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How to increase web traffic using social media
As well as being a great tool for interacting with customers and sharing promotional messages, social media is an effective way of increasing web traffic. We recently increased a client’s web traffic from social media by 121% in one month (compared to the previous year), with a focus on content from Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin. Here are some ways to increase your web traffic using social media.
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Do architects specify brands or company names?
Building product manufacturers and their marketing agencies can often overlook the fact that architects specify brands rather than company names. In fact, on the whole, there not that interested in company names and if you trawled through a pile of specifications, you’d find it’s predominantly brand names that are specified.
Logical, really, as we’re all influenced by brands. For example, when you buy a chocolate bar, you don’t go into a shop and ask for a Nestle, you ask for a Yorkie or Kit Kat (both made by Nestle)!
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5 reasons why you should consider having a new website
IHere at Dragonfly PR, we’re really excited because we’re just about to launch our new website! There are a number of reasons why a new website is essential for a business. In this blog, we share with you the top 5 reasons why it’s a good idea to have your website re-designed at least once every two years….
For a fresh approach to website design, contact our digital team on 01709 300130 or email hello@dragonflypr.co.uk.
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Why enter the Queenâs Awards?
It’s always an exciting time when we enter the Queen’s Awards in conjunction with one of our clients. And we’ve had some great successes recently, with President Engineering Group winning a Queen’s Awards for Enterprise in 2015 and technology company 3Squared achieving it in 2016.
Over the past 15 years, we have been entering and securing Queen’s Awards for our clients ranging from technology, manufacturing, construction and renewable energy companies. In this week’s blog, we look at some of the reasons why it really is worth the effort of entering the Queen’s Awards.
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Ecobuild checklist from the construction PR professionals
It's around this time of year that manufacturers in the construction industry begin to think about how they are going to let other businesses know that they will be attending Ecobuild (8-10 March).
This is the show to attend if you want to showcase what's sustainable about your construction products and PR is the best way to spread the word. As a PR company that specialises in the construction sector and has attended and supported clients at Ecobuild for the past ten years, we know a thing or two about getting the most out of this exhibition.
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Why do we need a PR agency?
The other day I was talking to a potential client. They were a SME company, one of those where the MD is a bit of a jack of all trades and tries to do most things himself, sometimes not as well as he should (dare I say).
After inviting me in for a meeting, one of the first (and I must admit, rather unusual) things he said was "Go on, convince me, why do I need a PR agency?"
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Google Analytics - Back to Basics
So, you have a new website and before your web designer moves on to his/her next project, make sure they set up Google Analytics to allow you to monitor and track visitors to your website.
Google Analytics is great for monitoring how many people visit your site, where visitors are landing, how long they spend on pages, plus much more.
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6 content ideas for your company page on Linkedin
Many of our clients want to build a strong presence on Linkedin, but keeping a company page up to date with regular content can be a challenge. There are currently more than 3 million company pages on Linkedin and reports suggest that users are almost 50% more likely to buy from a company they engage with on LinkedIn so it's a missed opportunity if you don't have a company page.
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Do e-Newsletters work?
The short answer is yes, done properly, they do. E-newsletters are a great way to communicate with existing and new customers. They connect directly with the recipient and you can generate an instant response whether that be visits to your website or an email back to enquire about your services.
We design and write email newsletters, and a big thank you to all those customers that responded to our latest ezine about How to generate more sales leads in the construction sector it really is encouraging to hear positive feedback and encouragement from colleagues in the industry that we specialise in.
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10 reasons to be cheerful!
Last year we compiled a list of reasons to be cheerful 2014 and this year we thought we’d take a look at the reasons to be happy 2015:
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