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Hilary Nightingale
Nov 13, 20193 min read
8 reasons you don’t go networking and 1 reason why you should
Whether you’re new to business or long in the tooth, networking has been around longer than you, and it’s been proven more times than we...

Hilary Nightingale
Oct 3, 20192 min read
How does employee advocacy work?
It is extremely useful to have an agreement in place with your staff that they react to, comment on and share company social media posts.


Lucy Lavers
Aug 16, 20194 min read
Six ways Google Analytics can tell you how effective your entire marketing strategy is
Recently we compared the performance of a client’s website, over the 3+ years that we’ve been working with them, to give insight on...


Hilary Nightingale
Aug 6, 20194 min read
12 things to include in your Social Media Policy
First up, there’s two distinct sections to a social media policy… How to use social media FOR work, and How to use it (or not as the case...


Lucy Lavers
Jul 23, 20194 min read
Should I apologise for going on holiday (more than the average person)
When I came to write this, I thought I would do a quick Google search on apologising for going on holiday to see if anyone else felt the...


Hilary Nightingale
Mar 11, 20193 min read
Copy vs content – what are you on about?
This is the difference between writing for lead generation and writing for added value. Technically, content writing should be generating...

Lucy Lavers
Dec 21, 20182 min read
Making plans for the year ahead – Vision boards
Last year I was in the Sandler Sales Mastery programme and as part of that programme I spent a morning making myself a vision board...


Nikita Thorne
Oct 30, 20185 min read
Managing stress at work - The graduate edition
Congrats on graduating by the way… but it’s time to get to work! We’ve all been there. You’re under an immense time constraint with what...


Lucy Lavers
Oct 17, 20183 min read
Writing engaging award entries
Lucy gives an insight into the content of a series of free workshops on entering business awards, hosted by WOBA and open to businesses...


Lucy Lavers
Sep 28, 20184 min read
Late payment fees. Unethical or justified? Discuss.
Recently I was accused of being ‘unethical’ for charging late payment fees and the company in question said it was their policy never to...


Nikita Thorne
Sep 17, 20183 min read
5 interesting things I’ve learnt during my first week at Push Start Marketing
Bio: Name: Nikita Role: Marketing Assistant (Intern) Nickname: Miss Proofy-Pants Interns don’t just make tea and coffee Oh no, I’m in no...


Hilary Nightingale
Aug 17, 20183 min read
Difficult conversations – Our super simple solution to having the conversations you don’t want to ha
Ever ignored that elephant in the room and let a difficult situation get out of control? Here's the Push Starter's super-simple solu


Lucy Lavers
Jun 20, 20184 min read
What is a Marketing Consultation day?
Consultation, ‘the action or process of formally discussing’ is what we now do with all our potential new clients who ring me because...


Izzy Carnell
Jun 11, 20182 min read
My work experience week at Push Start Marketing
We hosted a work experience student from Cokethorpe School last week, and as part of her last day, Hilary made her write a blog!...


Hilary Nightingale
May 25, 20182 min read
If you love them let them go… Waving goodbye to our email contacts, thanks to GDPR
As you all know, because you received our GDPR compliant, single opt-in, please re-subscribe email the other day, we recently went...


Hilary Nightingale
Mar 21, 20185 min read
New GDPR regulations in 12 bite-sized bits
The new data protection regulations (GDPR) are literally just around the corner. If you’ve left it a bit late to get your act together,...


Lucy Lavers
Feb 2, 20184 min read
Can you be successful in business if you’re not a complete a-hole?
I don’t know about you other business owners reading this just because the title resonates with you; but I feel this is a question I need...


Lucy Lavers
Nov 11, 20174 min read
The death of How's Business? magazine
For six glorious, A4, full-colour months Oxfordshire businesses had the opportunity to tell their stories, big up their staff, share...


Lucy Lavers
Oct 13, 20172 min read
It's WOBA season, but why should you care
In Oxfordshire right now the West Oxfordshire Business Awards hype is starting, from Chipping Norton to Bampton, Witney to Burford, the...


Lucy Lavers
Feb 22, 20174 min read
10 reasons why I love my accountant
1. Precise info exactly how I need it When I need a snapshot of information on a summary for a project such as an awards application,...
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