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Unlocking Social Media Success
As we navigate 2024, understanding social media trends is vital for staying ahead. Hootsuite’s Social Trends 2024 Report offers key insights into maximising ROI through social platforms. Here are the highlights: Top Metrics for Measuring ROI: Engagement (69%) Time
Q&A – What type of person struggles to improve their marketing?
As part of a recent live stream Q&A, Yellow Co-Founder David Roberts answers some important questions about improving your marketing. In this video he explains what type of people are always going to struggle with their marketing.
Q&A – How to properly use AI in your marketing
As part of a recent live stream Q&A, Yellow Co-Founder David Roberts answers some important questions about improving your marketing. In this video he explains how to properly use AI in your marketing
Q&A – What companies does social media marketing not work for?
As part of a recent live stream Q&A, Yellow Co-Founder David Roberts answers some important questions about improving your marketing. In this video he explains if there are any industries that social media marketing does not work for.
Q&A – Email Marketing – How often should we be sending to be most effective?
As part of a recent live stream Q&A, Yellow Co-Founder David Roberts answers some important questions about improving your marketing. In this video he explains how often you should be emailing your clients.
Q&A – Does old-school marketing like direct mail still work in a digital world?
As part of a recent live stream Q&A, Yellow Co-Founder David Roberts answers some important questions about improving your marketing. In this video he explains how to use more old-school marketing techniques like direct mail in a digital world.
Q&A – The common mistake in marketing that drives us crazy!
As part of a recent live stream Q&A, Yellow Co-Founder David Roberts answers some important questions about improving your marketing. In this video he explains the common mistake in marketing that drives us crazy!
Q&A – When is the best time to post on social media or send marketing emails?
As part of a recent live stream Q&A, Yellow Co-Founder David Roberts answers some important questions about improving your marketing. In this video he explains the best time to post on social media and to send marketing emails.
Q&A – Being camera shy can now cost you sales!
As part of a recent live stream Q&A, Yellow Co-Founder David Roberts answers some important questions about improving your marketing. In this video he explains how being camera shy can now cost you sales!
Q&A – Why do most marketing campaigns fail? (even when the offer is good)
As part of a recent live stream Q&A, Yellow Co-Founder David Roberts answers some important questions about improving your marketing. In this video he explains why most marketing campaigns fail – even when the design and offer is good!
Revitalise Your Website with These 15 Strategies
If you want to take your website to the next level and ensure that visitors not only browse but also convert into customers or leads, consider implementing these strategies for your website: 1. Personalised User Experience: Utilise data and analytics
Twitter’s Bold Move: Is Rebranding to ‘X’ a Smart Decision?
Twitter’s Bold Move: Is Rebranding to ‘X’ a Smart Decision? Twitter, the social media giant that has become an integral part of many of our lives online is embarking on a transformative journey. News has emerged that Elon Musk, the
Introducing the New Google Analytics
Introducing the New Google Analytics Google Analytics has been the go-to tool for businesses and marketers to gather insights about their online presence. However, with changing times and evolving user expectations, Google has introduced an upgraded version called GA4 (Google
Marketing lessons learned through the pandemic.
The pandemic has impacted nearly every industry and business we can imagine, of which marketeers have had to completely tear up the rule book and start from scratch. We had to learn these lessons fast and by necessity, to continue
Planning An Effective SEO Strategy
SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) is a complex and intricate art. With so many plates to spin to keep your site at the top spot, it can sometimes be hard to keep track of everything at once. It’s vital to establish
What we can learn from Aldi’s Twitter tirade
As many of you will have seen recently, there has been a social media outburst from UK supermarket Aldi as they face a quite serious court case from competitor Marks & Spencer. Aldi’s social media team made light
How to start a podcast
Podcasting has become a fantastic way to prove your expertise in your industry and grow a dedicated following with customers. Its easy to do too. This blog gives you a quick rundown of what equipment and software you need to
3 ways to improve your PR campaigns
In episode #2 of the Yellow Marketing Podcast, Lynsey Vergauwe discusses 3 ways to improve results from PR campaigns and how to impress journalists. The Yellow Marketing Podcast is series of weekly conversations with the Yellow team covering all aspects
Marketing mistakes to avoid
In this episode of the Yellow Marketing Podcast, Stephen Vaughan from Yellow Marketing discusses 4 marketing mistakes we found that most clients make that if fixed, could make a MASSIVE difference to your marketing success. Listen to find out the
How to build trust in uncertain times
How To Build Trust In Uncertain Times Throughout the COVID-19 outbreak, there have been massive shifts in the way consumers are behaving. Whilst some are happy to keep spending, other customers are keeping the purse strings a bit tighter. You
What Exactly IS Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)?
