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Planning For SME Challenge – Your 2023 Guide

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August 16, 2022

A Quick Facebook Marketing Guide For The Small Business Owner

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April 11, 2022

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December 10, 2021

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December 1, 2021

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What Does It Take To Start A Franchise Business

November 26, 2021

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Can Small Businesses Improve Their Sustainability

November 26, 2021

Why You Shouldn’t Outsource Social Media

August 26, 2021

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Essential Pricing Strategies For Small Businesses

June 22, 2021

6 Handy Tips For Starting An Internet Business

April 20, 2021

Office Space or Work From Home? The Ultimate Dilemma

April 6, 2021

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What to ask a small business coach before you hire them

March 15, 2021

Tips on offering flexible working to your staff

January 7, 2021

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Common HR headaches for small businesses

December 22, 2020

Postal marketing – is there still a place for it?

October 21, 2020

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3 Ways Self Storage Helps Businesses Offer Better Home Delivery

September 28, 2020

Small business owners can often struggle to get their business off the ground and start making a profit. We believe that businesses often fail because they have not taken the right approach to marketing – after all we all know it is not because of bad products or services that businesses don't succeed. Often it is a case of not finding the right message to connect with your target audience, or not using the right medium. Some businesses thrive on social media, but definitely not all. Some businesses reach their audience via video (sometimes in multiple languages like here). Yet others need in-depth research to connect with the right people.

To help you understand the best approach for your business, we provide tips and advice for small businesses (including our accumulated knowledge) on how to get your marketing right, including your digital marketing, search engine optimization and conversion rate optimization. Because you can always learn lessons from other people's mistakes and sometimes it's good just to chat – a problem shared and all that.

We also cover topics such as project management and change management courses to help you run your projects and business more efficiently and occasionally discuss technology as you simply can't run a business without the right tech. We provide training and coaching for business owners that can give you a better chance of succeeding first time round and how to get a blog started - one of the easiest, quickest and most effective ways to promote yourself and your business online.

But a successful small business is not all about the right marketing approach so we also discuss money tips and cost-saving efficiencies particularly when it comes to staff and premises. Too many small businesses take on the big financial commitment of a swish new office and expensive warehousing facilities when there are much more cost-effective options for businesses such as office space in a small business hub or self-storage instead of a warehouse. Equally it is no longer necessary to take on all staff as permanent employees as many people prefer the flexibility of freelance work and remote working.

So join us by commenting on anything that strikes a chord with you – we love to hear other people's opinions and if you have a small business success story to share we would be particularly interested to hear about it.

Many startups that have secured funding don't prioritise cost-saving efficiencies particularly when it comes to business premises. But new offices in a smart part of town are a major, and often long-term, financial commitment. There are much more cost-effective options available, for instance, office space in a business startup hub. Or smart storage options like those from Storing.com which can keep costs down by renting smaller office spaces and additionally using off-site storage. Many employees prefer the flexibility of some remote working so large office spaces may not be necessary.

Businesses can reach a wider audience by amplifying online marketing via better use of videos. Using closed captions, subtitles and voice-overs will also ensure your video content is fully accessible to all. Using a specialist voice over agency will ensure the selection of the right voice for your brand that evokes your message in the way most likely to engage potential customers. Whether that is a male voice-over or female voice-over, who speaks with an English accent or even English in a foreign accent (think Volvo and IKEA adverts). And for businesses targeting an international market use foreign language voice overs and subtitling on your video content.

We understand the challenges of the digital space, cutting through the noise and really reaching your audience. We know which marketing media types and platforms provide the best ROI to give you the best chance of building a successful brand and reputation.

Ready to chat about how we can help make your business the next success story? Get in touch at hello@problogineer.com