Marketing
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7 Business Blunders to avoid this Christmas
Jedda Cain | December 14, 2018Christmas is undoubtedly one of the busiest times of the year for most business owners. However, a lot of businesses make some common marketing mistakes during Christmas time and put their brand in jeopardy.
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How to increase your brand credibility
Amelia Atkins | November 23, 2018Among so many qualities that brands strive to build, the one that stands out as the most vital for your success and longevity is credibility.
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Make your business’s homepage stand out!
First 5000 | November 10, 2018Every business needs an internet presence to offer information, drive sales and compete in the modern marketplace, but what makes a good webpage? Here are the top 8 must have items to make sure your page welcomes potential customers rather than driving them away.
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Understanding social media metrics
David Webb | October 23, 2018When it comes to tailoring your firm’s social media campaign and improving your social media presence, there is no such thing as an irrelevant metric. Everything can come in as handy at one point, but what do all the different terms mean?
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6 creative ways to promote your new firm
Amelia Atkins | September 23, 2018Making the most of inexpensive but creative ways to promote a new venture can help you gain a foothold in the market.
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Whatever happened to ‘Shoes of Prey’?
Jessica Pallant | September 14, 2018The meteoric rise, and equally abrupt fall, of Australian ‘design your own shoes’ company Shoes of Prey highlights the dark side of the paradox of choice and shows that online made-to-order approaches might not solve the fashion industry’s problems.
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Big Bang to Batman…or how to be a marketing and sales superhero!
Joe Perri | July 14, 2018You can have the best product in the world, but unless you’re willing to ‘get it out there’ and make those hard, difficult sales calls…then the sales and income aren’t going to just materialise on their own.
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The benefits of podcasting your business
Stephen Barnes | July 3, 2018If you’re a Business-to-Business company, then there are lots of reasons to consider adding podcasts into your marketing mix.
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The empty Trojan Horse…or losing new business opportunities by poor marketing!
Joe Perri | June 8, 2018Firms which fail to keep pace with evolving consumer demands and expectations through the application of modern marketing and communication processes face a difficult future.
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Getting your PR on point
Joe Perri | May 31, 2018Many business owners overlook the importance of public relations or lump the process into a vague collection that includes advertising, marketing, promotion and sponsorship. Rather than an expensive and frivolous extra, good public relations can be vital to a company’s success.
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Who owns customer experience in your company?
Sarah Hall | May 30, 2018Optimizing your company’s customer experience – or CX – will become an ever more important factor in sustaining success. Companies can embrace this trend by making CX not only a business goal, but part of the intrinsic value they deliver to consumers.
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How to write a business proposal… that succeeds
Robin Hastings | April 26, 2018Companies wanting to present an idea to a prospective partner or to take advantage of an opportunity in the market often make one of three simple mistakes.
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Spacenow gives purpose to unused areas
Helen Hull | April 21, 2018A new website looks to help businesses and private individuals make the most of unused spaces in their premises and homes.
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The benefits of live chat on your business website
Josh Wardini | April 16, 2018Quick and efficient customer care is essential to stay ahead in the online shopping world. Live chat offers the fastest way to respond to customer queries through your web store and boosts sales, retention, brand reputation and customer satisfaction.
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CEOs set growth priorities for 2018
First 5000 | March 2, 2018A new survey of 133 CEOs, Directors of Marketing and Sales, and CMOs reveals the areas where companies are likely to invest for growth this year.