Dublin Business Network – New WordPress Website

We recently worked with Dublin Business Network, a supportive business group based in Sandyford, Dublin 18 to update their website. The new site shares a page for each of the founding members highlighting their experience and introducing their respective businesses,...

Canva Tips – Gradient Backgrounds

Our Canva Tips are back after a little break and to kick off we're looking at how adjusting the background with a gradient can give you a new look whilst retaining your brand colour palette. Find out more in our video below. https://youtu.be/qW2xBEVX_oI If you'd like...

Social Media Content Ideas For October

Autumn is in full swing and that means there are plenty of opportunities for businesses to create engaging content for their social media channels. First up, it's important to note that there are a number of key awareness themes for months and as of this post we'll be...
Social Media Conversation Starter Ideas

Social Media Conversation Starter Ideas

Every one of us has sat in front of a blank screen at some point wondering what we can say? So, in today's post, we're sharing 20 ideas to get your conversation started on social media that are not related to any specific business, they're some very general questions...

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Marketing As You Get Set To Re-Open

Marketing As You Get Set To Re-Open

There was a collective cheer of relief as the first re-opening dates were announced here in Ireland last week, even though not everybody knows exactly when they get to throw open the doors again we all know that it's on the way. We've been through unusual times so...

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10 Things Your Website Should Have – Part 2

10 Things Your Website Should Have – Part 2

A little earlier this year we wrote about 10 Things Your Website Should Have and at the time we promised that rather than giving you one lengthy list to implement we'd follow up with another post and today here it is. To recap, in our previous post we advised that the...

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Goals – How To Set Them For Your Business

Goals – How To Set Them For Your Business

We all know we should do it both in business and in our personal lives as goals really are the most effective means of getting things done. If you're not a goal-setter do you know what you could be missing out on? If you do set goals how realistic are they? Goals...

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Benefits Of A Marketing Strategy For Small Business

Benefits Of A Marketing Strategy For Small Business

If you're working in a business with a dedicated marketing function there's most likely a document in existence even if just for the Marketing Dept and/or Directors relating to the overall Marketing Strategy of the business which is the outline approach that's going...

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10 Things Your Website Should Have

10 Things Your Website Should Have

Here at The Marketing Shop we create websites so we have a list of essentials that relate to both functionality and marketing that's part of every project we work on. We are, however, also customers of many other websites and while you can expect high profile brands...

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Learn Something New To Keep On Top Of Your Business

Learn Something New To Keep On Top Of Your Business

In some industries it's more commonplace for ongoing study to be part of your everyday life. In my own industry the pace of changes in all things related to the web and social media ensures that every week I'm reading articles or attending training sessions to ensure...

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Email Marketing – Get Started No Matter The List Size!

Email Marketing – Get Started No Matter The List Size!

I have regular conversations with business owners around the topic of email marketing, quite often it's misunderstood or something that's on the end of a very lengthy to-do list. On other occasions people have a list but struggle to fill it with content so it's...

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Get Blogging To Boost Your Business

Get Blogging To Boost Your Business

There are many options available to you when it comes to marketing your business but one of the most powerful that costs you just your time, is the use of the blog or news section on your website. Depending on the platform your website is built on you may have it...

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Never Stop Marketing Even If You’re Short On Time

Never Stop Marketing Even If You’re Short On Time

You're busy so you don't need to think about marketing for a while - is this something you've ever thought? Well, we're here to remind you in this post that marketing is part of your work all year round regardless of how busy you are or whether you work with seasonal...

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