend is a vital part of business to understand and get under control. If you are looking for ways to cut business costs, you may have identified your marketing campaign as one area where you seem to be overspending. In fact, a lot of businesses could achieve the same marketing results while cutting … Continue reading →
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Posted by Penelope Herbert on September 29, 2017 · Leave a Comment
As a business owner, do you really know all there is to know about the best marketing processes that turns into tangible sales? You understand the importance of marketing, and of course, a lack of effective marketing will have a drastic impact on your business. When you are in the process of running your business, … Continue reading →
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Posted by Penelope Herbert on September 22, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Click through rate is now part of the modern marketing lexicon. Is it part of yours? If not, then you need to read these shamefully easy tips eight now! In the modern advertising world, there’s one term that everyone is speaking about. Every business and advertiser under the sun is talking about CTR (click through … Continue reading →
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Posted by Penelope Herbert on September 12, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Visual marketing is reaching another level because the brain craves infographics. 70% of sensory receptors are in your eyes, while it takes 50% of the brain to process visuals. It is no wonder that the number of visualized data on the internet has risen by nearly 10,000% in ten years. Yep, you read that … Continue reading →
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Posted by Penelope Herbert on August 23, 2017 · 1 Comment
Competition is always going to be fierce in the business world. As such, you need to make sure that you gain the upper hand for your business. Ideally, you want to separate your business from the rest of the crowd and make sure it seems like the smart choice for customers or users. But how … Continue reading →
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Posted by Penelope Herbert on August 10, 2017 · Leave a Comment
If your business offers any kind of service, then you have likely at least once floated the idea of offering free trials. Of course, no business owner likes the notion of a “free” anything. You’re in this to make money, not to offer a freebie that people can use and then abandon – so … Continue reading →
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Walk outside of your room or office and take a walk down the street. Look at your surroundings. What will you see? Well, you’re first likely to notice the architecture. The design of the street layout. The people around you. Once these social and navigational thoughts are understood, it’s likely that you’ll notice marketing. Marketing … Continue reading →
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The future of your company hinges on the steps you take to protect it today. Sure, growing the business is important. But it’s just as important to make sure that it’s fully protected before you fall into a trap that becomes very costly. Below, you will find out about some of the most important questions … Continue reading →
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Dreams do come true in business. The concept of viral marketing is a highly effective one if a somewhat complex one to utilize. Before we go any further, let’s define exactly what viral marketing is and how it can benefit business to ensure your dreams do come true. Viral marketing is the rapid sharing of … Continue reading →
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Is your business website boring? How would you know? You’re a clued up business owner. You know the internet and a vibrant online presence is vital when it comes to running a modern business. So you’ve done it: a check in the box, you’ve got the social media accounts and – of course – you’ve … Continue reading →
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Posted by Penelope Herbert on May 10, 2017 · 1 Comment
Perhaps your business achieved success in the past but it’s started to falter recently. As the market continuously changes, companies come and go within each industry on a never-ending basis. That’s the way business works. However, it doesn’t have to be the way your business works. The reason that the majority of companies fail to … Continue reading →
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Posted by Penelope Herbert on March 25, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Do you feel that your business has, of late, got itself stuck in a rut? Or do you simply feel that your business is ready to take the next step in its existence? Then you need to be brave enough to take it to the next level. This may mean doing things you’ve never … Continue reading →
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Posted by Penelope Herbert on March 15, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Have you ever thought about how to make your staff laugh? Or at least happy. The hardest part of being an employer is juggling the mammoth task of keeping your business operational whilst also ensuring the cogs that keep the system running (the people you employ) are running happily themselves. Unfortunately, you don’t rely … Continue reading →
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Posted by Penelope Herbert on October 28, 2016 · 1 Comment
So you’ve set up your new business. You’ve had the idea, and you’ve put in the work to make it a reality. First of all: congratulations! Being able to take that first step of conceptual to concrete is difficult and takes no shortage of hard work. But now you’re faced with a new dilemma: how … Continue reading →
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Posted by Penelope Herbert on October 26, 2016 · 1 Comment
Successful brands know that there’s more than one way to achieve the same result. It’s something that applies to most things in life, and in the context of this article; branding. The thing about brand marketing is that some strategies take a long time to achieve results. And others could just end up becoming a … Continue reading →
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Posted by Penelope Herbert on October 8, 2016 · 1 Comment
We all need to attract new customers and keep sales prospects flowing through the sales pipeline. However, marketing is a complex thing, requiring hours of hard work in analyzing the most intricate details and statistics. There are times when we need instant success, however. We can’t afford to mess around with long-term strategies that might … Continue reading →
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Posted by Penelope Herbert on October 6, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Snoop competitors is what you may need to do because the world of SEO and backlinks can be a tricky one to navigate. In fact, there are so many variables to consider that it can sometimes get a little overwhelming. But, as with many tricky things in life, there are short cuts. Probably the best … Continue reading →
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Posted by Penelope Herbert on October 4, 2016 · 1 Comment
SEO. Search Engine Optimization. Many marketing professionals have tried to insinuate for years that SEO is going to die. However, we’ve learned by now that SEO is never going away. The only thing that happens to SEO is change. Here’s why SEO is never going away: Giving Value To Customers Over the years SEO has … Continue reading →
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Posted by Penelope Herbert on October 1, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Offline Marketing? I know, it sounds crazy suggesting that you should be marketing offline in this day and age. But it makes a lot of sense. When you sell online, you do get the chance for a massive reach, but there’s no guarantee that anyone sees your business. Competition is so extreme online that … Continue reading →
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Posted by Penelope Herbert on September 13, 2016 · 1 Comment
Brand building is always a challenge especially when you’re a startup. And it’s even tougher if you have little money to spend on your marketing strategies! For many businesses, money is tight as banks aren’t so keen to lend cash to startups these days. So how can you start brand building on a budget? You … Continue reading →
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