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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.

Consumers go for products with social media buzz

Consumers and business buyers are willing to pay up to 10 per cent more for brands that offer interesting content and engaging social media experiences, research finds.

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Marketing

Overcoming the marketing challenges in an early-stage business

Anil Stocker, founder of MarketInvoice, discusses how he was able to slowly build up a user base for his online finance platform.

Marketing

Living with Google: A new guide to SEO for a small business

Jasper Martens, head of marketing and communications at Simply Business, discusses how a small company should approach SEO with Google's algorithm changes in mind.

Marketing

Why SMS is not just about selling for small businesses

Holly Barber of FireText Communications presents five reasons for texting customers and prospects.

Marketing

On-site social: The key to social media e-commerce success

Social media can be frustrating and time consuming for a small business so get your customers and site visitors to look after it for you. Marketing expert Chloe Thomas explains how.

Marketing

Shoppers relying on social media when buying items online

Almost half of consumers say they now count on social media when making an online purchasing decision, research finds.

Marketing

Why small businesses should be mindful of timing when sending marketing emails

Marketers should avoid sending emails in the early hours in an attempt to top inboxes for the following morning, a study suggests.

Marketing

Using the internet to attract new clients

Entrepreneur Nicola Bird talks about taking your business to a virtual audience.

Marketing

Why small businesses should be mindful of timing when sending marketing emails

Marketers should avoid sending emails in the early hours in an attempt to top inboxes for the following morning, a study suggests.

Marketing

Using the internet to attract new clients

Entrepreneur Nicola Bird talks about taking your business to a virtual audience.

Marketing

That special something: Why promotional products work for small businesses

Marketing can sometimes be a hard beast to crack, regardless of which industry you work in and especially for small businesses. So where do promotional items fit in to the marketing mix of a digital world?

Marketing

The importance of promoting yourself as a small business: SEO

Rebecca Scully, managing director of PR agency Smarts, discusses how changes in SEO mean businesses should be more scrupulous than ever in their online ranking efforts.

Marketing

A guide to networking for a small business owner

Mark Asquith, co-owner and marketing director at DMSQD, gives insight into how to make the most of networking opportunities.

Marketing

How will social media attract more traffic to my website?

Having a presence on social media websites will help to increase brand awareness, which will help you to reach new customers that might not have found your products/services previously.

Business Technology

Why you should upgrade your tech now rather than later

To run an optimal business, you must have optimal tech. We explain why you must upgrade your business technology on a regular basis

Investing in a franchise

Should I buy a franchise or go solo?

Starting a new business is an exciting venture. But – especially in well-established industry sectors – a key question is whether it would be better to buy a franchise or go solo.

Partner content

16 ways to improve your business cash flow

Read here for 16 tried and tested tips and tricks to improve potential cash flow problems

Business management

How to create good cashflow habits

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