Personalisation in marketing refers to the strategy of tailoring communication and experiences to individual customers. This is done by assessing their preferences, behaviours and past interactions and drives a marketing strategy that is far from the one size fits all… Continue Reading →
Podcasting is a good way for smaller businesses to make sure that they are reaching larger audiences. Our step-by-step guide will take you through everything you need to consider. What are the benefits of starting a podcast? Podcasts are very… Continue Reading →
If you’re a small business that doesn’t have the reach of some of your competitors, you need to take every opportunity to retain the business you have. One such way of ensuring repeat business is to set up subscriptions to… Continue Reading →
If you are considering how to improve relationships with your customers whilst also reaching your marketing objectives, then you may be thinking about making an eBook. This is an electronic book filled with online content. It will feature an in-depth… Continue Reading →
For those brands looking for a powerful strategy that can help them to connect with their target audiences, influencer marketing is becoming the clear way forward. Utilising the influence of social media figures who are incredibly popular can have a… Continue Reading →
User-generated content, or UGC refers to any content that is created by individuals rather than the brand. It refers to things like videos, reviews, text and images. It can be as simple as an image on your social media profile… Continue Reading →
In the last few years, the use of voice searches has been an increasingly popular option for many users. It offers them a simple way in which they can interact with a search engine at their own convenience. This should… Continue Reading →
Blog posts have long been touted as a worthy weapon to have in your marketing strategy. However, is this still the case or is it time to stop blogging and look for different ways to improve your marketing? A 2020… Continue Reading →
Named as the fastest ever-growing social media platform, TikTok has become so big that it has even made the list of the most popular downloaded apps anywhere in the world for the last three years. TikTok saw a significant rise in… Continue Reading →
When it comes to supporting small businesses, customers are not the only way in which they can be helped. From local directories to pop-up events, collaboration between SMEs can help everyone in ways that are perhaps less obvious. Collaborations are… Continue Reading →
Marketing may seem an intimidating concept it’s an area of business that is used by the smallest business to the largest conglomerate even if they don’t see it for what it is! Marketing can involve fancy ads and terminology but boil… Continue Reading →
For businesses expanding internationally language considerations are extremely important. Will you target English speaking countries, for instance, or multilingual audiences? This is an important decision because advertising materials and your website itself will need to be available in different languages. Any video resources will similarly need to be available in multiple languages or at least have subtitling or voice-overs on the videos. Matinee Multilingual talk about how best to tackle these multi-lingual issues.
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The Data Protection Act 2018 enshrines in law new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), giving protection to EU residents on how companies and sole traders manage the collection, process and use of their personal and sensitive data. The regulations apply… Continue Reading →
Nowadays, the success of any business is largely dependant on their marketing campaign. After all, you can have the best product on the market or the best service in your sector, but if no one knows about it, you are not going to get very far. The trouble is that there are so many marketing options to choose from, a lot of which are expensive, and no one wants to spend their money on something if the results aren’t guaranteed. Keeping that in mind, below we have put together some top tips and marketing suggestions for SMEs.
It is always a good idea to team up with other companies that are related to the services you provide, however, are not a direct competitor. You can then discuss and share experiences of sales training courses for your sales team for example. Or you can embark on joint projects together, from promotional giveaways to special events. This means twice as much notice, as you are going to be introduced to all of the other company’s customers, which are no doubt going to be interested in what you have to provide.
How often in your shy youth were you advised to be more assertive in your approach to people? Today, just how confident do you think you are in your persuasion techniques? And yet persuasiveness is just as important a skill… Continue Reading →
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