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Why are you looking for a ‘magic bullet for your marketing?’ You’re as likely to find a unicorn in a gold mine and win the lottery. Artificial Intelligence isn’t a magic bullet that will solve your digital marketing and make your business grow.   In this observation of A.I. The Good, The Bad and the Ugly of A.I. Get Rich Quick Ask Yourself About Online Tools How Does the Tool Work? Scraping Email Addresses Consequences PLUS...

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Creative Content Marketing

Creative Content Marketing


Posted By on Oct 20, 2023

Content marketing is a catch-all term for copy, images, infographics, social posts, blog posts and videos. Where do you start with continent marketing, how do you produce creative content marketing?   “ChatGPT!” You Shout Yes. You can go down this route. It’s lazy and it’s derivative of others work. The content produced is bland. The content is taken from others’ work (would you protect your IP)? There is nothing of YOU in the...

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Brand Danger

Brand Danger


Posted By on Oct 12, 2023

I’ve been quite cynical about ‘branding experts’. Maybe there’s a reason? Perhaps not. Are ‘branding experts’ the danger? No. Brand danger is a thought on the brand term being used in digital marketing.   What do I Mean by Brand Danger? Your business brand name is a shortcut and a signpost. “What were they called again?” A familiar refrain. “Great, I’ll Google them.” This is where the brand danger comes in.   It’s your brand, your...

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I was at the Affiliate Forum event, several years ago. There was a session about black hat techniques. It was pitched as what to know so you can overcome these practices. I thought I was switched on and I believed honesty and emotion in digital marketing was the norm. It is in the main, don’t be worried. There was one practical demonstration that made me shake my head and wonder at how clever and underhand digital marketing can be....

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I can only apologise for being a lover of bacon and I have no wish to offend non meat eaters. You see, I was looking around for a metaphor for something multi-layered that I would enjoy writing about, hence why a great marketing action plan is worth its weight in bacon. The S.O.S.T.A.C*. Marketing Action Plan I love this model of a marketing plan. It has stood me in good stead working for the likes of Apple, for myself and my clients....

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