Sales, Marketing and PR advice and tips for small businesses in the UK. Sales & Marketing en info@bytestart.co.uk <a href="http://www.globalmoxie.com/">Big Medium Web Content Manager v1.3.7a</a> http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/marketing/index.shtml http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/logo.gif http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/marketing/index.shtml Tue, 23 Aug 2010 11:04:00 GMT The easiest money your business can get is from existing clients. Someone who has a relationship with you is much more likely to spend money with you again. Here are seven ways you can make it harder for existing customers to walk away from your business: Tue, 23 Aug 2010 11:04:00 GMT http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/marketing/articles/existing-customers-sales.shtml http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/marketing/articles/existing-customers-sales.shtml Here are 21 ideas you can use to get free publicity. With these PR tips you'll be able to make publicity a major part of your marketing mix. Mon, 22 Aug 2010 15:40:00 GMT http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/marketing/pr/free-publicity.shtml http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/marketing/pr/free-publicity.shtml We receive hundreds of press releases each week in the Bytestart email box. Many relate to small business issues, and plenty of others do not. Out of one hundred, we typically might use just five. So, why do some releases hit the mark, and others don't? Wed, 10 Aug 2010 10:51:00 GMT http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/marketing/pr/press-release-tips.shtml http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/marketing/pr/press-release-tips.shtml If bad news or comments are made online about your business or brand, how do you go about protecting yourself and ensure that potential customers are not put off by negative content? Wed, 20 Jul 2010 23:31:00 GMT http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/marketing/online-marketing/protect-online-reputation.shtml http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/marketing/online-marketing/protect-online-reputation.shtml With the incredible growth of social networking tools over the past year, we look at what LinkinIn does, and provide some useful tips on how to maximise your online profile. Thu, 31 Mar 2010 11:15:00 GMT http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/marketing/marketing-guides/linkedin-maximise.shtml http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/marketing/marketing-guides/linkedin-maximise.shtml If you are just starting out in business, building an online reputation is extremely important. A positive online reputation can make or break a company and it’s a good idea to get started on this when a business is taking its first steps on the internet. Thu, 10 Feb 2010 10:59:00 GMT http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/marketing/online-marketing/online-reputation-tips.shtml http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/marketing/online-marketing/online-reputation-tips.shtml Article marketing – the practice of submitting written editorial to article publishing websites that then redistribute them to other sites throughout the internet – has slipped in and out of fashion in recent years, with commentators tending to fall into two camps: love it or hate it. Mon, 31 Jan 2010 22:23:00 GMT http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/marketing/online-marketing/article-marketing-guide.shtml http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/marketing/online-marketing/article-marketing-guide.shtml We're always on the look out for expert marketing tips and advice on Bytestart. In this piece, branding expert Mark Artus has provided us with five essential tips to help small businesses get their branding right. Wed, 26 Jan 2010 09:22:00 GMT http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/marketing/marketing-guides/5-branding-tips.shtml http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/marketing/marketing-guides/5-branding-tips.shtml