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Darren Baines

Talking about my generation?

By Darren Baines / September 9, 2019

Generational marketing is a key tool when segmenting your marketing audience as it provides a useful method of defining marketing strategy, channels and messaging. However, the effectiveness of generational marketing really boils down to how well you know the behaviours and preferences of Baby Boomers […]

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Word up!

By Darren Baines / July 24, 2019

The written word has undergone a major transformation in the past two decades. With the advent and mass adoption of the internet, social media and SMS messaging into our lives, the way we write has had to adapt to suit the medium, making it even […]

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Matching customer expectations with reality

By Darren Baines / July 3, 2019

At some point in our lives we will all be drawn in by the lure of powerful marketing, only to be utterly disappointed by reality when a product or service fails to live up to our expectations. Even if you’ve been lucky or studious enough […]

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Like Ps in a pod

By Darren Baines / June 7, 2019

Hands up if you think price is the main decision-making factor when it comes to purchasing choices? If so, you may want to think again. With so many businesses focussing on cost to differentiate themselves from their competitors, it is all too easy to miss […]

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A Digital Tool Kit for Parents: A beginner’s guide to social media and device configuration

By Darren Baines / April 1, 2019

Forte Marketing has put together a handy bite-sized guide to help adults (specifically parents), get to grips with the ins and outs of key social media platforms, iOS and Android device configurations. The guide provides a top-level overview of the key features and also, information […]

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Meet your new boss, the customer!

By Darren Baines / January 15, 2019

“The customer is king” is probably one of most overused clichés in business having been recited in Boardrooms and offices for decades to the point where the message is almost taken for granted and arguably, has lost much of its impact. If all companies were […]

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Why your website is failing your business

By Darren Baines / October 3, 2018

If 1,000 people visited your shop or contacted your business but you failed to sell a thing, you would quite rightly, be alarmed and immediately take steps to identify what was preventing them from engaging and purchasing. Your digital marketing and more specifically your website, […]

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Battle of the Brands

By Darren Baines / August 3, 2018

Often when we think about a brand, we picture their visual identity; their logo, colours, or even a popular advert we’ve seen. But whilst doing this, we will also have subconsciously developed a series of beliefs about what that brand stands for, or what it […]

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Just like Eurovision, GDPR stretches far beyond EU borders

By Darren Baines / May 16, 2018

Spectators of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest would be forgiven for wondering where exactly Europe begins and ends. Entries from Australia, Israel and many other non-European countries provides no geographical boundary for the competition. And whilst most Australian’s would have heard of the Eurovision Song […]

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I heard it through the grapevine

By Darren Baines / March 28, 2018

People have shared their stories and advice for many thousands of years. Whether through discussion, paintings, tapestries, or the written word, we continue to pass on our recommendations, stories and guidance to family and friends through word of mouth. An essential tool for marketers, word […]

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