Jordan Gill Fitness Live!

John and Georgia speak to Jordan Gill, Personal Trainer, about how his business has changed during COVID-19 and lockdown. Jordan shares how he set up a highly successful online subscription service for fitness training using purely organic posts on Instagram and landing pages. Find out more at JordanGillFitness.co.uk and about our experts at JohnLawley.co.uk, HeroesonHand.co.uk […]

Dwell On Posts

We cover “dwell time” the statistic many social media platforms are now using, and many in SEO circles too, to determine how effective content and posts are. What makes great content, which social platforms should you be looking at? The team discusses. Find out more about our experts at JohnLawley.co.uk, HeroesonHand.co.uk and MarshmallowDesign.co.uk, and contact […]

Business Not As Usual

The team discusses the unusual times and effects on businesses during August and the start of the Furlough scheme being scaled back. Andrew, our trades coach, runs through ideas and points for businesses to help. Find out more about our experts at JohnLawley.co.uk, HeroesonHand.co.uk and MarshmallowDesign.co.uk, and contact the show at hello@marketingsimplified.co.uk.

Stop Chasing Likes

John and Georgia discuss how chasing likes on social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram may not be the best way to track how well you’re doing. Are there other metrics that will give you more information about the audience you’re attracting? Are there other ways to use be more creative when publicising your business […]

How have you adapted during lockdown with RK Carpentry

John, Andrew and Georgia interview Kieran Nelhams from RK Carpentry. While it feels like Kieran may have been on the show before this is actually the first time we’ve interviewed him despite using him as an example in the past. Kieran runs through how he uses Instagram to generate new business, who his ideal clients […]

Mini Bites: Don’t Hide Away

In the second of our mini episodes John talks through why it’s important to stay active and don’t hide away from your business and the outside world. Yes it’s a very difficult time but seemingly going missing to the public can set you on a downward spiral. Find out more about our experts at JohnLawley.co.uk, […]

Ideal Clients

Many businesses are getting on with things without identifying who their ideal clients are – but is this a big mistake? If you can work smarter rather than harder and identify your ideal clients sooner will you be more profitable quicker? The team talks through the advantages of being able to identify and target those […]

Mini Bites: Client Databases

In the first of our mini episodes Andrew talks through why your business should be putting together a client database and just how valuable this is for the future of your business. Find out more about our experts at JohnLawley.co.uk, HeroesonHand.co.uk and MarshmallowDesign.co.uk, and contact the show at hello@marketingsimplified.co.uk.

Our 6 Month Retrospective

John and Andrew take a look back over the last 6 months of Simplified Marketing episodes and pick out some of the best take away messages and ideas from the show so far. Find out more about our experts at JohnLawley.co.uk, HeroesonHand.co.uk and MarshmallowDesign.co.uk, and contact the show at hello@marketingsimplified.co.uk.

The value of staying positive

John, Georgia and Andrew share stories about staying positive mid Covid-19 pandemic – should you really be watching the news, how has your daily routine held up? The team go into detail. Find out more about our experts at JohnLawley.co.uk, HeroesonHand.co.uk and MarshmallowDesign.co.uk, and contact the show at hello@marketingsimplified.co.uk.

The Virtual Marketing Director

John and Georgia spoke with Karen Revel-Chion of Future Marketing Now who works as a Virtual Marketing Director. Having worked with a very impressive list of large and international brands Karen now uses her extensive knowledge and expertise to help SMEs grow and develop. We find out more from Karen and her recommendations for what […]

Back to work?

It’s 15th June in the UK and the shops are opening, is this back to work and what are our attitudes to it? The team (John, Georgia, Andrew) discuss where we’re at and if everything we’ve collectively learned and put in place for our businesses is now to be cast away in a rush to […]

Tales from the world of business

The team (John, Andrew and Georgia) discuss past tales from the world of business but the conversation moves on to how each of our experts helps to support new clients and businesses that aren’t quite ready for the agency experience. Includes some great tips for businesses starting out and those with only a small marketing […]

Social Media: which one is for you?

Our web and branding experts, John and Georgia, discuss the rising amount of new social media accounts as people and businesses have more time during the COVID-19 pandemic – BUT which social media platform is the best one for you to invest your time and effort in long term? Don’t get drawn into starting an […]

Mental Health Awareness Week

This week has been Mental Health Awareness week and the team (John, Georgia and Andrew) discuss how mental health plays a huge part in everyones lives especially now under lockdown and the Covid-19 pandemic with it’s effects on businesses and sole traders. If you would like to join the Tricks of the Trade Facebook group […]

Business tips to survive and prosper

In another of our top tips episodes the team (John, Georgia and Andrew) all get together to run through ideas on how businesses are surviving the Covid-19 Pandemic and a framework to think through for your business. Have your customers changed? Has the way you communicate with them changed? How to you now approach them […]

Trades & Their Finances with Darren Carter

We speak with Darren Carter a financial advisor who specialises working with trades people drawing on his experience in the construction industry. Darren runs us through what trades people should be looking out for and how he works with them. Find out more at http://darrencarterwealthmanagement.co.uk

Trades – Andrew’s Top 5 Tips

Continuing our theme of our experts giving their top 5 tips for businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic we focus on Trades businesses and Andrew Black of Heroes on Hand gives us his tip. Remember to focus on the finances, communication and Find out more about Andrew’s business at HeroesonHand.co.uk