In today’s highly competitive business landscape, marketing has become an essential element for any company that wants to succeed. However, managing your marketing strategy in-house can be a challenging and time-consuming task, especially for small to medium-sized businesses. Outsourcing your marketing to a professional agency can be an effective solution to this problem. Here are…
The tougher times of 2022 have created more resilience in e-commerce; businesses have become more agile to remain competitive and this can be seen in 2023. Years ago, only 17.8% of sales were made from online purchases. That number is expected to grow and reach 20.8% in 2023, that’s a 2 percentage point increase in…
Online marketing agency vs full time employee If you have thousands of pounds in your budget for business development this year, you need marketing ROI. You’re faced with a choice – outsource that work to an online marketing agency, or hire a full-time specialised employee who can become an important part of your team and office?…
Marketing budgets always seem to be the first to go when a business is thinking of making cuts. This is because they often get viewed as non-essential costs, and especially if the money put into the marketing budget did not make any profit for the company. Why businesses shouldn’t cut marketing budgets first Cutting…
For businesses new and old, there is a holy grail of marketing. Positive PR. Even better, natural positive PR as a direct result of the groundwork put in place by your team. Today, marketing professionals must straddle a line between social media, advertising in print or digital, creating topical and engaging press releases, maintaining close…
The importance of marketing within any business remains an important necessity. Its presence allows the customer to be educated on the products and services that a business has to offer. Marketing engages any customer and helps them to make a buying decision. Not only that, the marketing function within a business helps to create and…
Before the global pandemic, social media was being labelled as an addiction to millennials. The media was filled with ‘social media detox’ tips, telling consumers it is bad for their mental and physical health and is to blame for the depression rates rising. However, in 2020 everything changed for social media (just one of the…
Public relations campaigns are well-proven means of attracting and retaining audiences to your brand through consistent messaging and ethos promotions. The lines between marketing and public relations continue to blur as we enter 2019; many emerging trends cross multiple defined strategies, take a look and see which could bring the greatest impact to your business.…
What marks the beginning of the holiday season for you? Or, what is your favourite part of the holiday season? The festive season can actually inspire your marketing efforts to help you reach your target audience and build your profile. Here are a few simple ways you can use the festive season to inspire your…
A few weeks ago, we celebrated our brilliant women here at Brighter Directions, but as this week was #InternationalMensDay we think it’s time for our male colleagues to shine (for once, we do have to feel sorry for them in an open office full to the brim of ‘passionate’ women)! Our men may be small in numbers,…