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Tag: Marketing

Paul Walsh: The marketing entrepreneur part of the call tracking phenomenon

October 25, 2016

By Letitia Booty

Infinity is a company built around the good old fashioned phone call a call tracking platform that can help businesses identify which campaigns have led to phone calls. We caught up with CEO Paul Walsh to hear the company’s story so far.

Face-to-face meetings deliver £193bn a year to the UK economy

October 24, 2016

By Letitia Booty

Face-to-face meetings make an annual contribution of £193bn to the UK economy.

The customer isn’t always right tips for balancing customer services

October 20, 2016

By Letitia Booty

Despite the old customer services adage, it turns out that maybe the customer isn’t always right after all.

The growing business guide to social media customer service

October 14, 2016

By Staff writer

Blogging, tweeting, friend requests and fan pages are the lexicon of the modern world and, love it or hate it, it’s now a vital part of being and staying in business, so here’s the guide to social media customer service.

The art of business dating: Make your customers swipe right

October 7, 2016

By Staff writer

Getting the business-customer relationship right from the offset is difficult. You don’t know much about the person or the way they like to interact but you?ll go above and beyond to make it a success and win that customer loyalty.

Want the key to storytelling success” Learn from these four brands

October 4, 2016

By Shane Schutte

We have an insatiable curiosity for ?what happens next?, be it in the real world or the boundless fictional realm and it’s one of the key reasons why brands should be looking to hook us with stories.

Focussing your efforts as you shape branding and marketing strategies

September 16, 2016

By Sammy Blindell

I am often asked, “What’s more important” New customer acquisition or client retention?” The short answer is client retention, because it costs less to retain a client than to acquire one, and those loyal clients will do the lion’s share of marketing for you –but it’s not that simple.

Hassle.com MD says ?manky gaff marketing appeal will create household brand

September 14, 2016

By Zen Terrelonge

Following acquisition last year, online cleaning service Hassle.com has now pushed into 11 new cities across the UK. The company’s MD Sam James has told Real Business that growth and awareness will be achieved with a voice that is both fun and memorable – two things you wouldn’t usually associate with chores.

Jeremy Corbyn’s Virgin train stunt compromised Labour’s values and ethics

August 30, 2016

By Charlie Mullins

The PR team of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn could learn something from the way businesses go about communicating with the public after his attempt to showcase the “crowded” nature of British trains backfired.

Unlikely organisations have piggybacked the Olympics and Notting Hill Carnival

August 24, 2016

By Zen Terrelonge

You may think it tough for your firm to find a relevant tone of voice to capitalise on current affairs with, but we’ve got examples of big name, but unlikely, organisations that have embraced the success of Team GB during the Rio Olympics 2016 and the party mood of the forthcoming Notting Hill Carnival.

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