Author Archives: ian.cook

Video content is essential for Business Websites

Most people shy away from any sort of camera let alone a video camera, so why would you want to be the star of a video about your own company and its products or services?
Well the answer is twofold. In the fast moving online world, video content is recognised as being the future business tool [...]

Juice Digital PR review TripAdvisor and is Twitter the new Teletext?

Possibly one of the leading examples of Social Media Marketing (SMM) in the UK at the moment is TRIPADVISOR. Firstly, it’s important to remember that these 1000’s of reports from the general public have been uploaded along with their own photos, for no benefit to themselves, they are just happy to tell people their personal [...]

Digital PR…not all PR Agencies offer it!

Conventional public relations tactics have come a long way in the past 100 years - the press release, white paper and press kits - were conceived in the early 1900’s, the first recorded press release, printed verbatim in the New York Times was on Oct. 30, 1906 covering a serious US rail crash and in [...]

A basic guide to Social Media Marketing and Digital PR

All the talk in today’s marketing world is how an excellent Social Media Marketing (SMM) and Digital PR (DPR) strategic campaign will improve your online presence, brand and reputation with customers and trade alike, not to mention the benefits it will add to enhance your SEO and gain higher positions in the free natural search [...]

The relationship between Digital PR Social Networks and Brands in the 21st century.

If you run an online business or trade in areas where you have no physical shops, factories or salespeople, then a strong online branding campaign will be an essential part of your marketing toolkit. Real customer loyalty and success online will only be achieved if your brand becomes influential and respected.
Traditional marketers will tell you [...]

E-marketing and the environment – a perfect partnership

Many organisations and local authorities in particular are under increasing pressure to improve their environmental performance. However, at the same time there is a seemingly conflicting pressure for cost savings in all their activities – marketing and communications included.
E – marketing, whether by email, SMS or IVM (Interactive Voice Messaging) is a solution which can [...]

Green marketing - do motives matter?

What undoubtedly does, is that the earth has limited resources but the world has unlimited wants. In societies like ours where we value “freedom of choice”, we give the right to individuals and organizations to attempt to have their wants satisfied. So, as the enlightened company begins to accept it has limited natural resources, they [...]