Strategy Articles

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Strategy

Ask the experts: 10 tips for business growth

Whether you’re new to marketing or an old hand in the field, fresh insight can revolutionise the way you approach a campaign.

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How to do marketing
Strategy

5 B2B marketing metrics you need to stop measuring now

In a classic episode of South Park, Gnomes steal underpants as part of a business scheme that they hope will be hugely profitable. They are...

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How to do marketing
Communication

13 elementary marketing mistakes made by tech startup CEOs

This piece is from the heart. I’ve made my fair share of marketing mistakes running two tech companies – Intelligent Games and Turbine –...

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How to do marketing
Strategy

The 7 qualities of an eye-catching and effective call-to-action

An effective call-to-action is critical to inbound marketing. Get it wrong and your content-driven inbound marketing strategy could fail.

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How to do marketing
Strategy

6 ways to use social proof in an inbound marketing campaign

With so much information on the internet, it can be difficult for customers to know who to trust. This is where social proof comes in.

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Strategy
Inbound Marketing

8 timely tips for keeping an editorial calendar up to date

An editorial calendar is a roadmap for content creation; it tells you what, where and when to publish, and which personas you should be...

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How to do marketing
How we work

How to have better meetings

Do you get to the end of the day and feel like you have nothing to show for it? You’re not alone. Now ask yourself: ‘how much time did I...

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How to do marketing
SEO

The best way to pitch a content marketing plan to your boss

'Content marketing's just touchy feely nonsense. How does it make me money?' Does this sound familiar?

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Strategy

The secret to intoxicating content: personas

Buyer personas are all the rage right now in marketing - they're essential for boosting your website's lead generation. Toby has covered...

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Miscellaneous
Communication

12 danger signs for client-agency business relationships

From experience, here are 12 danger signs for business relationships between agencies and their clients.