SEO and Google: Making sure clients find your business
We’ve all heard the riddle: If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is around to hear, does it make a sound? Well, it's the same for any business that wants to be found online. You may have a website; but can people see it? And if people can’t see it, what should you...
How much do copywriters charge?
How much do copywriters charge? This is a question many first-time clients ask. As with any product or service, most people like to know a price upfront. Shouldn’t there be a general market price for website, brochure, blog, or email content? Any astute business that...
Will B2B social media work for your business?
Some may question how effective B2B social media can be for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This scepticism is understandable. Check out any recent research on businesses and social media networking (SMN) and you’ll find a pretty common attitude. Business...
The peril brands face in a hyperreal world
It doesn’t take much these days to fall foul of public hostility – more often than not on the basis of rumour and gossip rather than concrete fact. Many years ago, the French philosopher Jean Baudrillard warned us about ‘hyperreality’, in which signs and symbols that...
When an ad for a fizzy drink creates a public outcry – and what other businesses can learn from it
‘Marketers’ lives matter’. Especially when they produce an ad that causes massive public outrage. The ‘ad rage’ over the recent Kendall Jenner ad for Pepsi is one of the latest in a long list of big brand marketing mishaps. While the fallout from this ad may be a...
What makes a successful business?
Every business wants to succeed. That’s why you’re in it, right? You’re in it to win it, searching for the key to success. Success is there to be unlocked, but what does it mean and how do we measure it? Well, the most obvious answer is the bottom line, profit....