WHAT ARE #HASHTAGS IN SOCIAL MEDIA?

There are many misconceptions surrounding the correct use of hash tags on social media websites - Twitter especially. Unfortunately, because of this many businesses are using hash tags incorrectly online and as a result are deterring their online business status.

A hashtag is a word or a phrase prefixed with the symbol #. This is a form of meta-tag (the way Google and other search facilities read information) and is used highly through social media and microblogging sites, like Twitter, LinkedIn or Google+. Not just Twitter – as many people seem to believe.

Let us give you some correct examples of using hashtags within social media.

“@MarketingSMEs: Thoroughly enjoyed the East Midlands Conference Centre F2B Breakfast event! #BNIF2B :)”

A couple of our team recently attended a 'BNI Forward 2 Business Breakfast event.' At the event the speackers announced a specific hash tag so that any posts could be targeted and specific. If anyone else joined in this hashtag it would come up in a news feed and would be a great way to communicate with other attendees of the event.

In example, “#BNIF2B event today - saw @andy_bounds in action again - great talk on improving your sales” was a different twitter account who hopped into the hash tag and so it also came up in the news feed alongside Easy Marketing’s post.

Hopefully this blog has given you some insights into how you should be using #hashtags on social media sites. Be SPECIFIC and use them right - and you can do your business the world of good!

For more insights into using social media commercially, contact the friendly team Easy Marketing for support on 0115 8402015

Or you can contact our Chesterfield office on 01246 252855.

LOGO DESIGN - CARING THERAPIES NOTTINGHAM

Following on from our 'What makes a good logo?' post, our designer has been busy designing the perfect logo for a lovely new business start-up Irsha, who is the owner of Caring Therapies.

A member of our team met Irsha at a networking event in Nottingham and she couldn't resist setting up a meeting with a member of our friendly team after seeing that Easy Marketing understand that SMEs are limited by tight budgets; this is why we offer our services at low prices, all done in-house by our dedicated, creative team.

It was really interesting to find out about the hypnotherapy services Irsha provides as well as her easibirthing programme, and you can see that she is really passionate about her job and is naturally a caring person - which is where her company name 'Caring Therapies' originated from.

As well as creating Irsha a fantastic new logo, we will also be designing new business cards and a5 size leaflets.


Do you need low-cost effective design and marketing help? Come talk to the bird at Easy Marketing by calling us on..

Nottingham office: 0115 840 2015
Chesterfield office: 01246 252855

LOGO DESIGN - WHAT MAKES A GOOD LOGO?

Deciding on your branding is one of the first essential steps a start-up business must take. Think about it... The difference between having a great brand identity and having a logo could mean you win that great bit of business ahead of competitors.

Being passionate marketer's ourselves, why not take our lovely logo into consideration..

Many people who we meet tend to recognise our company from our 'pink bird' brand identity - who we humorously call Bert. During 60-second pitches our team tend to close themselves by referring back to Bert; "Come and talk to the bird."

Simple yet effective and unique brand identities are the ones that you tend to remember. Another great example of this would be McDonald's who have the famous golden arches for their brand identity and a strap line of "I'm lovin' it".


If you need help yourself on planning a brand identity and/or need a logo designing - why not talk to the bird at Easy Marketing for a free, no-obligation chat about the future of your business?

Nottingham office: 0115 840 2015
Chesterfield office: 01246 252855
W: www.easymarketing.org.uk

FACEBOOK HEADER DESIGN - STAR WARS DAY

Over the weekend was Star Wars Day - pun intended "May the forth be with you" and Easy Marketing were eager to design a Facebook header to join in on the day for Star Wars enthusiasts!

Being a marketing company that are based in Nottingham which specialise in branding and social media, we can offer your company various types of design and social media training/ management. Call our office number today for a little chat with our friendly team and have a discussion about our services.

Office number (Nottingham) 0115 8402015
Office number (Chesterfield) 01246 252855

BUSINESS CARD DESIGN - WRIGHT VIRTUAL PA CHESTERFIELD

Our design Carly has recently completed a Business Card design for a lovely virtual administrator Erica who is the owner of Wright Virtual P.A. based in Chesterfield. We met at a networking event just a month or so back and hit it off straight away! We had a really fluent and friendly chat about our own business and what services we both provide.

After a few exchanges of emails Erica decided that she wanted to pursue a business card design and print with our company, Easy Marketing.

If you would like to find out details of our design services, then why not give our friendly staff a call on 01246 252855 to discuss further details.

BUSINESS CARD DESIGN & PRINT * EDWARDS PLACE BUSINESS CARDS

Our fabulous client, Edwards Place - vibrant gents hair studio based in Essex asked us to produce some fabulous folded business cards and also arrange the low-cost printing of them too.

We made sure we kept the feel of his brilliant, custom design and feel in the cards offering a luxury look and theme to promote the glam studio and salon.

For business cards for your business, call Sharon on 01246 252855

WEBSITE DESIGN * GO FORMULA CAR DERBY

Go Formula Cars in Derby offer a great 'experience day' in virtual car racing software.

They commissed us to build a bespoke website design for the company to promoite the services across the whole of the UK.

They were delighted with the final result of this great website, clean and within the branded colours, the webiste clearly expalins what they offer, how it works and why you should look!

For low-cost website design in Nottingham, call Sharon on 01246 252855
www.easymarketing.org.uk

LEAFLET DESIGN NOTTINGHAM * JELEE REGEE LEAFLET DESIGN

One of our existing clients, JeLee Regee Radio in Nottingham was so impressed with the vibrant business cards we produced for them they also asked us to design a promotional leaflet for them to distribute around the local area.

The brief was to keep within their 'style and theme' and include information to promote the different music talents of each night.

