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The 2020 marketing essentials for Cairns businesses

By Darren Baines / December 10, 2019

As we enter the new decade, and businesses strive to grab the attention of their customers through an ever-growing toolkit of digital and traditional marketing tactics, we’ve put together our very own list of marketing essentials for Cairns businesses to help increase your bottom line. […]

Can your customers find you online? Our quick wins for local SEO ensure they can.

By Darren Baines / November 26, 2019

It is likely that if you operate a business with a website, then you would have heard the term ‘Search Engine Optimisation’ (SEO) thrown around a few times, even if you aren’t entirely sure what it means. In a nutshell, SEO is the practice of […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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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