How Great Leaders Create Environments Where People Can Do Their Best Work

By Marketme | 10th June 2026

Great leadership, it is fair to say, is about wa more than setting targets and managing performance. The most effective leaders are the ones who understand that people do their best when they feel supported, valued, and able to focus on their responsibilities without unnecessary obstacles being placed in their way. In today’s workplace, creating…

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How Forest Schools Can Help Families Survive the Long Summer Holiday

By Marketme | 9th June 2026

As the summer holidays approach, families across the UK are preparing for the annual challenge of keeping children entertained for six long weeks. Whether balancing work commitments, childcare arrangements or simply finding enough activities to fill the days, many parents and guardians find the long break can quickly become a juggling act. Screen time often…

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If We Want Things to Stay as They Are, Things Will Have to Change

By Marketme | 22nd May 2026

By Mark Hayward, founder of Sway PR   The past ten years has seen unprecedented changes in the world of Public Relations, and while 2025 was nothing short of transformative, the first half of this year has already proven itself to be a year of change for the industry. Emerging technologies coupled with an ever-shifting media…

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How To Build A Social Media Sales Funnel From Scratch

By Marketme | 20th November 2014

At a recent speaking engagement I was privileged to spend some quality time chatting to a number of small business owners after the event, and one of the biggest questions that they wanted answering is “How do I find the right leads on social, and how do I turn them into customers?” I sat down…

Quick Tips for Social Media.

By Marketme | 19th November 2014

Social Media maybe a mine field for many people, but in all honesty it is a very simple solution for people to promote both themselves and their businesses. There is no rocket science behind social media, see it just like attending one of your breakfast meeting business networking events – A place to be seen…

How to market yourself on social media.

By Marketme | 18th November 2014

How we come across on social media can affect all aspects of our lives. From how our peers see us to how we fare when it comes to getting a job. It’s because of this that marketing yourself on social media is so important. You know full well that clients and potential employers are going…

Free to use Twitter Symbols.

By Marketme | 18th November 2014

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Who to follow on Twitter?

By Marketme | 16th November 2014

Your success on Twitter really boils down to three important factors which are: The content you share. The frequency you use Twitter. The followers you build. For this blog we will look at the followers you build and how to successfully target the right ones to help build your brand awareness and interactions on Twitter.…

Online business: security that matters

By Marketme | 14th November 2014

These days, there are many ways to protect yourself online. Yet this only adds to the confusion; as a business, how do you know where to focus your resources? The right choice can make your business much safer, run smoothly and appear favourable to customers. If you choose the wrong option, you can simply end…

News Just In: Customers Are NOT Always Right!

By Marketme | 14th November 2014

When you run a business, you run into customers along the way (that’s kind of the point). However there are times when customer relationships can be difficult to comprehend and these relationships can be a strain to your business. Most business owners feel they need to pay attention to every customer who comes through their…

Branding tips for your small business.

By Marketme | 12th November 2014

Branding is of key importance when building your business, it is what you will be identified by and you are likely to carry this branding with you everywhere you go in business and use it on all marketing, ie website, business cards, banners etc. We may think that creating a new logo and style of…

Social Media: The Last Hope For Good Customer Service?

By Marketme | 11th November 2014

Let’s face it. Brands we love don’t always get it right – but nor do we, as marketers. Perhaps this is such a universal problem on account of the fact that customer service seems to be a dying art, and basically nobody seems to care. How are these things related? Well, the ignorance of such…

Twitterversary: What next for the birdwatching trade?

By Marketme | 11th November 2014

Twitter verb : to make fast and usually high sounds : to talk in a quick and informal way about unimportant things That’s the dictionary entry I found for Twitter, dating back to a time before the word became eponymous with the social networking service, which does, seemingly, live up to its dictionary definition. Why bring…