SEO Audits Explained: Benefits, Steps To Undertake & Tools To Utilise
09-06-2025
Getting your website found on Google isn’t luck - it’s strategy. You might have a beautifully..
09-06-2025
Getting your website found on Google isn’t luck - it’s strategy. You might have a beautifully..
09-06-2025
In today's digital-first world, content alone is not enough to drive results. Every blog post,..
27-05-2025
The March 2025 update to HubSpot’s Email Marketing Editor includes a subtle but powerful change: a..
27-05-2025
Strategy and tactics are commonly used words when it comes to marketing, and are sometimes thrown..
26-05-2025
We are big fans of Instagram here at JDR. The platform is a great way for businesses to publish and..
22-05-2025
Digital marketing is an effective way for print and design companies to get their products and..
22-05-2025
This client is a business consultancy firm providing outsourced strategic financial advice for..
21-05-2025
Last year, JDR Group celebrated its 20th trading anniversary, and it’s almost hard to believe how..
19-05-2025
Business social media management can be a time pit, eating up resources without much tangible..
15-05-2025
Every business wants growth - more leads, more customers, more sales but without a clear marketing..
14-05-2025
If you’re a business that sells to other businesses, not consumers, then you’re doing B2B..
13-05-2025
What Is SEO Copywriting? In the fast-paced world of digital marketing, one principle remains..
12-05-2025
Getting traffic to your website is important, but traffic alone won’t grow your business. What..
08-05-2025
Inbound marketing strategies are a perfect fit for Software as a Service (SaaS) businesses looking..
08-05-2025
Most businesses out there (whether they are B2B or B2C) have sales teams of varying sizes. However,..
07-05-2025
Stuck for ideas about what to post on your construction business social media accounts? Look no..
05-05-2025
Demand is high for IT managed services among businesses of all sizes, driven by changes in IT..
01-05-2025
Marketing. It’s a commonly used term (some would say overused), but also frequently misunderstood...
01-05-2025
HubSpot onboarding is an essential and critical process designed to ensure that you fully maximise..
01-05-2025
Understanding Pinterest Pinterest is unique in audience behavior but not in reach. It attracts..
28-04-2025
In this article, we'll break down the key differences between hiring a marketing strategist and a..
24-04-2025
Introduction In today's competitive business landscape, the cornerstone of any successful..
24-04-2025
YouTube is a powerful platform. With over 2 billion logged-in monthly users, it's a goldmine for..
23-04-2025
In the world of online advertising, Google often takes centre stage, but Bing Ads (now known as..
21-04-2025
Content marketing is a strategic approach to creating and distributing valuable content. The goal..
17-04-2025
In the digital age, social media advertising has become an incredibly powerful tool for businesses...
17-04-2025
The 20-year anniversary of JDR is not just a milestone for the company but also a testament to the..
16-04-2025
Staying ahead in digital marketing means adapting to how people search for information. Traditional..
16-04-2025
As you probably arrived at this article while searching for answers to why your latest Google Ads..
14-04-2025
Pinterest and Instagram are both really good visual social media platforms, and give businesses a..
10-04-2025
Search engine optimisation (SEO) is as important in 2025 as it was in 1997, when the term was first..
09-04-2025
TikTok is hugely popular in the UK, with 23 million registered users at the end of 2023. It’s also..
03-04-2025
With a well-managed Google Ads campaign, accountancy businesses can significantly reduce the time..
02-04-2025
Blog articles are one of the best long-term marketing investments you can make for your business...
31-03-2025
In July 2024, LinkedIn introduced sponsored newsletters, expanding the advertising options..
27-03-2025
In 2025, content marketing remains the backbone of inbound marketing, and it’s how you’re going to..
26-03-2025
Lead generation is the number one marketing challenge faced by business owners in the UK right now...
24-03-2025
Our latest free guide, How To Use Social Media For Business, is now available to download. Covering..
24-03-2025
If 2023 was the year when AI disrupted previous business models and assumptions, and 2024 was the..
22-03-2025
Investing in digital marketing is a smart decision for any SME serious about sustained business..
21-03-2025
Lead generation from your website is a result of a very simple formula: For example, if, in a..
20-03-2025
Increasing visibility in local search results is an essential strategy for attracting nearby..
19-03-2025
The terms ‘inbound marketing’ and ‘content marketing’ are often uttered within the same breath, and..
17-03-2025
An unfortunate number of business owners are deterred from making improvements to their digital..
13-03-2025
Customer feedback gives you a goldmine of insights through which to improve your services,..
12-03-2025
The HubSpot platform provides a robust suite of ad management tools for SMEs looking to simplify..
21-02-2025
The Tik-Tok story reads like a classic riches to rags saga for the digital age. A new social media..
21-02-2025
With choices becoming more abundant in almost every industry, and customers becoming more..
