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Are Social Networks The Next Big Thing For Business?

Freya Sykes Written by Freya Sykes
on September 20th, 2007 / 6 Comments / Print this

Ok I’ll hold my hands up here and say that in the past I was less than taken with Myspace…even so much as taking to calling it the annoying younger sibling of blogging. To an extent I do still stand by that assessment, but if Myspace is the younger sister then Facebook is the [...]

Netflix Thinks I’m Naughty!

Brad Williamson Written by Brad Williamson
on September 17th, 2007 / 7 Comments / Print this

Today, I clicked on over to Netflix.com to see if my documentary about Allen Ginsberg was going to show up in my mailbox this weekend. Before I could click on “Your Queue,” I was greeted by a “Netflix Recommends…” window, that featured a documentary film about a man and his horse. Their love [...]

Levelling the Playing Field

Freya Sykes Written by Freya Sykes
on September 7th, 2007 / 1 Comment / Print this

About 20 years ago if you started up in a business you had to go down the “traditional” route to growth of that business.
You had to trade in your local area – usually from an expensive shop or commercial premises. You had to turn a profit doing so, you had to market yourself in the [...]

The Secrets to Bootstrap Marketing - Part 2

Freya Sykes Written by Freya Sykes
on August 17th, 2007 / 5 Comments / Print this

So you’ve started out and the cash ain’t exactly flowing yet… So how do you get the message out about the best new business since sliced bread?
Well in part 1 I told you about phantom sponsorships as well as actual ones…in this part I’m going to tell you about the obvious but often over looked [...]

Is Your Website Hitting The Spot?

Freya Sykes Written by Freya Sykes
on August 9th, 2007 / 5 Comments / Print this

Ok, I’m going to hold my hands up high here - Ours currently isn’t.
Why? Well a number of reasons but one of the most important factors is freshness. Our site just isn’t “fresh” anymore. It’s been up in it’s current format for about 18months now. We’ve added a few bits and bobs along [...]

Measure How Effective Your Website Is Using WebsiteGrader.com

Danielle Written by Danielle
on June 12th, 2007 / 5 Comments / Print this

Ever wanted to know exactly how all your efforts at online marketing measure up? Well, hang onto your hat because now there’s a way to find out. And guess what, it’s free.
Website Grader contacted us here at Small Business Branding and asked us to review their website (by the way - did you know you [...]