I love a bit of the Bard. And spending as much time as I do on the subject of food, it isnt really surprising that I found a culinary approach to Shakespeare as I tend to do for nearly everything else. I first touched on this ages an ages ago on Fabulous Foodie in a post called Shakespearean Noshes, A Literary Nibble.
That was where the idea sat for a while until I started noodling around with it a bit more (noodle – see what I did there?) as we approached Shakespeare400. Result? I’ve taken my foodie approach to the Bard to a wider audience via Food52 – I give you Shakespeare and what he had to do with anchovies article is up!
In Part 1 of my Small Biz Tips – Digital: A Big Boost for Small Biz – I discussed the way that small businesses and independent shops could use content marketing & social media to meet the challenges of today’s consumer-centric marketplace. My intention was to put content marketing in a context non-marketers could understand and to explain social media’s role in the content marketing landscape. I hope I succeeded.
It was, by necessity and design, very broad so by this time you’re probably wondering how can you make content marketing work for your business specifically?
With technology giving people unprecedented information and choice regarding products or services, customers are now firmly in a position of power in their relationship with retailers, service providers and brands.
This means you have to work harder than ever to meet – and wherever possible exceed – customer expectations. Digital marketing can help you meet this challenge. It boosts customer acquisition and loyalty; raises word of mouth and expands the relationship between shopper and seller.
When we say “digital marketing” – what are we talking about?
I’m so glad you asked. Welcome to Small Biz Tips (Part 1 of 2) where I intend to fully ignore buzzwords and jargon (much of it means very little anyway) and break this down into broad categories and terms everyone can understand. Continue reading “Digital: A Big Boost for Small Biz”→
