Marketing Skills

Enhance your expertise with actionable tips and guidance in the Marketing Skills category. From mastering communication to optimising campaigns, discover the essential tools and techniques to improve your marketing effectiveness and drive results.

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How To Set Realistic Marketing Goals

How To Set Realistic Marketing Goals

Setting marketing goals can be a daunting task for many business owners, especially when you’re just starting out. It can be hard to know what’s realistic and what’s too ambitious. The good news is that setting realistic marketing goals doesn’t have to be overwhelming.  All it takes is a bit of research, some creative thinking, and an honest assessment of…

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Organised Targeted Marketing Plans: A Step-By-Step Guide

Organised Targeted Marketing Plans: A Step-By-Step Guide

Here is a step-by-step guide to developing an organised targeted marketing plan. An organised targeted marketing plan is essential for any business looking to increase its growth and success. Having a clear step-by-step guide in place will help you know your customer and identify who your target audience is.  Furthermore, you will be able to establish exactly what your goals…

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How To Develop A Small Business Digital Marketing Strategy

How To Develop A Small Business Digital Marketing Strategy

It’s no secret that digital marketing has become an essential part of doing business in the 21st century.  This is something that has become even more important over recent years. Especially with the emergence of AI in marketing. But for many small business owners and junior marketing teams, it can be hard to know where to start when it comes…

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How To Run A Successful Small Business Marketing Campaign

How To Run A Successful Small Business Marketing Campaign

The Importance Of Marketing If you’re the owner of a small business, chances are you’re well aware of the importance of marketing and having a marketing strategy. After all, if no one knows about your product or service, it will be impossible to make sales—it’s as simple as that. But in today’s competitive landscape, it’s not enough to simply have…

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How To Create A Small Business Marketing Plan

How To Create A Small Business Marketing Plan

Here’s my How To Create A Successful Small Business Marketing Plan blog. This will guide you through the very basic principles of small business marketing planning. Marketing Is Key To Your Success As a small business owner, you know that marketing is key to your success. But without an effective marketing plan, it can be a challenge to determine which strategies…

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Sporadic Marketing Syndrome

Sporadic Marketing Syndrome

Sporadic Marketing Syndrome is something that many small businesses suffer the impact of. This blog defines the challenges this causes for businesses and offers some actionable solutions. What Is Sporadic Marketing Syndrome Sporadic Marketing Syndrome is phrase that I coined, recently, whilst recording my Avoiding Marketing Mayhem, Be Better With Tracy Heatley, podcast episode.  Honestly, I don’t know why I…

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