KISS is an acronym for “Keep It Simple, Stupid”, and it tells us that the simplest way, is often the best. Marketing is littered with failed campaigns and projects that were unable to achieve their objectives, and have been abandoned. Over complicated competitions, branded social networks, points b
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Successful marketing is about KISS


From http://www.marketingnerd.co.uk 3679 days ago
The key to a successful business blog is writing about what you know


From http://www.heartinternet.co.uk 3791 days ago
Made Hot by: xxysystem90 on September 23, 2012 3:56 am
Writing about topics you don’t fully understand can have a negative branding effect on your business. The action actually makes things worse that if you had done nothing.
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8 questions to ask hiring a full time social media employee


From http://www.marketingnerd.co.uk 3793 days ago
With so many people claiming to be social media experts, how do you measure up your candidates? Here are the questions I would ask.
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6 questions to ask when hiring your first marketing employee


From http://www.marketingnerd.co.uk 3981 days ago
There reaches a stage in a growing company’s life time when as the manager/ owner you can’t do everything yourself anymore and still have time to eat and sleep. A lot of people in marketing are good at selling themselves (as you’d expect I suppose), and making themselves appear better than they act
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5 lessons to learn from McDonalds’ marketing


From http://www.marketingnerd.co.uk 3982 days ago
Whether you like their food or not, McDonald's are one the very best marketing businesses in the world today. They are an excellent case study in both how to market your services globally, and so often over looked, locally. Here are 5 lessons you can apply to your own business.
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Why Are Three Little Pigs Advertising a Newspaper?


From http://prverdict.com 3986 days ago
Made Hot by: BizRock on March 11, 2012 12:44 pm
The PR Verdict: “C” for the Guardian. Credibility is a newspaper’s key brand value. Unnecessary positioning for an organization with a proven track record.
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Writing a marketing strap line that means something


From http://www.marketingnerd.co.uk 3989 days ago
Brands will literally spend hundreds of thousands of pounds on agencies to develop their marketing strap lines. Here are my tips on how to go about creating a killer marketing strap line that has substance and benefits your marketing.
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If you’re buying social media followers you’re doing it wrong


From http://www.marketingnerd.co.uk 4000 days ago
The objective of your Facebook, Twitter or Google Plus profiles in no way should be to simply increase your follower count for the sake of having a high number. That figure is a largely irrelevant metric to be frank. In fact if you are measuring the success of your social media on figures such as h
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Why customers don’t read your marketing emails (and what to do about it)


From http://www.marketingnerd.co.uk 4010 days ago
Well thought out customer marketing emails are one of the most effective sources of sales you will ever have. However, if done badly your emails will become at best an irritation and at worst detrimental to your brand. Here are 5 reasons customers aren’t reading your marketing emails and what to do
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7 ways you can stand out from your competitors on social media


From http://www.marketingnerd.co.uk 4065 days ago
Every business and their uncle have a social media presence, normally on Facebook and Twitter. Few are using them to their full potential and there is little to differentiate one business from another. Here are 7 ideas to help your business stand out.
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