Despite its age, blogging remains a powerful marketing tool. In fact, it is so effective that one in three marketers include blogs or websites as part of their strategies. Whether you’re just getting started with content creation or looking to refresh an established brand presence online, the might and staying power of this digital...
To help businesses build cutting-edge and competitive marketing strategies in 2023 the team at Give The Dog a Bone have put together a guide of marketing trends to watch in the next year. Influencer marketing will evolve Influencer marketing really picked up steam in 2022, 89% of marketers who currently engage with influencer marketing...
Your website should be a guided tour for your users, not a journey without a map. You want your users to have an easy and effective journey that allows them access to information quickly. If they are unable to find what your business offers, how you can be contacted or other key points of...
Your website is like an ongoing conversation with your audiences. It’s the 24/7 face of your business, so it should always be communicating and representing you in a powerful manner. Taking some time every now and then to evaluate how effective it is can make all the difference between capturing attention or losing potential...
Why you should be doing content marketing for your business! Increased Organic Visibility & Traffic Content helps to build organic visibility, both directly by appearing for long tail searches and indirectly by supporting the primary category, service and product level pages with supplementary information around niche topics. Nowadays, it is common to see sites...
Whether you are a tiny company based in Cheshire or a global organisation blogging is a key element to your online marketing strategy. Here are a few reasons why you and your company should be blogging! 1) A blog drives traffic to your website 2) Increase your Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) 3) Positions your...
As you may be aware if Google does not consider your website to be mobile friendly, it could be penalised within Google’s search results. Knowing that websites should be mobile-friendly is nothing new. More than 80% of internet users access the web on a mobile device. Put simply, the announcement means that if your website...
What is Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)? SEO is a marketing discipline focused on growing visibility in organic (non-paid) search engine results. SEO encompasses both the technical and creative elements required to improve rankings, drive traffic, and increase awareness in search engines. There are many aspects to SEO, from the words on your page to...
Understand your audience If you don’t know who your audience is, it doesn’t matter what tools and apps you have in place. So, the first step is to define your target audience. Take your typical customers. Are they male or female? What age are they? Are they Millenials, Gen Xers or baby boomers? Where...
Instagram is based all around imagery and visuals. The quality of your photos will influence the way you gain iInstagram followers and differentiate you from your competitors. You need them to become interested in the brand and what it is all about. Showing off what the business is like in real time, the human...