17-02-2025
Digital marketing is extremely effective for contractors and SMEs working in the construction..
13-02-2025
Not many sales are made by an online shop being the ‘Internet’s best kept secret’. It’s visibility..
12-02-2025
If you’re in the floristry, hospitality, or small gifts market, then promoting your products and..
10-02-2025
Google Ads is an extremely powerful advertising tool for reaching large audiences in a short..
10-02-2025
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner (it’s next Friday, people), there’s never been a better..
10-02-2025
Nearly 30 years after businesses caught on to the value of email marketing, the medium is as..
10-02-2025
Content is the currency of digital marketing. If marketing is the practice of expanding the..
06-02-2025
Look at the best converting ecommerce websites and, despite their differences, they all have one..
05-02-2025
Social media is one of the most important tools in your content marketing toolkit, helping you..
03-02-2025
The Net Promoter Score, or NPS, is a beautifully concise metric that measures how happy and loyal..
31-01-2025
Hiring a salesperson or sales team is often the first recruitment decision that SMEs make, but..
23-01-2025
People have been saying ‘SEO is dead’ since even before the industry really found its feet. In..
20-01-2025
The software as a service (SaaS) business model works well for software vendors and has many..
16-01-2025
If your business has struggled with capacity or production deadlines recently, then one of your..
13-01-2025
If you are looking for practical ways to refine your marketing strategy and drive better results..
09-01-2025
User-generated content, or UGC, is an invaluable asset for boosting e-commerce sales for two..
07-01-2025
Two of the questions that often come up when chatting to customers are: What is B2B marketing..
18-12-2024
HubSpot Starter and HubSpot Pro are two of the three paid tiers available to HubSpot users, and are..
18-11-2024
The Labour government’s Autumn Budget on 30th October 2024 put an end to the period of speculation..
08-11-2024
For any business that wants to be top of the marketing game in their sector - whether they are..
25-10-2024
Launched in April 2024, Content Hub is the HubSpot platform’s new content marketing application,..
25-10-2024
The rise of social media is inextricably linked to the rise in importance of user-generated..
24-10-2024
Most businesses that use inbound marketing do so to drive sales, and it’s undoubtedly one of the..
24-10-2024
One of the things we talk about a lot in digital marketing is branding. What does this mean in..
24-10-2024
As the digital economy continues to evolve, some of the traditional methods of marketing used by..
24-10-2024
Most construction contractors and businesses recognise the value of digital content in attracting..
17-10-2024
Christmas themed landing pages are one of the most effective ways of increasing your e-commerce..
17-10-2024
The run-up to Christmas is a crazy time for a lot of B2C businesses, but is often a quiet period..
17-10-2024
Inbound marketing can be used to attract and recruit talent for your business in exactly the same..
17-10-2024
Worldwide, the average cart abandonment rate for online retailers is around 70%. This is stark...
16-10-2024
There are only so many ways you can wrap a Christmas present. Likewise, there are only so many ways..
16-10-2024
Pinterest is a thorny proposition for many small retail businesses. The platform is popular among..
16-10-2024
Inbound marketing is an effective way to grow website traffic, leads and enquiries for any type of..
14-10-2024
SME business owners are often forced to wear many different hats, and in family-run businesses,..
11-10-2024
Once upon a time, salespeople would contact customers and tell them they needed product X in their..
10-10-2024
After working with us for a year, this company has exceeded its initial revenue goals and is now..
10-10-2024
This case study is for life-saving medical equipment providers for various industries, from..
10-10-2024
Abandoned shopping carts are a stubborn and persistent challenge for online retailers, with around..
09-10-2024
If you’re not already using video marketing as part of your e-commerce marketing mix, there’s never..
07-10-2024
The employment market has undergone some subtle but important changes over the past few years, not..
03-10-2024
Customer satisfaction has a central place in ISO 9001 certification – the internationally..
30-09-2024
Our JDR website includes a wide range of free resources, including our Digital Prosperity Blog,..
26-09-2024
There you have it; the question. When is the right time to go from a one-person band to an employer..
28-08-2024
Just in case 2024 hasn’t been scary enough already, in a few weeks’ time it will be Halloween...
21-08-2024
In today's digital age, social media has become an indispensable tool for primary schools to..
19-08-2024
Making any recruitment decision can be difficult, and especially when it comes to your sales team...
15-08-2024
Exit planning is a crucial facet of any long-term business development strategy, and becomes..
14-08-2024
With the rise of social media, it has become easier than ever for businesses to connect with..
12-08-2024
Commerce Hub is a brand new add-on software suite within HubSpot’s CRM platform, helping online..
09-08-2024
At the time of writing the date is Friday, 9th August 2024, and that means one thing: when I get..
31-07-2024
One of the best kept secrets of the digital marketing world is our very own Digital Prosperity..
