Category :Marketing

Twitter (X) vs Threads and how it relates to your business

At the start of July, Meta announced to the world their competitor to Twitter (now called ‘X’), Threads. Less than a week later they stated they had 100 million users. Meanwhile Twitter can’t stay out...

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What is AI and is it useful for the small business owner?

Part 2 - Putting it to the Test This is part two of an examination of the technology of AI and how relevant it is for use by small and medium enterprises. To learn more...

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What is AI and is it useful for the small business owner?

Part 1 - A General Overview I’m sure that you’ve seen all the news articles about the current ‘AI revolution’ and how it’s changing the face of everything from art to medical science. You might...

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Five Cost Effective Marketing Strategies For Small Businesses

We are all feeling the crunch as businesses. After two years of the madness from the pandemic, the massive price jumps on everything, the still ongoing random shortages of items, numerous businesses shutting down, and...

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Google is not your friend

Why you shouldn’t rely just on Google, Microsoft, Apple, Meta, and others as the way for people to find your business 'What's the point of having business cards, when you have google on your phone.' ...

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Promotional Merchandise Ideas for the Thrifty

Running on the theme of promotional merchandise of the month, this entry we’re looking at how to make promotional merchandise for the small to medium sized enterprise (SME) that doesn’t have a huge cost to...

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Is promotional merchandise worth the money?

Well all know about promotional items, be it the branded pen, a USB drive, coffee mugs, or note pads. These are the items that carry your company name, logo, and call to action that you...

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The Calendar Question – Are physical ones relevant in 2020’s?

Here at Copy Express have introduced a new product range of calendars and wall planners 🔗 which we think are pretty cool. In the age of internet calendars that integrate with your applications and smartphones...

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Stop using old style Flyers and Brochures Now! Use digital aware ones instead!

Everyone has a Website, everyone has Social Media, businesses can record videos of their products and services in use putting them online, many businesses are now totally online and never meet a person face to...

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Make your Paper Marketing Digital with QR Codes

You’ve all seen QR Code now, be it on real estate signs or via the Covid Scanning App, but do you know what they are? In this short article I’ll be looking at the origin...

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A Beginners Guide To Making Your Own Video Wall Displays

It’s becoming common these days for businesses to use video displays instead of printed signage to promote their business. There are many businesses out there that will sell you complex solutions with all the expensive...

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6 Common marketing mistakes & how to avoid them

An introduction to what you need to think about before you do your next bit of marketing work Marketing isn’t an easy thing to do. That’s why advertising firms charge so much for their services....

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12 Different Methods You Can Use To Market Your Business

Do you know all the ways of getting your name out there? Once upon a time, marketing was simple. Get listed in the yellow pages, put some ads in the newspaper, maybe put some flyers...

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Planning Your Marketing, 2021 Edition

A beginners guide on planning out your marketing in the digital age Back in 2013 I wrote an article about ‘6 Easy Steps to Planning Your Marketing’. It was a basic introduction to how to...

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Marketing Basics – What type of marketing are you doing?

Marketing is more than sales, marketing is about growing your business In the article ‘Marketing Basics - 10 Questions you should be asking of your marketing’ we asked the question What is the goal of...

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