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It is probably one of the first things on the To Do List of persons reaching age 50 in Barbados.
As a matter of fact, if Barbados itself were an individual, it would probably be logged on to
the Barbados Association of Retired Persons (BARP) website right now signing up for membership.
Anyone with an even passing interest in the online world has no doubt heard about blogging by now. A blog is a phenomenal tool for any business but we thought we would share a few questions that you and your marketing team should ask and answer before starting a blog. Using the questions we share in our post below should help your business to come up with a plan for starting your blog that helps you meet your organisation’s online marketing goals.
Email sounds almost old school these days, however, the prolific rate at which social media platforms are springing up has made customised email lists/databases an essential tool for business. When properly leveraged, an opt in Email subscriber list can work hand in hand with your social media strategy by encouraging potential customers on your social media channels to subscribe to your list and alert your customer base of your new product, service or content offerings. Your email list is the beating heart of your company’s online marketing strategy. Here are three reasons why your email list is more important than social media following.
The Holiday Season is in full force with the lovely spirit of sharing and good cheer that Christmas brings. As a business you may be thinking of unique ways to thank your customers for their fantastic support. Consider an online contest. Contests are an excellent way to both thank your current awesome customers and to expand your brand to a new audience by going viral. Here are three great contest tools your business can utilise this holiday season. We have chosen these three because they can match any budget, big or small.
Have you ever seen 10lbs of public relations? Or, have you ever touched stakeholder engagement? How about a good reputation? Can you physically carry goodwill to the bank, although thankfully nowadays it has made its way onto the balance sheet?
In the first of our regular Podcasts on all things Communications related, Pamala, founder of Barbadian communications company PRMR Inc. is joined by Inbound Marketer Josiah to discuss the topic of using online tools to increase brand awareness for your business.
Social Media has become even more of a buzzword over the last few years with many brands rushing to join various platforms, some of which have well over 1 billion users. If you are deciding which social media platforms your organisation should use, this blog should help to address that.
First, before you make the headlong sprint to have your company on every single social media platform that’s buzzing right now, you should probably ask yourself or your marketing team a few questions.
We at PRMR Inc. would like to thank our clients and well wishers for your support throughout the year 2015. Now it's the season of giving and good cheer we thought that we would share this public relations tactics infographic with you to help you make your corporate gift giving decisions.
Christmas is the one time of the year that everyone feels charitable. However, companies that live us to the title of "good corporate citizen" embrace their corporate social responsibility (CSR) and do good all year long. This type of giving is tied to the business and furthering the business goals. At Christmas time, however, we give ourselves a license to not only give for business reasons but to adopt a truly philanthropic ethos. I encourage you to embrace the season and give generously. Here are six public relations tactics to use at Christmas to help build goodwill.
So you have invested in a beautifully designed website and feeling really good that you have a professional looking online presence. But, do you know that there are about a billion websites on the World Wide Web, so is your company's website search engine optimised. Customers find your physical location because they know the company, are referred, or they research the address online or in the directory (which is now also online). Online customers, however, are most times searching without knowledge of a name or address. They just know what product or service they want locally or internationally.
Blogging is a tool that has been widely underutilised by many businesses, especially in the Caribbean region. Keeping your brand top of mind with customers is vital in the modern crowded marketplace, and with eCommerce being a major driver in boosting extra-regional revenue, Caribbean businesses need to utilise this excellent and virtually free tool. Regular blogging which provides solutions and educates your target persona both enhances your company's thought leadership in the field as well as its SEO. When a current/potential customer searches for a way to address a specific issue in your sector, your business blog should ideally be the one that is found at the top of their search engine result.
Here are 4 reasons why your business should be blogging.
