There was a time when professionals considered direct marketing as the best way to gain new clients. However, in recent years business owners have noticed the value of content marketing. Statistics from the Content Marketing Institute show that content marketing costs 62% less than traditional marketing and is three times more effective.  It would be...Read More

One of the newest trends in PR and media outreach is influencer marketing. If you’re scratching your head wondering what it is, you’re not alone! However, social media influencers can be the difference between reaching a broad audience or making no impact.  What do social media influencers do? Social media influencers are often people with...Read More

Media convergence is now. Even established brands like Singtel are struggling to find ways to position themselves in the transformed landscape better. As communications, computing, and content intertwine in the Internet Age, the world of marketing and PR has also been affected. Altimeter published a study, coining the term “converged media” to describe a media...Read More

As we enter 2020, the battle for gender equality in the workplace still needs to march on. The Economist’s 2019 Glass Ceiling Index (GCI) suggests that progress for women in the workplace has stalled. Unfortunately, this is in the backdrop of the #MeToo movement. The lack of female representation in top managerial positions still persists...Read More

The benefits of blogging, social media and email marketing Some aspects of running a successful business never change regardless of how technology evolves. It doesn’t matter how appealing your product is, you’ll fail if you can’t identify enough sales opportunities. We’re talking about leads. The more leads you have, the higher your potential revenue, and...Read More

The internet has no shortage of articles critiquing millennials as the grim reapers of established brands and industries. Are these fair assumptions? Firstly, it’s important to remember that “millennials” are people born between the years 1981 and 1996. This puts them in an age range of 23 – 38 years old. Older than you expected?...Read More

How important is a headline? According to David Ogilvy, the father of advertising, the answer is: very. In fact, he was quoted as saying: “Five times as many people read the headline as read the body copy. When you have written your headline, you have spent eighty cents out of your dollar.” While the figures...Read More

There are content resources for everything- from design to blogging, and in this article, we cover some of our top picks that would be useful to startups.Read More

As a business owner, it doesn’t get much more exciting than launching your brand new website. Well, maybe that’s just us. After months of planning and development, you can finally see the new online face of your business. Even better, you get to share it with your potential customers.   However, web designers’ job scope can...Read More

Companies blog for several different reasons. Some post informative content to demonstrate their expertise while others write blogs for engaging audiences and creating awareness around their brand. Successful businesses will have a strategy that incorporates a mix of content. Regardless of why you’re creating content, every blog needs to captivate its readers.  From affiliate marketing...Read More