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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.

How to get 1,000 followers on your small business Instagram

Here are three things you need to do to quickly build Instagram followers, which can convert into sales down the line

Marketing

Marketing

On the first day of Christmas, my SEO said to me… festive search guide

12 days of digital Christmas: Rob Marsden offers a dozen tips on how to ace your SEO strategy and make sure you rank on top of Google this festive season

Marketing

Guide to commercial vehicle wrapping for small business

If your company vehicle is in desperate need of a refresh, consider van wrapping. We'll take you through the basics.

Marketing

Neil Patel reviews his journey to success: learn from his top 5 mistakes

Neil Patel is one of the most well-known digital marketers in the world, whose site earns over 3m visitors each month. His clients include Amazon, Google, Salesforce and eBay. However, his path to success has not always been straightforward. Here you can learn from his 5 biggest mistakes

Marketing

5 interesting ideas for your October press releases

What should you be focusing your press releases on this October? Simran Ghata-Aura of Journolink shares her ideas.

Marketing

5 press release ideas for small businesses in the new school term

Simran Ghata-Aura of Journolink suggests PR opportunities for small businesses in the early days of the new school term.

Marketing

Five effective digital marketing tips for a small business

The digital world is a crowded place. Marketers are clamouring to have their voice heard. On top of this, the concentration span of customers is diminishing. How, as a start-up, can you get your voice heard? Here are some digital marketing tips.

Marketing

5 things you should include in your press pack or media kit

Alison Shadrack of Adia PR tells us how to create a press pack or media kit so that you can promote your small business to journalists.

Marketing

Five effective digital marketing tips for a small business

The digital world is a crowded place. Marketers are clamouring to have their voice heard. On top of this, the concentration span of customers is diminishing. How, as a start-up, can you get your voice heard? Here are some digital marketing tips.

Marketing

5 things you should include in your press pack or media kit

Alison Shadrack of Adia PR tells us how to create a press pack or media kit so that you can promote your small business to journalists.

Marketing

Business cards and first impressions

A business card is not only a physical reminder of a meeting but also the first step in building an effective client relationship.

Marketing

Social Media Metrics – It’s Time To Measure What Matters

In this article Lois Freail, Head of Social Media and Content at Ecrubox Digital, argues that 'Vanity Metrics' such as followers, page views and likes, are not a good way to measure the impact of your social media efforts. Instead, you should focus on engagement and conversions.

Marketing

9 tricks to boost your small business blog posts

Take on these nine tips to maximise the readership, revenue and visibility of your small business blog posts.

Marketing

6 hacks to improve your small business digital marketing

BBC Apprentice winner Mark Wright offers small businesses six ways to get results from their digital marketing.

Employing & managing staff

The importance of vocational rehabilitation services for SMEs

In Aviva’s latest SME research*, 57 per cent of employers surveyed agreed that nowadays employees expect benefits to protect against loss of income or earnings. What do you offer your people?

Partner content

What are the benefits of business broadband?

Business broadband offers a host of advantages over standard domestic connections, here’s why you should be considering an upgrade

Partner content

How should I select my business broadband provider?

As with any supplier, it’s important to do your research and ask important questions before you select a broadband provider for your business. But what are the must-have things you should take into consideration?

Business Technology

Future-proof your business communications set-up

Landlines as we know them will be scrapped in 2027 – along with a raft of upcoming business changes. Here's how to ensure your communications set-up is fit for whatever the future brings