Building a good presence for your business on social media sites like Twitter, Facebook or Instagram should be a central part of any digital marketing strategy. A strong following can boost your business visibility online, and it’s a great way to engage with customers on a more personal and direct level. With a strong following also comes a ready audience for promotions and messages which can be shared and passed on, extending your reach and growing your business.
Scarcity bias. It’s what makes us go crazy at Christmas trying to find the last L.O.L. Surprise doll left in the country for our child. It’s what makes those ‘Only three left in stock!’ banners work. For a small business, having production limitations due to cash or staff numbers can be a big problem. You […]
In our marketing trends post of 2020, we briefly touched upon inclusive marketing; that is, creating a platform that is accessible for all. While included in the marketing trends article, we should highlight that making your marketing inclusive and accessible isn’t a one-off or short term task. It’s something to review frequently as technologies and […]
Facebook has brought forward the introduction of Facebook Shops, its own shopping platform within Facebook and Instagram platforms – a direct result of COVID-19. Businesses can now sell their products within the social media environments their customers are used to. Potentially, this is a huge opportunity for small businesses to take advantage of. What is […]
Managing your online advertising as a small-to-medium business can be very challenging, whether you are taking care of it personally, or you’re fortunate enough to have a dedicated member of the team to look after it. In addition to the creation of ads, you also have to manage budget, targeting, and measurement of performance. On […]
Shake up your digital marketing strategy this year with these top twenty in 2020 digital marketing trends. Voice Search and Conversational AI – is code which can offer personalised and instant responses to web queries which give the user answers and information as required adds up to a better UX. Personalisation – includes using targeted […]
I was grumpy in the extreme when I started being bombarded with phrases like ‘TikTok strategy’ and having my nice Instagram Discover feed infiltrated by chirpy teens sharing their new-age Vines. Now, I gave Snapchat a go. I did. I downloaded it, had a look about and decided it wasn’t for me. Or the business […]
Collecting online reviews from previous clients is great practice for companies of all kinds. Customer reviews honestly and sincerely present your capability as a company and the value you have provided to clients over the years. They’re an invaluable source of social proof – the new word of mouth. It’s a great feeling when your […]
The trouble with social media is that everyone reckons they can do it. It’s just writing a sentence and clicking post, right? I wish that were true. Good social media is many things but when it comes to social media for your business, one of the most important of those things is safe. Not boring; […]
Multi-platform marketing is a form of digital marketing whereby you spread your marketing efforts across a number of platforms; social media, email, newsletters; instead of focussing on one specific platform, for example, Facebook or Twitter. In this guide, we’ll be focussing on social media platforms but the methods can be used across other platforms too. […]
The best hashtags on social media serve three key purposes: 1. They correctly categorise content according to the hashtags that are used in posts, making it easier for audiences to find content they wish to read. 2. They expand the reach of content in which they are included. 3. They give accounts a way to […]