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SEO Tools – Can Marketing People Learn New Tricks?

I’m certain that Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) was not a subject that was on the curriculum when I studied marketing. However, in the year 2011, it’s hard to call yourself a digital marketing consultant and not understand the drivers behind new customer acquisition via search engines like Google and Bing. SEO is not as sexy as witty, or zeitgeist catching creative. It’s not as trendy as social media or as cutting edge as location based services with augmented reality, but my informed guess is that Google and Bing send more customers to your site than any of these marketing methods. Despite the fact that most businesses say that being on the top of Google is one of their most important customer acquisition methods, marketing people (like me) have never really been given the SEO tools to help clients take control of this essential digital

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Marketing Insights from Abarth and BSB.

This weekend I was at Cadwell Park in Lincolnshire. The venue was host to the biggest motorsport property in the UK, the British Superbikes (BSB). The event was different, because as well as being supported by other motorbike classes, BSB hosted the Trofeo Abarth 500 GB, a new one-make car series. It could have all gone horribly wrong, but some simple, old-fashioned marketing meant that Abarth managed to achieve it’s goals for the weekend. Until recently, I had never heard of Abarth. The marque is part of the Fiat group which also includes Italian sports-car classic brands such as Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Maserati and of course Ferrari. One of the reasons that the Trofeo Abarth 500 GB was created was to increase the awareness of the Abarth brand, but also to hopefully drive sales. Here are some insights from the

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