So, here we are – Summer 2022. We’re over halfway through the year and now entering the warmer months (well, as warm as we can get here in the UK anyway!). During this time of the year, businesses can experience one of their slower seasons, especially if you are a smaller company. With many people … Read more
Podcast consumption is rising rapidly. Whether it be whilst commuting to work or walking the dog, 19.1 million Britons tuned into podcasts during 2021. With year on year growth, this statistic is expected to reach 28 million by 2026. It’s not hard to see why. Podcasts are becoming more relevant than sifting through newspapers … Read more
There’s a misconception out there that you need to have had teacher training to run a workshop as a business, however that is in fact, not the case. Not only is running a workshop a great way to share your expert topic knowledge with other likeminded business owners or individuals, but it’s also a … Read more
Is Marketing Automation a tool? Are you struggling to fit in your daily marketing tasks? If some of those were taken off your hands and freed up your time, would you be leaping for joy?! Is marketing automation a tool? The term is used overall to describe technology that will operate online marketing activities, … Read more
As business owners, we are always looking for new ways to generate brand awareness; Pinterest is a platform that is similar to Instagram but with more jazz and aesthetic! It allows users to visually share and discover new interests – people who use Pinterest love to ‘see’ rather than read what you’re posting up. … Read more
As consumers, we get flooded with “new year, new you” content every January, but as business owners we have our own plans and new goals too. One of yours might be to become more sustainable or to put an ethical focus into your marketing plan. But why is ethical marketing important and how would you … Read more
We love a bit of networking here at Shake It Up Creative and that stems back to several years before the company was born too. Hence, we are experienced networkers. That doesn’t mean we get it right all the time or go to every networking event out there. It does mean that we are open … Read more
It may come as a surprise, but outsourcing isn’t new. The concept emerged as far back as the 1950s but didn’t become fully formed and widespread until the 1980s, when the idea of focusing on core business activities started to impact significantly on several types and sizes of organisations around the world. The growth of … Read more