Marketing

Five traits the modern marketer must possess.

25th June 2015

Ask people on the street what is meant by the phrase ‘marketing’ and it’s likely that you’ll get 100 different answers. Most people know the basic core meaning and can give some suitable synonyms such as promotion or sales, but there are many other facets to marketing in 2015. Here are five jobs that the…

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7 shared characteristics of successful brand logos

22nd June 2015

When it comes to designing a successful logo there’s a lot to think about. You’ve got to decide what message you want to convey, as well as how to reflect your brand in a single image, on top of finding a decent designer to put the whole thing together. So what characteristics do these successful…

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Stop Annoying Your Site Visitors – Easy Ways to Improve Popovers.

18th June 2015

One sure way of annoying visitors to your website is with through popovers that fail to engage. However, popovers can have a very positive impact on your visitors, and potential customers. Here Cloud-iQ present five ways that popovers can appeal to your visitors – and then consequently lead to more sales. Offers And Free Content A…

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10 hot marketing trends to incorporate into your strategy

16th June 2015

Marketing is ever-changing and businesses need to adapt their strategies to fit with this fluid landscape. Here are some marketing trends you need to incorporate into your strategy. SMS marketing With astonishing open rates (98%) and users engaging more with SMS than ever – and using their mobiles for pretty much everything to boot –…

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13 Smartphone Apps That Make Everyday Life Easier

27th May 2015

Can you remember a world without mobile apps? We can, but only just. With the astronomic rise of the smartphone, apps have become part of our everyday lives, with millions now available to download on iOS and Android devices. Naturally, with so many new and emerging apps, users have to wade through a lot of…

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Maximise your Charity Fundraising Event’s Success

27th May 2015

If you’re hosting a charity event, it won’t take you very long during the planning process to realise how much you’ll have to do to ensure it can all go ahead as smoothly as possible. When hosting an event for a good cause, however, there’s a lot more pressure as you’ll want the event to…

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5 external factors that could destroy a business

12th May 2015

There are factors in business that we cannot control or predict, and they are sometimes the most deadly. The earnest CEO with a brilliant product and a great set of supporting staff, perhaps recruited through exec-appointments.com should succeed, but sometimes external factors rebel and conspire. Here are five outside forces that can conspire to derail…

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How Cloud CRM Can Streamline Your Marketing?

22nd April 2015

As a business it’s hard to stay focused when your marketing strategy can combine mixed methods that span across a multitude of platforms. Every business knows that a successful marketing plan cannot hinge on one method alone, but the more you add to the plan the more difficult it becomes to know whether your strategy…

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Too niche for email marketing? Try adding social media!

19th April 2015

Email marketing spend is on the increase, with companies eager to create great campaigns and not only pull in new customers but keep returning ones. Niche businesses shouldn’t hold back and think that email marketing will be ineffective for them, but how can they make it work? Where to start Creating a marketing strategy is one of…

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How to optimize your website for Local SEO?

8th April 2015

Talking Toronto Eyeing Japan Most SEO work happens around those lines. Everyone wants to see his / her website on the first page of Google Search. In the rat race, website purpose is often missed out. There is virtually no good SEO and no bad SEO. Everyone employs almost similar techniques. Yes, there are better…

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How to Leverage Visual Branding on Social Media?

8th April 2015

Social Media is not a library but a park, where people come to enjoy time and relax. They scan through it instead of going through every minute detail. Why should someone stop to watch your card game in a Park when there are so many other players like you? Asking your viewers to watch your…

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What message your Logo Convey about your Brand?

8th April 2015

Your Logo happens to appear first in your business portfolio. It makes the first impression. A professional image with a well-structured theme holds the key of whether you will win a customer or not. A well-crafted logo gives a reason to look further across your company’s document; brochure, website, advertorial, template, business card etc. Your…

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