#AskSpirus: So, Cambridge – how do you deal with being 'Connected 24/7'?
Tania Verdonk of Spirus writes: The concept of being connected 24/7 struck an immediate chord with every business we spoke with. And sometimes, it was seen as a real positive.
Tour de France Cambridge, the brands and business in Stapleford
Tania Verdonk of Spirus writes: Being part of a marketing company, I was most interested in all the branding, logos and original business ideas of the day. These are the ones that stuck in my mind (because the first step is awareness, right?)
Can your business benefit from Destination Digital funding?
The Destination Digital scheme offers a 40% discount for projects up to £4,000 on digital products and services such as: new websites and overhaul projects, video and animation, digital brochures and social media campaigns. Your business can even be granted a voucher of up to £3,000 to cover the one-off connection cost to upgrade your broadband!
So Cambridge, how do you feel about the Tour de France?
With worldwide excitement growing around the upcoming Tour de France, Spirus wanted to find out how its arrival in the UK would be received.
Infographic helps to simplify the marketing planning process
Broadly speaking, marketing planning is very much about segmentation and targeting. However when it actually comes to strategy formulation and implementation, there are a lot of things to consider.
To kiss or not to kiss – in a strictly business context
Spirus Marketing writes: This question has stemmed from the fact that occasionally I find myself in a bit of a quandary, doubting the appropriateness of a greeting kiss in a business context. When a female client recently asked my opinion on the same subject I realised it wasn’t just me after all – perhaps everyone out there is just as unsure!
How's your reputation?
Spirus Marketing says: We love the internet. It makes the whole world accessible, and offers business opportunities that couldn’t have been imagined just a few years ago. But with a global audience come drawbacks – while it’s easy to share success stories and get your brand seen worldwide, it’s just as easy for negative feedback to spread.
If you are a growing business, think about upgrading your CRM system
If you don’t know what a CRM is, in a nutshell it is a system which helps manage the interaction between the customer and the organisation, and all data and information associated with it. Here Spirus lists the greatest benefits that a modern CRM system has to offer.
'Why WordPress is the best choice for websites today'
Spirus explains why it believes WordPress is the best solution for clients who want new websites.
Video - the latest trend in interactive marketing
If there’s one thing you can rely on the internet for, it’s wildly speculative statistics. However, when a certain trend becomes undeniable, it’s probably worth a look.
Win an iPad Mini – and help your business to flourish at the same time!
Attracting attention is pretty important in business. Spirus uses telemarketing to help its clients investigate new leads, as well as refresh lapsed contacts and conduct market research.
Spirus appoints new Marketing Consultant
What better and more positive way to start a new year than with a new recruit? The Spirus team is delighted to welcome Wiktor Miloszewski as Marketing Consultant.
What the font?!
People can be a bit funny about fonts. Most graphic designers (the good ones, anyway) are amusingly easy to wind up about them; and many non-designers who have never had to work up an advert or headline might think they’re overreacting. They’re not.
Spirus offers the complete, sparkly, gift-wrapped package!
If you’re looking for original, creative Christmas gifts for your clients and customers, Spirus has the whole, sparkly, gift-wrapped package for you.
Spirus plans ‘Alice in Wonderland’ summer party
Spirus recently had the absolute pleasure of arranging a summer party for one of its clients. After throwing around a few suggestions, the client settled on the theme of Alice in Wonderland. You can just imagine the excitement in the all-girl Spirus office at this theme!
What's in a name? asks Spirus
It’s no surprise that name choosing is high on the world’s agenda right now, but for Spirus, it’s nothing to do with the newest royal.
Goodbye Jo Riches Ltd, hello Spirus
Following its merger with telemarketing experts Blue Warthog, Jo Riches Ltd has announced its new name - Spirus.
Thinking about joining the Twittersphere?
Social media has become a mainstay of modern business marketing, as well as a daily habit (with all associated connotations of addiction!) for millions upon millions of people.
To blog or not to blog?
Everyone’s at it these days. Blogging, that is. But just because everyone is doing it, it doesn’t necessarily mean that everyone is doing it right, says Jo Riches Ltd.
So what is PR?
Let’s face it – most people don’t really “get” PR. It’s often a bit unclear what it actually is, what’s involved, and what the results look like. Jo Riches Ltd writes: Since we do quite a bit of it, we thought we’d try to demystify the whole thing for you.
What is telemarketing all about?
Earlier this month Blue Warthog Marketing, a specialist business to business telemarketing agency, joined forces with Jo Riches Ltd (you can read more about the merger in their last blog post). So what better time to tell you about the beauty of using telemarketing as part of your marketing strategy? Tania Verdonk, telemarketing guru, talks telephones.
Jo Riches Ltd joins forces with Blue Warthog Marketing
Marketing, Events and PR consultancy Jo Riches Ltd is merging with telemarketing experts Blue Warthog. From 1st Feb 2013 the two companies have formed a new, united consultancy in a move the owners are sure will optimise the service they can offer to clients old and new.
Jo Riches Ltd offers unique and comprehensive service
Jo Riches Ltd writes: We truly believe we offer more than the average agency, and would like to explain why.
Get off to a flying start
Every new year is filled with good intentions after the blur of Christmas, but it’s all too easy to simply intend. The start of a new year is the perfect time to take action so that by at the end of this year you can look back proudly at all that you’ve achieved – and then, just maybe, put your feet up for a bit.