Brand

The 6 Ps on Securing Press Coverage

I’d like you to cast your mind back to when you had that lightbulb moment of setting up your business. Then to the leap of faith you took to make the time and financial investment to get your company off the ground.

Only one in five brands launched a Valentine’s Day marketing campaign in 2023

The National Retail Federation has forecasted that consumer expenditure on Valentine’s Day is due to reach $14.2 billion this year.

How to Protect Your Know-How

Know-how may be the most nebulous of Intellectual Property. Although recordable in any form, it might only exist in someone’s memory. In that surprisingly common scenario, should they suddenly disappear, the know-how also disappears!

2024 SME trends forecast: the rise of podcasting

Leaders are navigating an increased call for operational transparency, improving their employees’ wellbeing or reaching B Corp status with sustainable practices.

How to invest in your communications strategy to propel your business forward

A successful business recognises the need for a dynamic marketing budget, one that’s agile enough to respond to market trends and support the ever-changing needs of the business. However, some projects are worth investing in now to help to move the business on.

The counter-intuitive strategies to boost your B2B campaigns

Marketing in the B2B space has undergone several transformations in recent years. Increasingly, marketing techniques considered standard practice have become less and less effective, while buyer behaviour and expectations have continued to evolve.

Unlocking brand success: the power of an innovative web address

The global entrepreneurial spirit is booming, with over 3 million new businesses registered in the US alone in the first half of 2023.

Make way for multi-channel: research heralds an end to email-only outreach

Sopro, a sales technology expert, has uncovered significant shifts in the effectiveness of various outreach strategies, as detailed in its State of Prospecting 2024 whitepaper.

The Importance of Building your Personal Brand and How any Entrepreneur can Get Started

Sam Winsbury, the 24-year-old behind the UK’s fastest growing personal branding agency, Kurogo, shares The CEOs guide to building a personal brand in 2024, exclusively for Startup Magazine.

An introduction to SEO for startups
An introduction to SEO for startups

Startups often default to quick wins. It’s how they survive the early days in business. 

The perceived lag between activity and results means that startups are typically reluctant to invest in SEO. They want gratification, and they want it now. 

The role of brand strategy in the growth of a startup

Your DNA is what makes you uniquely you. DNA defines the fundamental and distinctive characteristics of all living things, and I find it helpful to think of the brand strategy as an organisation’s DNA.

The new TikTok ‘What’s Next 2024 Trend Report’

As we go full steam ahead into 2024, we thought we’d do a quick dive into the ‘TikTok What’s Next 2024 Report’.

A step-by-step guide to building your SaaS startup marketing team

Hint: It’s not the same as a Fortune 500 enterprise.

User Experience and Brand Identity

User experience (UX) is the sum total of how individuals interact with a company’s products or services. It encompasses every aspect of the end user’s interaction, aiming to provide positive experiences that keep a user loyal to the product or brand. Good UX is often synonymous with efficiency, ease of use, and overall satisfaction in the interaction process.

Levitating brand awareness through video

In the late 1990s it seemed that only Fortune 500 brands (or those heavily funded) could afford to advertise on television. With TV’s reach being astronomical, no other distribution platform came close. With only a relatively few that wanted TV commercials, it was otherwise quite unheard of in the realms of B2B marketing.

Here’s another disruptive startup… Stop using clichés and jargon in external communications

Jargon is divisive, especially in business. Some embrace it – there’s nothing they like more than to touch base, deep dive or circle back. Then there are those who are seemingly revulsed by these workplace idiosyncrasies. Such phrases are readily mocked, easy fodder as they are for any satire of crap management.

There’s no “I” in robot: The value of your personal brand

In a world where robotics and automation increasingly permeate every aspect of life, personal branding has emerged as a critical differentiator for human professionals. 

Empowering Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets Through Digital Advertising

Accessibility. It’s a word with a meaning that is special to my heart. I am passionate about creating a more equal world where people and businesses within emerging markets can participate, grow, and thrive on a global scale. The pool of untapped entrepreneurial talent in those regions needs the opportunity to flourish.

Marketing expert’s top tips for accelerating your startup’s growth

Establishing a presence as a startup where competition is rife, and money and resources are limited is a huge challenge.

Podcast advertising: a lesser-known secret to marketing success

Kochava takes a deep dive into the world of podcast advertising to shed light on its increasing popularity and effectiveness.