Marketing essentials

Small business team creating a brand

Article

How to create a brand - checklist

A strong brand calls for a clear visual identity, effective messaging and a distinctive brand voice that resonates with your target audience.

Online marketing

A small business uses keywords on his website to boost customer numbers

Article

Keywords: a beginner's guide

Danielle Haley offers a beginner's guide to choosing and using SEO keywords to attract more traffic to your website and increase sales leads

Social media

Advertising

Customer care

Sales

Market research

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FAQs

New product development FAQs

Apart from a good idea, what do you need for successful development of a new product? These FAQs talk through the process from strategy to prototype.

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.[