If you are looking for leaflet design for your business, call Easy Marketing Nottingham on 01246 252855

BUSINESS CARD DESIGN AND PRINT NOTTINGHAM * JLEER REGEE RADIO NOTTINGHAM

When we met JLee Radio Production in Nottingham, we absolutely loved the outgoing enthusiasm and bright vibe of the business we couldn't wait to get involved with their marketing!

Making sure we stuck with the vibrant Jamacan theme, we produced some great, exciting business cards as well as arranged all the printing requirements for under £65 so that they could really showcase themselves at various networking and business events.

For low-cost business card design and print, contact Easy Marketing on 01246 252855
www.easymarketing.org.uk

LEAFLET DESIGN * SPA ESSENTIALS NOTTINGHAM LEAFLET

One of our existing clients already has a logo she loves and has been running her beautiful spa in Nottingham for a few years but wanted a cleaner marketing plan to increase her name and brand.

Spa Essentials also wanted some postcard leaflets designing so that they could distribute them around local areas for brand awareness.

For leaflet design for your business, call Sharon or Carly on 01246 252855

LOGO DESIGN * EDWARDS PLACE HAIR STUDIO FOR MEN * ESSEX

New logo design for fabulous gentleman's hair studio in Essex, Edwards Place:

They wanted a logo that represented their business name (also a family name) so we came up with design concepts that incorporated both a fantastic logo identity and also had routes tied to his French history through a creative coat of arms.

Colours were kept within the client brief of black and white with a splash of colour.

The hair studio, Edwards Place in Essex is due to open soon and we are currently working on a brand new website to match this great logo

For great, low-cost logo design for your business, call Carly on 01246 252855

BUSINESS CARD DESIGN - EVENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY NOTTINGHAM

AK Events in Nottingham are a local Nottingham events company helping both individuals and businesses make events come to life with her fabulous organisational skills!

Angela came to us as she needed new designed business cards as her old ones were dated and from a famous template site, so needed something more professional.

We designed these fabulous new business cards, incorporating her lovely 'swirl' style and corporate branding, which am sure you agree, looks great!

For business card designs like these for your business, call Carly on 01246 252855

THE YEAR FOR BUSINESS * 2013 *

Hello everyone, we hope you had a fantastic Christmas and New Year with loved ones and friends, now its back to reality and back to business for 2013 and statistics say this is the year that small businesses will reap the rewards and grow!

We welcome the news and hope that you are as positive about 2013 as we are, as a new business (all with the support of our lovely, established larger sister company) we feel that last year was a great start to our business, we found our feet, employed staff and generated sales by working with small businesses across Nottingham and Derbyshire with an array of business solutions from data-inputting business cards to give you a stable, legal database, right through to offering marketing advice and training on how to effectively use Social Media accounts like Twitter and Facebook.

2013 for us looks like to be very much, more of the same, but much more of it!
We have some BIG ambitions for 2013 and here's to achieving them! :)

Wat do you have in store for 2013 for your business?

If you are looking for any help with your Marketing, please call the friendly birdies at Easy Marketing on 01246 252855 no job too small, no mountain too high for us!

xx

EMAIL MARKETING IS A SIMPLE AND EASY WAY TO TARGET YOUR CUSTOMERS AND IT DOESN’T COST THE EARTH

Easy Marketing offer full marketing assistance for small businesses around the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire areas, including email marketing help.

Email marketing is a simple and easy way to target your customers and it doesn’t cost the earth.

Email Marketing Management (Monthly or Quarterly campaigns) is a great way to stay in touch with existing clients or market for new business

The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) predict that for every 63p spent on email marketing, it will bring in a return of £24.84!

Can be used as newsletters, eshot about new products and company information or to promote a service and tips from your industry.

Managing campaigns inclusive of:

• Software account set up
• Database transfer (merging your client database)
• Template creation and set up
• Creating the layout and organising the first campaign
• Instructions and guidance on how to manage successfully
• Promoting the email marketing campaigns online virally
• Advertising the email shot through Social Media
• Designing templates and varying campaign layouts for successful activity
• Monitoring clicks throughs and statistics

We also provide access to reports and to the system directly with full tracking systems in place for you to measure each campaigns success and impact to the Marketing efforts so you can see how effective they are to your business.

Let us create a bespoke email marketing package for you, from just £75 – Call 01246 25285

SUPERB SMALL BUSINESS MARKETING SUPPORT - FINALLY ARRIVES IN NOTTINGHAM

Easy Marketing is a specialist small business support enterprise, based in the heart of Nottingham in Hucknall with clients throughout the area and the UK.

Our focus is to support small or start up businessess locally, needing our low cost, effective, professional and friendly services.

As an experienced business ourselves, we understand that Marketing for small business is a daunting word, which is why we will talk to you in good old English, free from jargon and explain everything to you, so it is understandable, therefore giving you the opportunity to make informed decisions about your business developments.

We also understand that small and start up businesses are limited by tight budgets, this is why we offer our services at low low prices, all done in-house by our dedicated creative team.

We offer complete marketing solutions for your business that will ATTRACT more clients and customers to your services or products…

✓ Branding & Logo design from only £25

✓ Websites from only £95

✓ Marketing Support from as little as £100

✓ Email Marketing from £50

✓ Social Media help from £50

For more infomation about how we can help your business visit the website http://easymarketing.org.uk

LOW COST LOGO DESIGN NOTTINGHAM

Easy Marketing offers low-cost fantastic creative design and corporate identity graphic design services to small businesses around Nottingham

With an innovative, creative team we focus on creating you the RIGHT image to portray a professional image and generate sales
Who ever said don’t judge a book by its cover?
Your company logo represents your business at all times and is the difference between winning business or not...

Logo & Branding Packages from just £25 + vat

Call 01246 252855 to discuss your requirements and a free quote!