Social media check list

Social media is a hot topic right now and there’s plenty of services out there… but which ones should you be using? Or more to the point, are there any you can afford not to be? To help guide you through the ‘t’internets social minefield’, we’ve put together a masterplan (aka… list) that’ll make sure [...]

5 common sense tips for marketing in a changing climate

In the current economic climate. where the vast majority of businesses are feeling the pinch one way or another, waiting for customers to beat a path to your door is a surefire way to watch business income sink faster than a penny in a wishing-well.

A busy person’s guide to the rules on e-mail marketing

Are you an e-Marketer? Got two minutes? Want a quick refresher? “Yes, I know the e-mail marketing rules,” I hear you say. “I mean, I think I know them… well I definitely used to anyway.” If this sounds familiar, you may not be alone. A recent on-line survey conducted by The Escape Design Agency in [...]

How Much of Your E-Mail is Junk Mail?

According to this report from the BBC this morning it could be as much as 95%. Yes, you did read that right – 95%: More than 95% of e-mail is junk, be it spam, error messages or viruses, report mail monitoring firms. Analysis of the contents of millions of e-mails has revealed that less than [...]

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    Date Posted: 01 May 2012 Read More

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    Date Posted: 15 Apr 2012 Read More

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