How to Start a Business in the UK

By Marketme | 28th July 2025

Starting your own business is an opportunity to become your own boss. There are many different types of small businesses that you can start, from consultancy services run from home to designing and creating jewellery in a studio, from catering to a mobile food van, from beauty salons to running a shop. Here’s what you…

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Upgrade Your Backyard With A Foowin Patio Set

By Marketme | 24th July 2025

Transforming your outdoor space into a personal retreat is one of the best ways to enjoy your home to the fullest. Whether you want a cozy nook for quiet mornings or a vibrant area for entertaining friends and family, investing in the right outdoor furniture can make all the difference. One of the easiest and…

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Why Metrics Alone Can’t Drive Better Coaching for Remote Teams

By Marketme | 16th July 2025

You can see the numbers. Attendance rates, task completions, and idle time all sit neatly in reports. But none of these tell you why SLA performance slipped last night or why queue times keep creeping up on certain shifts. Without context, metrics become noise instead of clarity. This article explores how to go beyond basic…

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Estate Agents: Time to engage with blogging and social media.

By Marketme | 27th March 2014

Estate Agents: Time to engage. If you are an Estate Agent of any standing the likelihood is that you advertise on either Rightmove or Zoopla. Joining these vast databases is a way of getting your property seen, in a way that a ‘For Sale’ sign never could. But when you share the market place with…

Social Media in the UK Property Industry.

By Marketme | 27th March 2014

Social media is an online phenomenon that has taken the world by storm, but how has it affected the property industry? And how are property agents utilising this powerful tool? Many people have a narrow view of what social media incorporates, yes it predominantly includes the likes of Facebook and Twitter, but it is also…

Twitter, what else is there to know?

By Marketme | 26th March 2014

In March 2014 what do you need to know as a business owner about twitter? Leadamo Academy investigates. Twitter continues to morph into a full scale marketing machine. Its tribe increases and every 2 days 1 billion tweets are served up. This might fill you with horror or dread. It might make you think there’s…

Social Media Sizing Cheat Sheet – 2014

By Marketme | 26th March 2014

If you are an inbound marketer or own a web business like me, you probably know how powerful to have beautiful looking social media accounts and the effect of sharing your content with a well-designed visual. An image says more than words can explain! Right? Now that even Twitter allows you to share your content…

Why Estate Agents Are Falling Behind On Social Media?

By Marketme | 26th March 2014

Estate agents are falling behind on social media marketing. As a rule, they are relying far too heavily on websites to advertise and sell homes. Facebook strategies are effective ways of reaching their target audience – home sellers and buyers – and are either free to manage in-house (if you have a trained member of staff),…

How to maximise data for your marketing campaign.

By Marketme | 26th March 2014

How to maximise data for your marketing campaign and how, where and when to use social media: At The Media Octopus, we believe that a strong marketing campaign, no matter how big or small, is vital to the success of any business. With consumers being bombarded with information on a daily basis, thanks to growth…

Social, “Do you want Web with that?”

By Marketme | 26th March 2014

Over the past few weeks I have been spending a lot of time conducting a series of Social Training sessions. One of the things that has really surprised me throughout these sessions, is peoples understanding of what Social is for. We can break Social Media useage into three distinct camps. First there is the private…

Change your Twitter approach right now!

By Marketme | 26th March 2014

Back Drafts and the Flutter of Tweets Ok, so here we are in 2014 and things are changing so fast it’s like standing on the side of a freeway feeling the back draft as traffic whizzes past. As you watch vehicles pass and you are never likely to see those particular cars again. Can you…

YouTube: Time wasting, or superhero?

By Marketme | 25th March 2014

Have you ever thought about using YouTube to marketing your business? What part does it play a part in helping you sell more?  I bet I have a different answer to you! Yes, I know it’s meant to be the really big thing of 2014, but do you really think it works? Is YouTube marketing…

How to use social media if you have a ‘boring’ product.

By Marketme | 25th March 2014

We all see it, either companies that are seen as boring struggling to post interesting content, or bare facebook pages and twitter timelines because who the hell cares about cheese crackers. To be fair, Energizer and Ritz actually support the arguemnt that most companies, no matter how dull the product seems, can post relevant content…

Building effective Twitter connections.

By Marketme | 25th March 2014

Like receiving a five match ban, Twitter follow limits are frustrating. How can you possibly continue building effective twitter connections? Leadamo Academy talks twitter limits and building effective twitter connections Some of you might have reached a Twitter follower limit. Have a look at your account. What’s the ratio of following to followers? That can…