Future Proofing Manufacturing: Marketing from Latest Trends
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Future Proofing Manufacturing: Marketing from Latest Trends

The UK manufacturing sector is part of a global transformation of the industry, in which digitalisation and automation technologies are fundamentally …

31-May-2024 12:30:00 2 min read
Digital Marketing For A Telecommunications & Security Equipment Company [CASE STUDY]
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Digital Marketing For A Telecommunications & Security Equipment Company [CASE STUDY]

This is the case study of a company that provides security equipment and telecommunications for a number of different industries.

29-May-2024 12:30:00 3 min read
Trade Shows vs Virtual Events: Adapting to New Marketing Realities
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Trade Shows vs Virtual Events: Adapting to New Marketing Realities

Trade shows were once the backbone of the manufacturing and technology sector, and for some business they still are. However, in the years since the C …

27-May-2024 12:30:00 3 min read
Don't Give Up: 10 Charts That Show Why You Should Persist With Inbound Marketing
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Don't Give Up: 10 Charts That Show Why You Should Persist With Inbound Marketing

In 20 years of business, we've worked with many different clients and are fortunate to have some clients who have worked with us for many years. Like …

24-May-2024 11:44:30 8 min read
What to Post on Facebook: A Business Guide
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What to Post on Facebook: A Business Guide

Facebook is making a quiet comeback as a business social media platform, helping SMEs expand their reach and connect with their audience in a differen …

23-May-2024 12:30:00 3 min read
Cold Calling vs Inbound Marketing: What's More Effective Today?

Cold Calling vs Inbound Marketing: What's More Effective Today?

Let’s be completely real: people hate cold calling. Or rather, most of the time they hate it. Whatever opinion people have of unsolicited sales approa …

22-May-2024 12:30:00 3 min read
Replay: HubSpot CMS - Your Frequently Asked Questions
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Replay: HubSpot CMS - Your Frequently Asked Questions

HubSpot CMS is a modern website platform, with all of the power of HubSpot's CRM & Marketing tools built in. In this webinar, Andy Gibbins, Leanne …

21-May-2024 10:48:27 1 min read
Replay: How To Use The HubSpot Prospecting WorkSpace

Replay: How To Use The HubSpot Prospecting WorkSpace

The Prospecting Workspace is a new addition to Sales Hub, and gives you a daily workspace to manage your leads and sales tasks. In this webinar you'll …

21-May-2024 10:17:14 1 min read
Replay: How To Get More From Live Chat & Automated Chatbots (HubSpot Masterclass)

Replay: How To Get More From Live Chat & Automated Chatbots (HubSpot Masterclass)

Adding live chat to your website can mean you provide a faster, more personalised experience for your website visitors. In this webinar you'll discove …

21-May-2024 10:13:58 1 min read
Why Your Marketing Team Needs a Book Club

Why Your Marketing Team Needs a Book Club

Marketing is a fast-changing sector, with emerging technologies like automation, AI, and quantum computing – as well as social and economic trends – t …

20-May-2024 11:07:00 2 min read
Quality Matters: What The Google Search Quality Evaluator Guidelines Mean For Your Content Marketing & SEO
A business person is about to look for more information about Google Search Quality Evaluator Guidelines to know how it affects the content marketing and SEO of the business.

Quality Matters: What The Google Search Quality Evaluator Guidelines Mean For Your Content Marketing & SEO

In March 2024, Google updated its Search Quality Evaluator Guidelines to clampdown on “Untrustworthy Webpages or Websites” (p35, section 4.5). As the …

16-May-2024 10:30:00 3 min read
LinkedIn Marketing Tips for Manufacturers in a Growing Economy

LinkedIn Marketing Tips for Manufacturers in a Growing Economy

At the time of writing (April 2024), the UK manufacturing sector is growing more in spirit than in reality. (See the Make UK Manufacturing Outlook Q1 …

15-May-2024 09:57:00 3 min read
Inbound Marketing Webinar: Boost Traffic, Leads, and Sales with JDR Group

