What a year it has been – I needn’t say anymore. But finally, we have some real hope of returning to life as we knew it. Millions of us have had our life on hold, either due to being furloughed, having to home-school or just having / because of a loss of direction caused by […]
Tag Archives: Blog
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May
May
672,893 new businesses were started in 2018/2019 – an incredible 1,843.5 per day! Out of all of the new businesses started in 2013, 57.6% of them had closed down within the 5 years to 2019. In the time that The Marketing Associates has been in business there have been, as with any business, highs and […]
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Apr
Apr
I know that the UK is still very much in lockdown but now is the time to start thinking about how to re-open your business and what that will look like
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Mar
Mar
Although I have been working from home for 5 years now, it is only over the last few days that I have realised what an important skillset this is. I have seen many posts on Social Media asking for hints and tips for those having to work from home for the first time. I therefore […]
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Jun
Jun
For all the wonderful positives that being self-employed brings, being paid late is one of the most disempowering and dispiriting things about being a business owner. Did you know that Small and Medium businesses in the UK are on average paid 20 days late each invoice? This is very common as sometimes it is just […]
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Mar
Mar
Getting external consultants involved in a business can often be a daunting prospect for many business owners. Concerns around confidentiality, quality of work and cost are some of the factors that put people off. But, in reality, employing a specialist marketing consultant on a flexible basis can help to turn around a business, enable the […]
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Jan
Jan
People often think that posting on Social Media is easy, they may do it in their personal life therefore think they can continue in the same way for a business account… this isn’t the case. Running a business account is a totally different kettle of fish, there is both the brand and the platform to […]
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May
May
Having launched ‘The Marketing Associates’ just over two years ago, I am often contacted for advice by others looking to do the same thing within their field of business – an email that I am always rather flattered to receive. I made a promise to myself when I was a student trying to get work, […]
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Feb
Feb
So, we all know that being a mother in general is hard work; you never get a day off, you are always on call and you get very little thanks, but we also know that it is amazing at the same time. The real fun starts when you try and be a ‘modern’ woman and […]
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Oct
Oct
Marketing is often left at the bottom of a business owners ‘To do’ lists because they think it will cost them lots of money. The truth is that it can cost lots and lots and lots of money but it doesn’t necessarily have to! How would any business ever get past start-up stage if they […]
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