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) has been an integral part of running an online business for what seems like forever and the current climate has only heightened that awareness, as businesses were forced to close their doors and focus more on
Getting started with Google Shopping…
By Rob Russell There’s no denying that Google has been at the forefront of digital marketing for what feels like forever – and it certainly doesn’t show any signs of stopping. From only the Search and Display Network way back
Questions to ask before choosing a marketing agency
Before working with external marketing agencies, SEO companies or website managers, there are some important questions to ask. You need to make sure they are the right supplier for you. So we have put together some questions for you to
How to get better results from your website
If you want to find out how to get better results from your website, Yellow Marketing have an initial checklist we use as the starting points for improving the performance of sites. It is simple – be honest with yourself
How to improve your copywriting
Do you want to find out how to improve your copywriting? In this blog we have a breakdown of how we plan for writing marketing copy, how to write effectively and how to double check what you are doing is
Common mistakes to avoid in Google Ads
In this article you will find out How to get better results from Google Ads. Google Ads is still the most effective way of getting a large amount of quality traffic to your website fast (as it’s the only way to
The new RULES of marketing in 2020
Watch a section from a recent marketing seminar from Yellow Marketing Director David Roberts. In this video, Dave explains the ‘new rules’ of marketing. These strategies are lessons learnt over more than 1000 marketing projects – what works, what doesn’t work
How to prove you are more trustworthy than the competition
No one trusts anyone anymore. Especially when it comes to business. Each industry is full of sales people looking to bite the hand off a potential customer for showing any kind of interest in their offering, so customers are now
How important are social ‘likes’ to your marketing?
Yellow Marketing Programme Director David Roberts explains how to have effective marketing on social media without obsessing about having thousands of followers. David explains how to build a quality list of followers that can actually turn into paying customers because
How to do your own photography
Yellow Marketing Programme Director Keith Lupton started his career as a photographer and has been on hundreds of photo shoots for a variety of clients. As cameras become cheaper and quality gets higher, you can now produce high quality images
Basics of Facebook advertising
Facebook is the best targeting tool on the internet. No other platform has such detailed information about it’s users – and you can take advantage of that knowledge through their pay per click platform. Yellow MD David Roberts explains the
How to GUARANTEE better results from your marketing
There is only one way to GUARANTEE better results from your marketing in the future. Sending things out and ‘hoping’ they perform well is risky, expensive and a waste of time. In this video, Yellow MD David Roberts explains how
The importance of website headlines
‘Welcome’ is not an effective headline for a website. Like in a newspaper, headlines are what makes you decide if you want to read on or not. Yellow MD David Roberts explains the importance of a good website headline. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99VtrFxXLyw
The website conversion checklist
In this seminar, Yellow Marketing Programme MD David Roberts explains a checklist that helps you guarantee better results from your website. If you are spending money sending traffic to your website and not getting leads, it is the websites fault
How often should you contact people on your database?
Watch a section of a recent online Q&A with Yellow MD David Roberts who explains how often you should be contacting people on your database. Most business are always trying to bring in new clients while neglecting the list of
How video can improve your website performance
Shaun Bishop is one of the UK’s best video producers and has produced over 1000 videos for clients such as Aldi, Argos, Jaguar and Unilever. In this video he explains how to use video on your website to improve results
Out of the box marketing that everyone can do
Yellow recently had a online Q&A wit business owners to answer a variety of marketing questions. David Roberts of Yellow explains a type of ‘out of the box’ marketing that most businesses can use to get data and leads quickly.