Inbound Marketing Webinar: Boost Traffic, Leads, and Sales with JDR Group

13-May-2024 11:11:37 1 min read
Replay: Using Video In A Contactless World To Attract And Retain Customers

Replay: Using Video In A Contactless World To Attract And Retain Customers

Things Have Changed Physical meetings and networking events have moved online. Sales and marketing must be contactless, but they don't need to be huma …

13-May-2024 11:06:29 1 min read
Replay: How To Get More From Email Marketing & Lists (HubSpot Masterclass)

Replay: How To Get More From Email Marketing & Lists (HubSpot Masterclass)

Join Will Williamson & Emma Ablewhite in our latest monthly HubSpot masterclass.

13-May-2024 11:03:24 1 min read
Adapting Your SEO & Search Marketing Strategy in the Resurgent UK Manufacturing Sector

Adapting Your SEO & Search Marketing Strategy in the Resurgent UK Manufacturing Sector

The resurgence of optimism among UK manufacturing businesses presents both challenges and opportunities to SMEs. Opportunities because optimistic busi …

13-May-2024 09:23:00 3 min read
Five Reasons Your Small Business Should Consider Using A PPC Agency

Five Reasons Your Small Business Should Consider Using A PPC Agency

As an owner of a small business, it’s likely that you will have established marketing methods for attracting new customers. Because you reach people o …

10-May-2024 16:47:01 4 min read
Digital Marketing For Hydraulic Equipment Supplier [Case Study]

Digital Marketing For Hydraulic Equipment Supplier [Case Study]

This is the case study of a UK pneumatic and hydraulic equipment supplier. When we first met them, they had already invested a lot of money on their w …

10-May-2024 15:44:13 3 min read
Maximising Your ROI with HubSpot's Email Automation Features
A businessman using Hubspot automation features to make email marketing quick and easy

Maximising Your ROI with HubSpot's Email Automation Features

In 2023, an estimated 347.3 billion emails were sent and received each day globally, a figure that keeps growing year-on-year. This is an astronomical …

09-May-2024 09:06:00 3 min read
Marketing Tactics for UK Manufacturers in a Changing Landscape
A manufacturer trying to see how digital marketing is going to help his business thrive

Marketing Tactics for UK Manufacturers in a Changing Landscape

The manufacturing sector here in the UK – and internationally – is poised on the edge of a seismic shift, in which data-driven decision making, automa …

08-May-2024 16:07:00 3 min read
Harnessing the Power of Segmentation in Your HubSpot Email Campaigns
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Harnessing the Power of Segmentation in Your HubSpot Email Campaigns

Over the past few years, HubSpot has upped its game to become one of the most streamlined and powerful email marketing tools available on the market – …

06-May-2024 14:59:00 3 min read
Four Tips for Developing Effective Call to Action Buttons
A woman learning how to get more leads by developing effective cta's for her website.

Four Tips for Developing Effective Call to Action Buttons

Usually displayed in the form of short text and/or an image, the CTA is the section of your business website that calls people to take an action. The …

03-May-2024 15:34:47 3 min read
How to Reduce Website Load Speed - Five Tips to Speed Up Your Site

How to Reduce Website Load Speed - Five Tips to Speed Up Your Site

Website load time is critical to keeping potential customers on your site. At least one well known study shows that a webpage has about 3 seconds to l …

03-May-2024 11:32:27 3 min read
Growth to Exit: Driving Sales with Effective Long Term Marketing
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Growth to Exit: Driving Sales with Effective Long Term Marketing

In an economy where quick wins and short-term marketing strategies often steal the spotlight, a more patient and longer-term strategy is necessary for …

02-May-2024 14:31:00 3 min read
4 Ways To Make Your Content More Immersive
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4 Ways To Make Your Content More Immersive

One of my favourite World War II posters I remember from school when I was a kid (not during WWII, I might add!) had the slogan ‘loose lips sink ships …

01-May-2024 13:58:00 3 min read