Are hashtags a waste of time?

By Christopher Smith, account manager, Sha-Izwe Communications Simply put, no, hashtags are not a waste of time, but it depends on how you use them. Many people use irritating hashtags such as: #photooftheday, #followforfollow, #food, #love, #girl, #blue. These...

Developing an Online Marketing Strategy – Consistency

By Christopher Smith, account manager, Sha-Izwe Communications Part 5 of 5 In Part 5, and the final part of this series, we will look at one of the key elements of a successful marketing strategy, Consistency. Many times l have seen people start off with enthusiasm,...

Developing an Online Marketing Strategy – Using Online Adverts

By Christopher Smith, account manager, Sha-Izwe Communications Part 4 of 5 Using online advertising is a crucial part of an online marketing strategy. Online advertising helps to reach, research and understand your target audience better. In this article we take a...

Developing an Online Marketing Strategy: Developing a Content Plan

By Christopher Smith, account manager, Sha-Izwe Communications Part 3 of 5 Finding website and social media content can unexpectedly prove to be one of the most difficult parts of developing a content plan and certainly one of the most crucial. It is easy to start out...

Developing an Online Marketing Strategy: Looking at Each Platform Holistically

By Christopher Smith, account manager, Sha-Izwe Communications Part 2 of 5 In part two of our series "Developing an Online Marketing Strategy", we are going to look at the various platforms individually and holistically. Marketing can be quite daunting when we have so...

Developing an Online Marketing Strategy: Researching your Audience

By Christopher Smith, account manager, Sha-Izwe Communications Part 1 of 5 Researching your Audience In this five-part series on developing an online marketing strategy we focus on how a well defined strategy can help point your digital marketing efforts in the right...

Interesting Facts About Amazon

Here are some interesting facts about Amazon: Amazon has announced the acquisition of online pharmacy PillPack for a reported $1 billion entering the $400 billion U.S. prescription drug market. As a result, Amazon could be placing itself in a position of...

The Benefits to Using Remarketing as Part of your Marketing Strategy

Facebook provides a feature that will allow you to market to people who have visited your website. It is a simple code, known as a pixel, that is added by your web developer or staff member. They will require your website log-in details, which you should always have...

How to Write a Perfectly SEO-Optimised Article

In 2020, optimising your content for search engines is incredibly important and a practice many companies are not doing. As we know, search engines require content specifically in text form, and optimising this content for Google will ensure the Google crawlers...

Facebook Rolls Out ‘Appointments’ and Integrates them into Lead Ads

Facebook has announced the roll-out of an appointment setting feature aimed at creating sales leads. The appointment feature integrates directly to Facebook’s ‘Lead Advert’ product. This gives prospects the ability to automatically book an appointment within the...

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