In this week’s instalment of our Ultimate Marketing Strategy series, we’re looking at everything you need to know about competitor research. We’ve delved into drafting your Executive Summary (Part 1), Market Research (Part 2) and Target Market (Part 3) — now, it’s...
Your target market is who you’re directing your marketing at, who you want to capture the attention of, who you want to engage and interact with. Understanding who your target market is, in as much detail as possible, makes all the difference between reaching your...
Market research is a big and important part of your marketing strategy. As we navigate through the Covid-19 business landscape, it can offer clarity and direction at a time when it’s easy for the current circumstances to overwhelm us and throw us into uncertainty....
In this series of articles, we teach you how to create a marketing plan that will help you grow your business. Part 1: The Executive Summary
Every year, do you notice informational articles about SEO trends? There's a good reason for that. Google keeps companies on their toes by constantly changing their game. In fact, Google algorithms have turned the giant into more of an answer engine than a search...
The beauty marketing industry is a great one to study because it's so dynamic and varied. Because the industry is diverse, the marketing techniques are diverse too. For example, an international brand will use tone of voice differently to an indie brand. A brand...
Writing for the internet is tough. WordPress.org (one of the world’s largest content management systems) estimates that its users publish more than 70 million pages per month, 71% of which are in English. Competition between bloggers is huge. To connect with your...
Introduction: A case study is an in-depth, positive, customer testimonial. According to Bright Local, 86% of consumers read reviews for local businesses and this influences customer buying habits. Case studies are an excellent marketing tool for content creators...
Understanding Buyer 2.0 Will Help You Create Successful Marketing Strategies A key feature of marketing is the use of models to understand the buying process – “Sales Funnel”, “Consumer Decision Journey”, “SMART” – they’re everywhere. We do this so we can understand...
Why do you have a blog? Because you want to sell something, spread a message, connect? Your content might be better than anyone else’s, but if nobody reads it, it doesn't count. It’s ‘Schrodinger’s content’: until someone actually reads it, the verdict is out on the...
As automation becomes more common, people are starting to worry about its effects on their livelihoods. Even governments are thinking up solutions to manage the potential job losses. They’re starting to take ideas like “Universal Basic Income” seriously; something...