29-07-2024
Google is notoriously tight lipped when it comes to the details of how their search algorithms..
25-07-2024
Social media has been an important channel for political campaigning since 2008, when it was used..
24-07-2024
The general election of 4th July 2024 saw the Labour Party returned to government with a convincing..
22-07-2024
The latest episode of The Digital Prosperity Podcast focuses on the art of successful prospecting..
18-07-2024
When business owners invest in marketing, quite often it is not because they want better marketing..
17-07-2024
The goal of marketing automation is categorically not to turn your marketing strategy into some..
15-07-2024
Marketing is, unfortunately, the victim of several persistent clichés. One of these is that..
11-07-2024
LinkedIn has around 34 million users in the UK, and of these, about 16.2%, or 6.8 million users,..
10-07-2024
The popularity of video content has been driven by mobile devices and social media, and today,..
08-07-2024
LinkedIn is an excellent B2B networking and relationship building platform, and a lot can be..
04-07-2024
In this month's episode of the Digital Prosperity Podcast, our Business Development Manager Andy..
03-07-2024
What does the future hold for marketing automation? As the technologies underpinning marketing..
01-07-2024
The UK’s 2024 general election will be historic for at least one reason. For the first time, AI is..
28-06-2024
Delve into our comprehensive article that highlights the six common mistakes small business owners..
28-06-2024
When watching a football match, it can be difficult, even as a detached observer with the benefit..
27-06-2024
Whatever your opinions on politics, it’s hard to avoid the onslaught of political advertising in..
26-06-2024
Political campaigning and business marketing are two different beasts. However, the marketing..
24-06-2024
Everything about marketing automation is designed to make business’s lives easier, saving crucial..
20-06-2024
Improvements in AI (artificial Intelligence) technology have triggered a revolution in how software..
18-06-2024
One of the biggest barriers to growth for SMEs is the resources and time required to make sales,..
17-06-2024
LinkedIn is a playground of opportunities for B2B business owners, but what about for B2C..
14-06-2024
This Friday, the UEFA Euro 2024 competition is about to start in earnest (the first game is Germany..
13-06-2024
With a wide range of powerful, low-cost, and easy-to-use video content apps now available, the..
12-06-2024
Not everyone who gets in touch with your business will be ready to lay their money down..
10-06-2024
LinkedIn company pages give you an easy-to-use platform to showcase your business to your..
06-06-2024
Any business owner who’s ever had to wear multiple hats to juggle all the tasks involved in a..
05-06-2024
Father’s Day 2024 falls on Sunday 16th June, and marks an important day in the calendar, not just..
03-06-2024
HubSpot workflows are the automation tools within the platform that allow you to streamline your..
31-05-2024
The UK manufacturing sector is part of a global transformation of the industry, in which..
29-05-2024
This is the case study of a company that provides security equipment and telecommunications for a..
27-05-2024
Trade shows were once the backbone of the manufacturing and technology sector, and for some..
24-05-2024
In 20 years of business, we've worked with many different clients and are fortunate to have some..
23-05-2024
Facebook is making a quiet comeback as a business social media platform, helping SMEs expand their..
22-05-2024
Let’s be completely real: people hate cold calling. Or rather, most of the time they hate it...
20-05-2024
Marketing is a fast-changing sector, with emerging technologies like automation, AI, and quantum..
16-05-2024
In March 2024, Google updated its Search Quality Evaluator Guidelines to clampdown on..
15-05-2024
At the time of writing (April 2024), the UK manufacturing sector is growing more in spirit than in..
13-05-2024
The resurgence of optimism among UK manufacturing businesses presents both challenges and..
10-05-2024
As an owner of a small business, it’s likely that you will have established marketing methods for..
10-05-2024
This is the case study of a UK pneumatic and hydraulic equipment supplier. When we first met them,..
09-05-2024
In 2023, an estimated 347.3 billion emails were sent and received each day globally, a figure that..
08-05-2024
The manufacturing sector here in the UK – and internationally – is poised on the edge of a seismic..
06-05-2024
Over the past few years, HubSpot has upped its game to become one of the most streamlined and..
03-05-2024
Usually displayed in the form of short text and/or an image, the CTA is the section of your..
03-05-2024
Website load time is critical to keeping potential customers on your site. At least one well known..
02-05-2024
In an economy where quick wins and short-term marketing strategies often steal the spotlight, a..
01-05-2024
One of my favourite World War II posters I remember from school when I was a kid (not during WWII,..
29-04-2024
“Alexa, will voice searches ever overtake text searches?” I’ve never asked Alexa this question but..
25-04-2024
Google algorithm updates aren’t always red-letter days. While the precise number isn’t known, there..
24-04-2024
Marketing is an integral part of human history. Whenever people have had products to sell, they..
