Matthew TelferYou can’t escape sponsorships. Brand logos, endorsed celebrities and promotional products are all over our screens and their...
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Over a third of Brits will do this year’s Christmas shopping online
A survey into Christmas spending habits has revealed that online shopping is now on the brink of being Britain’s favourite way to shop during the festive season. 10,000 people across the UK were asked how they’ll be doing the majority of this year’s Christmas shop, and what they loved most about shopping in-store and online […]
Planning for better marketing results
Badly organised feedback loops between marketing teams and designers always increases the amount of time a project takes, inflates costs, demotivates everyone involved and generally results in a piece of work no one is really happy with. A lot of this is totally avoidable by using a predetermined and structured feedback loop. The initial [...]
DIY marketing on a shoestring budget
My first marketing job was for a small, local law firm with a very small budget. This meant I had to be incredibly selective in the marketing we undertook, and I had to make sure every penny delivered. I also had to take on a lot of tasks other companies would normally outsource because we […]
It’s all part of the plan
For some marketers flying by the seat of your pants can be fun, especially as the deadline thunders towards you and the adrenalin kicks in, handing in briefs at the last minute or not starting until it is so late, nights are inevitable. For me, that’s a horrible way to work and I can’t do […]
Avoiding feature fatigue on your website
Feature fatigue occurs when a product has so many options and features that the user becomes overwhelmed and can’t face using them all. The user will either limit themselves to a small subset of the features, or abandon using the product altogether. I think this concept can also be applied to websites, both in terms […]
7 questions to ask a web designer pitching for your business
Unless you can afford an in-house designer, the likelihood is you will need to outsource building (or refreshing) your website to a web designer/ agency. Here are the top 7 questions I would ask web designers pitching for your business to make sure you get the best possible person for the job.
Can you answer these questions about your marketing? Part 2
Following on from part 1, this blog post will look at your email newsletter, website conversion rate, press releases and your competitors. Can you answer all these questions about your business marketing?
Can you answer these questions about your marketing? Part 1
In my opinion what sets good marketing apart from "bad marketing" is getting the basics right. By this I mean having actionable data on customers and the market that dictates the direction of a company's marketing.