Marketing your business

Marketing your small business is a challenge. From social media to print advertising, and SEO to sales promotions, we’ve put together tips and guides to help you market and grow your business.

Guide to Small Business Blogging

Blog can be a great solution for a small business, which is looking for ways to develop interesting digital content and increase its online presence.

Beat the recession: how to build your business

How can you start a business during a recession and still be succesful? We have met with 6 Simply Business customers who did just that: building a business in difficult times.

Articles

Videos & Podcasts

The Knowledge: Twitter for Business, A Beginners Guide
David Buxton | 23 May 2013

Although it’s most famous for breaking news and celebrity gossip, Twitter is an increasingly important tool for promoting your small business.
Facebook video advertising is coming - here's how to prepare
Josh Hall | 14 May 2013

Facebook will launch video advertising within two months, according to the Financial Times.
How to create a great business card
Josh Hall | 13 May 2013

A great business card is one of the most important ways in which you can make a great first impression – and, as we all know, first impressions are crucial in business.
The Small Business Guide to YouTube
Lucjan Zaborowski | 25 Apr 2013

How to use YouTube to develop a stronger relaionship with your customers? Use our interactive guide for small businesses to develop your ideas.
Objectives for YouTube Marketing
Phil Nottingham | 11 Apr 2013

YouTube can be a fantastic platform from which to build a brand and place content to support the wider marketing efforts you’re engaging in.
How to set up your Google+ business page: the 12-step guide
David Buxton | 5 Apr 2013

We've provided some simple pointers to help you get your Google+ business page set up, along with a few tips for how to use Google+ to benefit your business.
Top tips for running a successful Google Hangout
Jade Wimbledon | 3 Apr 2013

Follow our top tips for running a successful live Google Hangout.
Three ways to use Soundcloud for your business
Josh Hall | 14 Mar 2013

Audio-sharing platform Soundcloud is growing at an extraordinary rate. Read some tips for using Soundcloud in your business.

The road to social media success is a rocky one - to help, we've put together this step by step guide.

Measuring your marketing performance

In this episode of our marketing podcast, we consider how best to measure the performance of your marketing activities.
Video - Business tips from Darren Westlake of CrowdCube

In this interview, Darren Westlake advises startup business owners to persevere and partner with other people.
Podcast - Building a social media strategy - Part One

In this, the first of a two-part episode, we’ll be looking at building an effective social media strategy.
Podcast - Building a social media strategy - Part two

In this, the second part of a two-part episode, we'll be looking in more depth at building a social media strategy.
Video: - business tips from Jamie Lester of The Ideas Factory

In this interview, Jamie Lester underlines the importance of believing in yourself and your product as the key to business success.