22-04-2024
This is the case study of a specialist in cleaning and running all hot melt applicator systems as..
10-04-2024
Are you finding that your website bounce rate is higher than you expected? Are you struggling to..
01-04-2024
For many SME business owners, the spectre of selling their beloved venture and stepping back is a..
28-03-2024
Marketing is often presented as the science of growth. It’s for businesses that want to make more..
27-03-2024
Sending an email campaign can often feel like a roll of the dice. Will this campaign resonate with..
25-03-2024
A common misconception about digital marketing is that only mid to large sized businesses, or those..
25-03-2024
Starting this month (March 2024), business users that purchase boosted posts on Facebook or..
21-03-2024
The current economic outlook for UK manufacturing businesses is poised between uncertainty and..
20-03-2024
After several difficult years for the UK industrial sector, there are strong signs that the sector..
18-03-2024
HubSpot’s user-friendly and intuitive interface makes it an accessible marketing automation..
14-03-2024
On the 29th February 2024, LinkedIn discontinued it’s lookalike targeting feature, meaning that new..
13-03-2024
As much as SME business owners love their business and whatever their level of commitment, not many..
11-03-2024
HubSpot is a straightforward and intuitive marketing platform, and is designed to be used pretty..
07-03-2024
In the unusual social and economic landscape of 2024, SMEs face a unique challenge when planning..
07-03-2024
‘Resilient marketing’ is an approach to marketing and sales that emphasises agility and..
06-03-2024
A cutting-edge marketing and customer relationship management tool can make the difference between..
06-03-2024
The business value of a company rests on various factors, but is generally understood as the..
04-03-2024
At the end of the day, marketing is marketing. As a business, you need to tell your target..
04-03-2024
Email marketing has a venerable history dating back to 1978 – and thus preceding the public..
04-03-2024
HubSpot is probably best known for its CRM and marketing automation tools, but it also has an..
01-03-2024
The UK manufacturing and precision engineering sector, once the jewel in the country’s economy, has..
26-02-2024
As much as we don’t like to dwell on it every day, each business journey, every story, has a..
14-02-2024
There’s often nothing that says romance better than some data analytics, and especially so if you..
05-02-2024
The role of an Elite HubSpot Partner agency is to help you make sales for your SME using the..
03-02-2024
Before we get started with our first blog article of 2024, we would like to wish you all a very..
01-02-2024
Customised inbound marketing solutions are tailor-made digital strategies designed to attract a..
31-01-2024
SME business owners are a diverse breed, but the one thing that most of them have in common is a..
29-01-2024
CRM (customer Relationship Management) systems are now the bedrock of digital marketing and sales..
25-01-2024
There are 1,001 day-to-day tasks involved in running a successful SME, and probably a few more that..
24-01-2024
A content marketing agency can play a pivotal role in helping your business communicate your brand..
17-01-2024
Software as a Service (SaaS), subscription-based web building platforms have democratised the field..
15-01-2024
Pay per click (PPC) advertising can benefit any industry and size of business, but for independent..
11-01-2024
Lead generation is one of the most critical aspects of running a small business, and often one of..
08-01-2024
Small and mid-sized businesses often struggle to achieve consistent and sustainable growth. A..
05-01-2024
You don’t have to search far to find a news story about AI, and one we’ve come across is a scandal..
03-01-2024
HubSpot CMS is a dynamic web design and hosting platform for businesses of all sizes, with..
14-12-2023
HubSpot has been described as many things: a marketing automation platform, an SEO tool, a website..
13-12-2023
Inbound marketing vs outbound marketing: To base your opinion on the blogosphere alone, you could..
11-12-2023
For decades, businesses have looked for the magic formula for high Google rankings, the SEO secret..
07-12-2023
One of the best ways of streamlining your marketing efforts and personalising your strategy is to..
06-12-2023
During our years in business, we have interviewed and documented responses from a wide range of..
01-12-2023
It is always hard to decide how much money and time you should spend on marketing for your..
22-11-2023
Festive marketing campaigns are one of the key features of the Great British Christmas, with..
20-11-2023
Like all the major social media platforms, LinkedIn unfortunately includes a large number of..
16-11-2023
A successful marketing campaign can completely change the fortunes of a business, taking it from an..
15-11-2023
One of the biggest effects of the Black Friday phenomenon is to move the bulk of pre-Christmas..
13-11-2023
B2C-facing retail SMEs are in an awkward position in terms of online sales. With the market..
09-11-2023
In the competitive digital-first economy of the 2020s, having a robust digital marketing strategy..
08-11-2023
There are two ways to promote your brand to potential customers. You can either broadcast to people..
06-11-2023
B2B sales are a different proposition to B2C. When dealing with other businesses, sales cycles are..
02-11-2023
The amount that a small business should spend on lead generation varies greatly and depends on..