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6 Crazy Misconceptions about SEO and Link-Building

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) has endured some pretty bad PR recently. And the content marketing sector is partially to blame.
We’ve all been guilty of propagating ‘content is king’ – as if other marketing techniques, like PR, social media, and (most importantly) SEO, are second-class citizens in the marketing monopoly.
The problem with the ‘content is king’ argument is that it’s actually quite misleading. It suggests that if you have great content, then that’s enough to attract audiences and generate business. Sure, it’s a good start… but it’s not really going to do much on its own.

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5 Foolproof Ways to Boost Your Social Presence

It doesn’t matter what type of industry your business is working in, having a social presence is incredibly important. Not only can it provide you with new leads, but it helps to cement a relationship between current and potential audiences. This blog will outline five of the best ways to boost your social presence to new heights.

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Things to Look out for when Choosing a Marketing Agency

As a business owner, you will undoubtedly have found yourself pondering the question: “Should I invest in a marketing agency?”. It’s a way to get expert knowledge and develop your understanding of an area you may not be familiar with. Although there’s a selection of standard services most people expect, marketing agencies should be doing a number of things for you.

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A Look Back: 2014 Online Marketing Trends

Online marketing in 2014 marked a monumental shift in the industry. From the growth of mobile optimization straight through to the domination of image heavy content, 2014 has been a year that really has redefined the sector.

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How Online Shopping Stole Christmas

Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, only one creature was stirring, and he wasn’t a mouse. The children were wrapped up and snug in their beds, whilst dad frantically hit the computer with his head. He’d added to basket not two weeks prior, yet the postman hadn’t turned up with the new deep fat frier.

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Black Friday: The UK phenomenon that began online

To many of us living in the UK, Black Friday seems to have come out of nowhere. As headlines flooded with reports of police called out to several locations in response to aggressive retail woes, people stood and watched in disarray and confusion over how so much chaos was unleashed in such a short frame of time. To our American readers, however, the waves of shoppers flooding in to snag a reduced bargain is a well known fixture on the US retail calendar.

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The Importance Of Optimised Mobile Websites

If you’re an avid reader of our Neil Walker Digital blog, you’ll know we’ve covered numerous ways to make sure your content fulfills its full potential. Today we will be focusing on something that is often forgotten about, mobile websites. In situations where a website isn’t optimised properly for these types of devices it can result in a business missing out on a huge audience.

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