Merry Christmas from Marketing Donut

Merry Christmas from Marketing Donut

2010 has been a fantastic year for Marketing Donut and we are about to take a seasonal break to recharge our batteries ready for the challenges that 2011 throws at us!

We couldn’t have done it without all of you — your insights, comments, blogs, tweets and advice make Marketing Donut a living, breathing resource for small firms in the UK.

In particular, we’d like to thank the experts that have generously passed on their marketing know-how and the small firms that have shared their experiences with us — Naked Wines, Ling’s Cars, Chase Vodka, A Quarter of and Crazy Fox Golf to name just a few.

Here are a few of our achievements this year:

• We launched one new site — the IT Donut which has already won a Computer Weekly IT Blog award
• We welcomed two big name sponsors — Microsoft and Sage
• We published 12 MyDonut newsletters
• We created almost 100 syndicated Donut websites for Enterprise Agencies, Chambers of Commerce and law firms across the UK
• We built our roll-call of small business experts to 244
• We have written 400 small business news stories
• We have built our Twitter following to 23,960

On top of this, we’ve interviewed some of the biggest names in UK enterprise and shared the stories, views and comments of hundreds of small-business owners.

What does 2011 hold? Well, you can expect fresh Donuts and an even stronger local presence in the next year. And of course, we’ll continue to champion the cause of small-business owners across the UK.

Thank you!

None of this would be possible without your enthusiastic support of our work. The Donut sites are all about you — the owners, managers, employees and supporters of the UK’s small businesses owners — and we appreciate all the kind comments and messages of support you’ve sent us throughout the year.

Have a great Christmas and a fun New Year. We’ll be back on 4January with more news, stories, tweets, offers, competitions and advice — everything you need to help you run your business better.

Happy Christmas!

Rachel Miller
Editor, Marketing Donut

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