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Here you’ll find an extensive library of free digital marketing and social media resources that cover a wide variety of topics to keep you updated on what’s happening online and in your feed.
Video Tips for Social Media
2021 is the year of the video!
Business owners are realising the brand building power of short branded videos - and we’re so excited to see this digital format shift from being a nice-to-have to a permanent fixture in marketing strategies.
We take a deep dive into why (and how) video is such a necessary digital tool for brands: from planning a video shoot to investment and even amplification.
Visual Consistency
When it comes to marketing your brand and amplifying its offer, the visuals (images, video, graphics, branding etc) are one of your business’ most important assets. Creating and using your brand visuals consistently enhance their power and efficacy.
Unofficial Observances - A Great Idea Starter for your Content!
If you’re stuck for content ideas - here’s a simple idea that could net you some phenomenal engagement and reach: Unofficial Observances!
What are these, you may be wondering?
They’re the random and weird unofficial holidays that get given a whole (global) day to themselves…
COVID-19 Support: Regional Business Partners Network
The Regional Business Partners Network is a PHENOMENAL resource aimed to help business owners through this uncertain period - and we just happen to be registered with them to provide support in the Digital Marketing space. Here is our simple, easy-to-use guide on how you can get your business registered to take advantage of this support network. NOTE: THE COVID19 VOUCHER FUND IS CLOSING SOON, GET YOURSELF REGISTERED AS SOON AS YOU CAN BEFORE THE FUND RUNS OUT.
DIGITAL MARKETING TIP OF THE WEEK: Rolling Content Calendar 📅
Keen to put a little structure into what you post on your social pages so that your content is more considered and less haphazard?
Try a rolling content calendar…
GEARING UP FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON
Have you given much thought to how you’ll be gearing up your business for the festive season?
It may only be July but trust us, Christmas will be upon us before you know it and you’ll wish you’d started planning sooner…!
DIGITAL MARKETING TIP OF THE WEEK: It's not about you
Did you know…
Your business is not about you?
DIGITAL MARKETING TIP OF THE WEEK: Niche Hashtags
This is a great tip especially if you are a service-based business looking to pitch to a potential client. It's also useful if you're a product-based business, which I'll share with you at the end!
Digital Marketing Tip of the Week: Your Mailer Strategy
We all know an email database is important for keeping in touch with your customers, but it’s not as simple as sending out a newsletter on a semi-regular basis and hoping it gets read.
There are a couple of things to work into your email strategy to ensure you’re communicating in an effective way. After all, it’s about heating up those warm leads, right?
USING YOUR CUSTOMER REVIEWS
Reviews are one of your greatest assets as a business owner. But have you ever wondered how you can use them as content that actually drives brand awareness, loyalty and ultimately sales / bookings?
DEVELOPING A DIGITAL MARKETING STRATEGY
“Fail to plan, prepare to fail”. I’m not one for motivational quotes, but this one resonates with me in a big way.
MICRO-INFLUENCERS: all the "huh's"? and the "wha..'s"? you need to know
Wanting to grow your business with social media but it’s just not cutting the mustard?
Consider engaging a micro-influencer. They're ideally positioned to grow your following in a loyal and engaged way and I’m about to tell you why.
YOUR GUIDE TO COLOUR PAIRING
Colour: it’s the key element that will make or break your imagery.
Use too much of it and it takes away from the message you’re trying to send your audience.
Use too little and you run the risk of throwing off your current and prospective followers with a potentially boring image.
Digital Marketing Trends for 2019
Part way through my career in fashion, I landed a job in trend forecasting. It was literally my ideal job: I was being paid to travel the world, shop international high streets during the work day, read fashion mags at my desk and spend my days browsing through runway show images and style blogs.
3 Digital Marketing Shortfalls
Sure, digital marketing might not be your niche, forte or favourite thing in the world, but I'm about to give you 3 ways live your best digital life in spite of all of this.
How to Survive Digital Marketing in 2019
The only thing that is consistent about Digital Marketing & Social Media is its ability to change and update itself on a very regular basis. What worked yesterday no longer works today. What’s going to work tomorrow probably hasn’t occurred to anyone today. But when it’s the most cost-effective way for a small business to grow and thrive, you kind of suck it up and deal with the changes, right?
Digital Marketing: the 3 biggest issues small business owners face
If I were to ask you what the biggest issue is that you face when it comes to running your business, what would you say?
So what is Digital Marketing anyway?
It’s a pretty broad term - one that encompasses a LOT of digital activities. Get it right, and there’s a lot up for grabs. Get it wrong or don’t put enough focus into it and you’ll be missing out on a LOT of potential business.
But what does it all mean? What exactly does it cover? And why is it important to know this?
Digital Marketing Thrive Guide
If you’re a small business owner, you’ll know that your to do list is bursting at the seams - 2458745 things for you to tick off - and that’s just before you have to pick up the kids from school at 3pm (trust me, I know the feeling). So things fall off the grid - and you don’t get to do all the things you NEED to do to build your business.
Digital Marketing Calendar
Planning your digital marketing activities for 2019, but not quite sure where to start?
Have a peek at a planning tool that I use with my clients to plan the year ahead and download a copy of it for yourself.