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Marketing

So you have a website, now what? Time to embrace some tip-top marketing to grow your small business audience and sell your lovely stuff

Marketing

8 nifty marketing techniques I miss from my big business days

14 April 2023
Marketing

5 influencers tell us how they really feel about gifting

11 May 2022
Marketing

13 bloggers and influencers tell us what they love (and hate) to see in brand pitches

13 April 2022
Industry Insights, Marketing

35 small business owners tell us why they’ve fallen out of love with Instagram in 2022

7 February 2022
Blogging, Marketing, SEO

5 local Bristol bloggers who love collaborating with small businesses

23 July 2021
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Marketing

8 boring reasons why your competitor has more Instagram followers

28 February 2021
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Marketing

7 (plus 3) smart & easy things to do *after* your Instagram post goes viral

Some helpful pieces of advice to prepare you for when you get your 15 minutes of Instagram fame.
28 January 2021
Marketing

6 frustrating ways your brand is damaged when someone regrams your Instagram content

19 October 2020
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Marketing

8 useful things to include in your Instagram bio for 2020

8 July 2020
Marketing

4 sensible reasons why you should never apologise for taking a break from Instagram

13 May 2020
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Marketing

6 marketing emails received during the pandemic that have absolutely nothing to do with coronavirus (and one that does)

16 April 2020
Marketing

Investing in your business’ PR payoff featuring PR Dispatch

8 April 2020
Marketing

Stop comparing your small business marketing efforts to high street giants like Monki

19 March 2020
Marketing

6 insider tips for small businesses who fancy a collab with bloggers & influencers

27 February 2020
Marketing

How to help marketing emails avoid spam filters and reach your customers

7 November 2019
Marketing

How to calculate when a magazine advertisement is right for your small creative business

We're giving you a bit of intel and some useful questions to ponder before you say yes to something that potentially isn't right for your small business.
30 September 2019
Marketing

Four ways I’ve tried (and failed) to impress that pesky Instagram algorithm

8 August 2019
Marketing

Why small businesses should organise their marketing into campaigns

27 September 2018
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