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The key questions for your marketing priorities

A photo of the back of a man's head, which he's clutching with both hands as it if to suggest anxiety or concern. The photo has been selected to hint at the worries people have right now about moving forwards with the marketing strategy.
By Jimmy Leach,

Marketing strategy: It's not easy right now, and you're possibly wracking your brains as to how to move your organisation forwards. Now's a great time to focus on some key marketing priorities, so that the emerging marketing strategy ensures you're heading in the right direction.

What to consider if you’re thinking of following the Lush lead

By Jimmy Leach,

Social media marketing: Cool cosmetics company, Lush, have announced they're leaving social media for a bit, in spite of an anticipated negative impact on sales. It's not the first time either. Jimmy takes a look at why you might do that, and what your other options might be.

Taking the shortcut to marketing glory in ELT

A figurative image of a red arrow placed on a wooden table having seemingly broken through a wall of pale wooden building blocks. This is to signify a short cut, breaking through a wall (in this case of marketing options) to find the fastest route. To be honest, not the best image on the site, but it does sort of get the point across.
By Richard Bradford,

Keynote: Here's a summary of what you may have missed when Richard Bradford spoke in the plenary session of the ELT Marketing Conference in London on 24th September 2021.

Our ultimate guide to getting the best photos for your new website

An image of a photography with his back to the camera wearing a blue shirt and a beige and black photographer's rucksack taking a picture of three people outside on a sunny day. The photo is taken in a city with a brick archway and trees slightly blurred in the background.
By Richard Bradford,

Website: with website design and functionality gradually snapping to received wisdom in terms of layouts and formats, the one thing that is guaranteed to make yours stand out from the crowd is high quality, authentic photography. Here's your big guide to getting it right.

Should you do organic SEO or buy Google ads?

A close up of the Google Ads logo embossed into high quality paper. The logo is a stylised capital letter A, in green, yellow and blue.
By Jimmy Leach,

Marketing strategy: It's the squillion dollar question - do you resolutely refuse to dance with the devil which is Google ads, or do you jump in with both feet and start to party? Hint: Long-term, organic is best, but you may need ads to fill the gap.