How your business can benefit from the Google local pack 

A key SEO trend for 2025 is zero-click searching. A user can view their search result directly on the SERP in various ways. One of these is the Google local pack.

In this article we take a quick look at the Google local pack. We’ll explain:

What is the Google local pack?
What advantages can the Google local pack bring to your business?
How do you get to feature in the Google local pack?

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SEO – What’s new in 2022?

As with any other area of digital marketing, it’s important to keep up with developments in SEO. To stand still is to fall behind. So in this article we look at five key aspects of SEO that we think are the ones to watch in 2022.

Everything you wanted to know about NFTs but didn’t dare ask

In recent months, the term “NFT” has been creeping into many different areas of life. But what exactly is an NFT, and how is it relevant to digital marketing? In this article we answer five simple questions about NFTs. Questions that even if you’d thought of them, you may have been afraid to ask. 

Five key digital marketing trends for 2022

We have identified five of the key trends that we think will make a significant impact on digital marketing during 2022. Interestingly, most are related to vision and values rather than digital marketing tools and techniques. Why not have a read, and consider incorporating them into your digital marketing strategy if you are not already doing so. 

Work Smarter not Harder in 2022

So here we are in 2022. And if you made New Year resolutions then they may rapidly be disappearing into obscurity. But it’s not too late to restart 2022. In this article we share some tips that will enable you to work smarter without having to work any harder. Sounds too good to be true? Let’s take a look . . .

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The latest trends in Google Trends

Google Trends recently celebrated its 15 year anniversary. But did you know that as well as being a fun way to find out more about people’s interests across the globe, it can be used a very powerful SEO tool? In this article we explain more about Google Trends, and six ways to use Google Trends to improve your SEO.

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Why you should make your ads 3D in 2022

What makes a good ad? As marketers, what can we do to make our ads stand out from the crowd? One way to do this is to use 3D ads. 
In this article we take a quick look at What are 3D ads? What are the advantages of 3D ads? What is the best way to get into 3D advertising?

Does your website need an update for 2022?

If you are going for a website update in 2022, you not only need to know how to do the basics well but also take into consideration the way
technology has evolved since your current website was developed. In this article we explore five key trends that as a digital marketing agency we think will influence web design in 2022.

Is your social media marketing strategy up to date?

Working in a digital marketing agency is very much like spinning plates. Different clients, conflicting priorities, changing trends and landscapes . . . . it feels as though there is never enough time to do anything properly.

So it is no surprise that our social media marketing strategy can get a little stale without us really noticing. And it’s time to change all that.

So you want to get into Google’s featured snippets?

The Google landscape is forever changing. It sometimes feels like blink and you miss it. You could be forgiven for thinking that’s the case with featured snippets, which suddenly seem to be appearing all over the place. But featured snippets are not new. And, whether you are a marketer or SEO agency, it’s time to learn how to make full use of them.

How to write better for SEO

Ten top tips on how to write better for SEO

Search Engine rankings are not the one and only reason for the skilful use of SEO in your content. Just as important is the user experience of that content, and SEO can play a major part in that too. In this article we look at Ten Tips to help you write better for SEO and improve the quality of your content. Not just for rankings but also for user experience.

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The essential skills needed for digital marketing

If you run a digital marketing agency, what are the essential skills that you are looking for in your team? The skills that will make you stand out from the crowd and face down the competition? As a digital marketer, what kind of skills and attributes do you need to really succeed? Here are six skills that we consider to be essential . . .

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We are highly analytical and make data led decisions

ROI

We understand your business requirements first, then how to fit our services around them

Research

Comprehensive discovery phase so that we deliver exactly on what you want.

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A direct lender we have helped grow £8m in t/o. and helped reduce dependency from lead brokers.

  • 5 year relationship
  • Helping CPA improve 70%
  • No. 1 in Google

Dominating paid search for SAP UK and improving lead flow for partners.

  • Improving engagement by 343%
  • Improving conversion by 32%
  • Generating £275k lead value

Working with Fair Finance for the past 8 years helping them to maintain dominance in the Not for Profit Finance sector and helping to improve the lives of disadvantaged communities in the UK

  • Client since 2015
  • Providing technical and marketing support
  • Page 1 for loans for bad credit - 9k per month

A direct lender we have helped grow £8m in t/o. and helped reduce dependency from lead brokers.

  • 5 year relationship
  • Helping CPA improve 70%
  • No. 1 in Google

Dominating paid search for SAP UK and improving lead flow for partners.

  • Improving engagement by 343%
  • Improving conversion by 32%
  • Generating £275k lead value

Working with Fair Finance for the past 8 years helping them to maintain dominance in the Not for Profit Finance sector and helping to improve the lives of disadvantaged communities in the UK

  • Client since 2015
  • Providing technical and marketing support
  • Page 1 for loans for bad credit - 9k per month