Marketing essentials

Online marketing

Social media

Advertising

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FAQs

Writing an advertisement FAQs

How to write an advertisement for your business; our advertising FAQs will help you create powerful ads with compelling headings that get results

Customer care

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Essential customer service skills

Customer care is fundamental to any business - but how do you measure up? What are the specific skills you need to ensure you perform well?

Sales

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Understand body language in business

Being sensitive to the body language of prospective customers is a useful skill for salespeople if they want to capitalise on selling opportunities.

Market research

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Essential guide to benchmarking

Even small businesses can benefit from benchmarking - to check how you're doing against your competitors and identify ways to improve. Our guide.

PR and promotion

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FAQs

Effective PR FAQs

What can PR do for your small business? How to use PR effectively, get positive media coverage and promote your business in the press.[