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Why we bother to be a 'best' place to work continued.
We’ve previously touched on employee experience, connecting work with company purpose, trusting in leadership, ensuring a positive work environment.
Why we bother to be a 'best' place to work
We were recently announced as a finalist for the 2024 Best Places To Work Awards (Micro Workplace - up to 20 employees).
Data-Driven Decision Making: Analytics for Business Growth
We're chatting about how data-driven decision-making and analytics can propel your business growth by enhancing customer understanding, operational efficiency, and informed strategic planning.
The Benefits Of Outsourcing Your Marketing (NZ Businesses)
In recent years, outsourcing marketing has become popular for many Aotearoa New Zealand businesses looking for growth. Why is it so popular?
Should You Focus on Customer Acquisition or Retention?
Should you focus on attracting new customers or getting existing ones to buy again? Retaining customers is significantly cheaper, increases lifetime value, and drives stronger profitability, while acquisition keeps your pipeline growing. The most sustainable growth strategies balance the two.
Why I'm Finally Recommending Google Performance Max Ads
Google's Performance Max (PMax) has been around for a little while now. Google introduced Performance Max Campaigns with a huge promise: AI-driven, multi-channel reach across Search, YouTube, Display, and everything else, all from one campaign. For the first year or two, it felt a bit like a 'black hole,' though. You popped in your budget, added your assets and hoped for the best machine learning could deliver. Well, from recent experiences with PMax, that’s no longer the case.
2026 Marketing Trends - What’s Out (and What’s In)
The days of generic campaigns, vanity-driven content, and “because we’ve always done it this way” strategies are numbered. What’s replacing them? Bold storytelling, strategies that actually drive business outcomes, and a powerful partnership between humans and AI, all built around delivering real value for the customer.
How Much Should You Spend on Digital Advertising?
A strategic advertising budget can be the difference between steady growth and wasted spend. Whether you're running Google Ads, Meta campaigns, or building a broader marketing strategy, understanding how much to spend and why is essential for long-term ROI.
Do I Need a Blog for My Business?
Blogging isn't just about churning out articles for the sake of something to post or put in newsletters. It serves as one of the most cost-effective ways to increase your visibility online, build trust with your audience, and turn website visitors into real and engaged leads.
How to Build a Brand Strategy in 4 Simple Steps
A brand strategy is a clear, long-term plan for how your business is seen, trusted, and remembered. It defines your purpose and personality, then ensures these are consistently reflected across every touchpoint. In this guide, we’ll explain how to build a brand strategy in 4 simple steps, with real examples you can learn from.
Choosing the Right CRM for Your Business
A CRM system centralises customer interactions, enhancing relationships, supporting retention, and driving sales growth through personalised interactions and streamlined processes. It's crucial for improving marketing efficiency and gaining insights into customer behaviour.
A Guide to Budgets for Key Marketing Platforms
We know sometimes you just need to know where to start. So we’ve put together a little guide to help you understand what budgets could look like for some of the most popular marketing platforms. There are a tonne of options, and they all vary so much, so we’ve outlined just a few to get you started. This is not a checklist, more a starter for ten, so have a read and then have a think about the right platforms for your audiences, and go from there!
Why Having a Virtual Marketing Team is a Game Changer for Businesses
Take a look at why a virtual marketing team can be a game changer for your business, offering cost-efficiency and easy scalability. With reduced overhead costs, environmental positives and the potential for enhanced creativity, virtual marketing teams provide a strategic advantage for businesses looking to get ahead.
5 Reasons Startups Shouldn't Hire A Full-Time Chief Marketing Officer
As startups grow, pressure starts to build from investors, stakeholders, your team and the wider market about what you should do next - AND who you should hire next…
The Do's and Don'ts of Social Media Marketing
Social media is a super powerful tool for successful marketing, offering endless opportunities to connect and promote, but understanding the do's and don'ts is essential for navigating this dynamic landscape.
Leveraging Online Platforms for Growth
We explore how digital platforms are vital for business growth and cover essential strategies like identifying your audience, optimising your website, and utilising social media and email marketing.
3 x Budget-Friendly DIY Marketing Tools for Small Businesses
We've got a run down of three cost-effective marketing tools – Canva, Mailchimp, and Hootsuite – designed to help small businesses enhance marketing efforts through easy-to-use platforms for graphic design, email campaigns, and social media management.
What Is a Good Budget for Digital Marketing?
Now that we’ve covered the low-cost tactics, let’s talk about budgeting.No matter how cost-effective your channels are, you’ll eventually want to invest real dollars for real scale. But how much should you spend?
What’s the Cheapest Form of Digital Marketing?
In today’s digital-first world, every business—from start-ups and solo founders to scaling SMEs—wants to get more value out of their marketing. But there’s always the same challenge: limited time, limited budget, and big goals.
Social media marketing and management in New Zealand
This comprehensive guide explores the unique aspects of social media in the Kiwi context, providing insights and strategies to help your business maximise its online presence.
How to Optimise Your Marketing Subscriptions Spend
Time to tighten your marketing budget belt? By auditing your current subscriptions, prioritising essential tools, and maximising their utilisation, you can significantly reduce costs without sacrificing effectiveness. Read on for our thoughts on the good tools to use and how to regularly assess which ones you still need.
The State of TikTok in America: What’s Happening and What It Means for Businesses
TikTok, the social media platform that has captivated millions with its short, engaging videos, is at a crossroads in the United States. As the app’s popularity surges, it also faces mounting scrutiny from lawmakers and regulators. As of January the 19th, we wrote this blog on the 15th, we understand that if TikTok don’t sell their US operation it will be banned in the states.
Fran talks SEM vs SEO
Fran explains the essentials of search engine marketing (SEM), highlighting the importance of combining search engine optimization (SEO) for organic traffic and search engine advertising (SEA) for paid visibility to effectively increase website traffic and attract high-intent users.
Unlocking the Power of Email Marketing
Email marketing remains a powerful strategy for directly reaching audiences, nurturing leads, and driving sustained business growth through personalised and engaging communication. By avoiding common pitfalls and leveraging key tactics like segmentation, automation, and clear CTAs, businesses can achieve significant engagement, conversions, and long-term success.
A Marketing Specialist's Guide to Business Growth
Unlock your growth potential with our handy guide, packed full of expert marketing strategies and insights to navigate the complexities of modern marketing.
The Power of AI for Personalised Marketing
We dive into the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in marketing and how it has transformed the way businesses connect with their audience, particularly relating to personalising customer experiences. We talk data analysis, predictive analytics, various AI-driven tools, and most importantly the pro's and con's of using AI for personalised marketing.
How Do You Know if Your Marketing is Working...?
We all know marketing is important... but there are lots of moving parts, lots of ways of doing things, and a lots of technical information that can be hard to refine down to simple tell you if it's working or not. Here are the top things to keep and eye on to help you know if your marketing is working.
Meet Fran
Since launching my Virtual Marketing business, I’ve been asked a lot about how I got to the point to have the courage to do it.
Returning to marketing from a break
Our Founder and Chief Client Officer, Fran, shares her experience starting her marketing career again after having her family, and how you can do this too.
How to ensure you hire the right marketer for your business
Now more than ever we are aware of our business head counts and costs and it's important to consider what role marketing can play in your business, and the best person to do this.
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