We here at TLC Business have previously mentioned that ‘Gorilla Marketing’ remains a strong influence on our marketing philosophy. If used effectively, Gorilla Marketing can add a buzz to your brand and make a product or service worth talking about. Last week, Oxford Circus was brought to a standstill, not only by the traffic but […]
Septembers Top Marketing Tips The Hampshire Business Directory is now available for the reduced price of £180, offering a 10% saving. This offer is available until 30 September 2010. The directory contains key business information and contacts that can be used to develop your sales and marketing campaigns. CompeteFor is a free service that enables […]
We have previously mentioned that each year Interbrand conducts a survey to help identify the top global brands. The Top Global Brands survey offers insight into how these global organisations create and manage brand value. 2010’s top 30 is made up of some big household names including Toyota, BMW and Louis Vitton. The top 30 […]
Sometimes it’s not easy reading through books looking for the perfect answer to your design query. If you struggle to find inspiration; here is a great book to add to your wishlist. The Non-Designers Design Book is a great tool for helping you create flyers, business cards and teach you all about type. This book […]
1. When designing a website or simply putting together an email campaign, it is important what colours you use and place together. SwatchSpot is a simple and useful online tool that can help you by generating random colour swatches so that you can check the combination and see if the colours look good together. 2. […]
For many, Christmas is an important landmark in the calendar. For some, it’s the culmination of a year-long planning process, and for others, it’s a last minute shopping trip to grab the Christmas essentials. Whilst, we were all enjoying the BBQs, beach trips and summer activities this August, the people at the prestigious British department […]
Save the Words, a clever new Website from Oxford University Press. The makers of the Oxford English Dictionary have developed the site based on the simple idea that a word won’t die if it gets used often enough. Each year hundreds of words are dropped from the dictionary, make a change and adopt a word […]
The last few weeks’ headlines have been dominated by talk of deficits and cuts. So we thought we’d take a look at how the Private Sector will help overcome these measures and ride to the rescue of the economy. With the Public Sector now being forced to make many of the cost cutting measures we […]
Sustainability and green business practices are topics that provoke much debate amongst larger corporates but how interested are SMEs in this area? If you asked SME business owners where sustainable business practices sit on their list of business priorities, what level of importance would you expect them to attribute to it? The Environment Agency states […]
Free email marketing software – send 500 emails a month free. Don’t want to send Christmas cards this year and are looking for something different – how about a festive video Christmas message from you and your team. From only £67 + VAT, it is a bargain. Want to organise your tweeting, send scheduled tweets […]