How email marketing is evolving
As open rates are dropping (mainly due to inbox filters being a bit more strict and putting more emails in the junk) we can also use email to help the rest of our campaigns by using it as a tool
How much time do I have to spend on marketing to be successful?
Yellow Marketing Programme recently had a online Q&A with business owners to answer a variety of questions. Watch a section where Yellow MD David Roberts explains how much time you have to dedicate to marketing to be successful. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sgauqe6FOE
Finding the right audience on Twitter
You can have millions of followers on Twitter but if none of them are your target audience and would never by from you then that following is useless! In this video, Yellow Marketing Programme MD David Roberts explains how to
Social media – Posting the right content
Yellow Managing Director David Roberts explains what content is most effective on social media. Most people try social media for a few months and get no sales from it and then abandon it. However, Social media is designed to tickle
Why you need to humanise your marketing
People want to work with people – not a logo. Now more than ever, with the invention of things like social media and reality TV, people want to know the humans behind your business. If you are not approachable, why
Rules For A Successful Blog
A blog on your website that is full of problem solving advice can help you grow a following, regularly bring people back to your website and also raise your status as a expert in the industry. This video is an interview
How LIVE CHAT on your website can get you more leads
Have you ever tried live chat on your website? It is now free, easy and effective. It also removes a lot of time wasters on the phone! Yellow Marketing Programme’s David Roberts explains how live chat can make a big
Effective targeting – Why you need to choose a niche target audience
Selling to everyone is now essentially selling to no one. You now have to talk to specific target audiences about their specific problems. Your target audience wants to know what’s in it for THEM – not everyone. Yellow’s MD David
How to target high earners in Facebook advertising
Its creepy how much facebook knows about us! But it can be really helpful for targeting in marketing. No other tool online has as much personal details of users. If you have a product or service that only appeals to
Are you committing the ultimate sin of marketing?
There is a common mistake that most businesses are guilty of and it could be effecting your marketing in a massive way. We call it the ‘Ultimate sin of marketing’. Yellow MD David Roberts explains how you can instantly improve
How to add URGENCY to your marketing
If you don’t give people a REASON to contact you TODAY….they won’t. They will wait until they are not busy or wait util payday – but forget it instead of doing either. Yellow Marketing Programme’s David Roberts explains how to
The rules for effective direct mail in the digital age
Direct mail is still one of the most effective ways of bringing in B2B clients as long as you follow some rules. Yellow Marketing Programme’s David Roberts explains how direct mail can be a highly effective tool in today’s digital
How YouTube PPC ads can be used by any business
YouTube targeted pay per click advertising has become an amazing tool for growing your online presence and it is amazingly cheap at the moment! In this video, Yellow MD David Roberts explains how your business can get leads from YouTube
Marketing on a budget
When on a limited marketing budget, most businesses don’t know where to start. In this video, Yellow MD David Roberts recommends where to start for quick results in your marketing without having to dive into your budget too much. If
Why having a complicated website can ruin your marketing
Trying to be too ‘clever’ with your website is just going to put people off – people are creatures of habit and attention spans are dwindling, so having complicated navigation on your website is going to affect sales. The book
Why you NEED video in your marketing
Video has become an essential part of marketing as it is now the only way to PROVE just how good your business is. In the video below, marketing expert David Roberts explains why video is such an effective tool in
3 rules for writing press releases
If you want to get your business in the press, you need to produce press releases that journalists want – the correct structure, the right subject matter and a story worth reading. In the video below, Yellow’s Steph Bewley takes
The future of lead generation
The old way of sending people to a landing page, getting their email address and then sending them autoresponders until they buy DOESN’T WORK ANYMORE. The amount of people filling out data capture forms are dwindling and autoresponders are being
Is offline marketing dead?
By Olivia Murphy In a world where everyone has a phone in their hands and we’ve all become slaves to technology, people assume that offline marketing is dead. We’re here to tell you that is WRONG. As with every marketing
The Secret to Facebook Ad Engagement (It’s easier than you think!)
By Olivia Murphy Over the last year, Facebook has made it increasingly difficult for businesses to be shown in the newsfeed without using a whopping amount of cash (Thanks again for that, Facebook…) but this doesn’t mean businesses need to