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PR can sometimes be perceived to be an activity for the big fish of the business world, but that couldn't be further from the truth. In...
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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...
Ellie Ford
Jul 14, 20175 min read
How on earth do I start blogging a blog?
With blogging, a core aspect of anyone’s social media strategy, it’s increasingly difficult to politely decline it’s need. The fact of...
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,...
Lucy Lavers
Jan 27, 20174 min read
A short story. The Unseen Dragon, or the role of an effective leader?
It doesn’t rain it pours, and in a short time several clients felt like they weren’t seeing enough of me, or felt I had become distant...
Lucy Lavers
Jan 24, 20172 min read
Improving DIY websites with a goal to better rankings, more leads and more conversions
It seems like on a weekly basis we are asked, “what’s wrong with my website,?” “why isn’t my website ranking?” or “why aren’t I getting...
Hilary Nightingale
Nov 22, 20163 min read
Get comfortable with your back-end - Ensuring ROI from Facebook
We get asked all the time, “How can you prove that those likes on Facebook translate in to £’s in my bank?” and the statement, “I tried...
Ellie Ford
Nov 14, 20163 min read
My First Week at Push Start, by Ellie Ford
So here I am, my second Monday morning in the Push Start office, my day’s destination announced, the journey down to me. How wonderful,...
Lucy Lavers
Aug 3, 20165 min read
Undercover boss - Back to the shop floor for a month
Spending the summer working at a kid’s camp in the States has already given me invaluable insight into the way I run my business and work...
Maddie Garrett and Lydia Wannell
Jul 15, 20163 min read
Push starting our experience
For the past week we have been doing some work experience at Push Start Marketing. Not only has this been an educating experience about...
Lucy Lavers
Jul 13, 20163 min read
Making the rules for new clients – and recognising the ones we don’t want
When you start out in business it’s often all too easy to say yes to everyone and everything! Your enthusiasm to get started and show the...
Hilary Nightingale
Jun 15, 20162 min read
The feedback loop – where’s your ROI?
This story starts with our clients’ clients and customers. Last week I received an email from one of our clients who had a held a meeting...
Hilary Nightingale
May 12, 20163 min read
Easy ways to tailor content for LinkedIn and Facebook
LinkedIn is a social media platform with the most business-like approach to sharing. Facebook is also a great method of sharing, but is...
Hilary Nightingale
Apr 16, 20162 min read
Is proofruding really impotent?
I love those those times when my head is so full of something I really need to say that it just flows out of my brain and on to the page...
Lucy Lavers
Mar 17, 20164 min read
Six reasons NOT to write that content
Let’s get straight down to business – you need to write it, but for some reason you just haven’t, don’t or can’t. Whether it is web copy,...
Lucy Lavers
Sep 9, 20154 min read
Are you an animal at work? Curating the best team.
When dealing with the emotional aftermath of letting a much loved member of my team go my coach asked me to look at my team as animals....
Hilary Nightingale
Jan 16, 20153 min read
Social Media 101 series: How to plan your social media - 7 tips
Seven social media planning tips you already know but are ignoring (and the blinding science behind them) If you're embarking on a new...
Lucy Lavers
Sep 23, 20143 min read
Is business child’s play? – Dr Seuss’ wise words for entrepreneurs
Reading “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” ― Dr. Seuss, I Can...
Lucy Lavers
Jun 29, 20142 min read
When is the right time to move into an office?
When you start your own business you tend to take a zero expenditure approach. Working from home, seeing clients in your kitchen or a...
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