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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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 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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Anil Stocker, founder of MarketInvoice, discusses how he was able to slowly build up a user base for his online finance platform.
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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.
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Holly Barber of FireText Communications presents five reasons for texting customers and prospects.
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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.
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Almost half of consumers say they now count on social media when making an online purchasing decision, research finds.
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Marketers should avoid sending emails in the early hours in an attempt to top inboxes for the following morning, a study suggests.
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Entrepreneur Nicola Bird talks about taking your business to a virtual audience.
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Marketers should avoid sending emails in the early hours in an attempt to top inboxes for the following morning, a study suggests.
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Entrepreneur Nicola Bird talks about taking your business to a virtual audience.
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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.
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Mark Asquith, co-owner and marketing director at DMSQD, gives insight into how to make the most of networking opportunities.
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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.
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