Posts Tagged ‘twitter’

Does your business stand out from the crowd

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

Majority of the businesses that come to us, whether they want a new website, a branding refresh or a set of leaflets designed and printed, are looking for their business to stand out from the crowd. There is just so much competition out there these days, so many messages – on advertising, on our supermarket shelves, on websites, on email, on facebook and twitter – we don’t see everything. Getting our message and image across can be very difficult!

What used to work, often doesn’t work any more, or you have to combine a mix of different communication methods – direct mail, email marketing, social media and telephone marketing – which often makes the cost of sale more expensive. It means you have to think harder about who your target market is and what is the best way to reach them. And standing out from the crowd is really important, making sure you don’t just look and say what everyone else is doing. Find out what your differentiator is – what makes you different – and shout about it!

Take a look at our website www.firstimpression.co.uk to see how we help our customers stand out from the crowd and win more business.

Sceptical of social media?

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

It was interesting to read the controversial article in Marketing magazine on 3rd February that major brands are sceptical of social media. The study by Internet Advertising Bureau said that only a fifth of marketers in organisations including Coca-Cola, RBS and the COI view social media as a core element of their marketing strategy. Whilst many are confused about the role the channel should play and are indeed cautious. Three quarters state the biggest challenge is to prove it can deliver Return On Investment.

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Paradigm Revolution – New Website

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

Paradigm Revolution is the home of Dr Manjir Samanta-Laughton. Award-winning author, international speaker and purveyor of radical ideas. The site is a place to  discover her various books – those published and those in progress, events and details of one-to one sessions. (more…)

What is Web 2.0 and Social Media Marketing?

Friday, October 30th, 2009

You may have heard of two buzzwords floating around the web in the past few years – ‘Web 2.0′ and ‘Social media’. It’s all very exciting, a real culture change of how we can do business. If you haven’t started using social media to full advantage, this presentation from our web designer, may help get you started. It tells you what some of the terms mean and how they might help you in your business now and in the future.

You can view the full presentation here