by Sarah Orchard | Fruitful Marketing Ideas newsletter, Marketing tips, Small business marketing, Social Media
Whether you’re using Facebook for personal pleasure or to build greater awareness of your business, seeing those Likes rack up next to your latest post feels good, doesn’t it? It means people think you’re funny, incisive, totally in tune with what they’re feeling – in...
by Guest Blogger | Copywriting, Small business marketing, Websites
Guest blog from Rachel Williams, professional copywriter. I’ve just been looking for a decent carpet fitter, someone I can trust to carry out a large job over several flights of stairs, take care with a not inexpensive carpet and, preferably, not attempt to rip me off...
by Sarah Orchard | Marketing planning, Marketing strategy, Marketing tips, Small business marketing
Happy New Year! Is it too late to be saying that now? We’re almost 10 days in to 2013 and many of us have been back in our businesses for a good week already. Only a week I hear some of you gasp as it might already feel like longer! It’s a fresh new year,...
by Sarah Orchard | Marketing tips, Networking, Small business marketing
I went to a fantastic business networking event last Friday. Thankfully the weather was cold, crisp and sunny, unlike today’s diluge! This unique and fun business networking event was organised by local IT support company, Projectfive in aid of Surrey Wildlife...
by Sarah Orchard | Branding, Marketing strategy, Small business marketing
As a marketing consultant I believe that one of the key – and most beneficial – services I can provide to any business owner is to ensure that they have a strong, relevant and powerful brand with which they can grow their business. In my previous life I managed the...
by Sarah Orchard | Marketing tips, Small business marketing, Social Media
Facebook continues to be a useful tool in any small business’s marketing toolbox, so I thought it would be useful to share 7 top tips to make your Facebook business page work even harder… 1. Feature a cover photo that has the wow factor Make sure you create a...