KindLink vs Neighbourly vs Benevity – Comparing CSR Platforms You Can Trust

By Marketme | 23rd January 2026

According to industry discussions, UK companies increasingly prioritise CSR activities such as volunteering and giving, with many aligning these efforts more closely to business goals. However, with this promising growth, there is also added responsibility for your internal HR and CSR teams. Without the right support, managing employee efforts and contributions and aligning them with…

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Reviewing the Top 3 Hosting Providers for Businesses

By Marketme | 19th December 2025

After years of working with multiple companies as an IT consultant, I’ve realised there’s one mistake that many businesses make: not choosing the right hosting provider. Some in the senior management may feel this is a decision that impacts only the company’s IT department. But if you ask a professional like me, this decision can…

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7 Reasons Flags Are An Incredible Marketing Tool

By Marketme | 19th December 2025

When it comes to marketing and branding, there are many strategies that get you impactful results. However, flags are one of the most reliable ways to get noticed, which is why businesses of all types continue to use them extensively for marketing. A 2025 industry study of footfall flag deployment reported an average 50% uplift…

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Stop Annoying Your Site Visitors – Easy Ways to Improve Popovers.

By Marketme | 18th June 2015

One sure way of annoying visitors to your website is with through popovers that fail to engage. However, popovers can have a very positive impact on your visitors, and potential customers. Here Cloud-iQ present five ways that popovers can appeal to your visitors – and then consequently lead to more sales. Offers And Free Content A…

Is Your Offline Office Space Damaging Your Online Offerings?

By Marketme | 18th June 2015

In the marketing world, or the tech world, where everything is online, you want to show off everything about your company, and let the personality of the team and its culture shine through. Of course some things about your work have to be physical, but these should integrate with your overall ethos and online persona.…

10 hot marketing trends to incorporate into your strategy

By Marketme | 16th June 2015

Marketing is ever-changing and businesses need to adapt their strategies to fit with this fluid landscape. Here are some marketing trends you need to incorporate into your strategy. SMS marketing With astonishing open rates (98%) and users engaging more with SMS than ever – and using their mobiles for pretty much everything to boot –…

Maximise your Charity Fundraising Event’s Success

By Marketme | 27th May 2015

If you’re hosting a charity event, it won’t take you very long during the planning process to realise how much you’ll have to do to ensure it can all go ahead as smoothly as possible. When hosting an event for a good cause, however, there’s a lot more pressure as you’ll want the event to…

13 Smartphone Apps That Make Everyday Life Easier

By Marketme | 27th May 2015

Can you remember a world without mobile apps? We can, but only just. With the astronomic rise of the smartphone, apps have become part of our everyday lives, with millions now available to download on iOS and Android devices. Naturally, with so many new and emerging apps, users have to wade through a lot of…

Introducing Doritos Roulette

By Marketme | 19th May 2015

If you are an avid television watcher, you may well have watched Doritos’ latest promotional campaign with interest. Recently, the brand announced the release of Doritos Roulette, a dangerous and innovative new snack that promises to deliver a spicy surprise with every handful. Although this snack provides an interesting proposition, it is not that far…

5 external factors that could destroy a business

By Marketme | 12th May 2015

There are factors in business that we cannot control or predict, and they are sometimes the most deadly. The earnest CEO with a brilliant product and a great set of supporting staff, perhaps recruited through exec-appointments.com should succeed, but sometimes external factors rebel and conspire. Here are five outside forces that can conspire to derail…

The future of advertising: Native ads

By Marketme | 7th May 2015

The future of advertising has been up for discussion over the past few years by many professionals in the arena, so it’s of no surprise that it’s back to the forefront of the world of media in 2015. Advertising has taken many forms over the past decade, including the use of advertorials, newspaper ads and…

5 Great Ways to Use the Power of Social Media at Event Conferences

By Marketme | 23rd April 2015

 Event conferences are a fantastic way to unite people over their passions and enable them to learn more about the fields that fascinate them. Couple all that buzz and talk with social media however and suddenly things can get even more special.  Wondering how best to use social media at event conferences? Read on for…