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Ideal Marketing’s former MD honoured at 2019 Santa Run
The Ideal Marketing Company’s founder and former MD Alastair Campbell who died in June 2019 was commemorated for his contribution to the local community at this year’s Santa Fun Run on 8th December. The inaugural Alastair Campbell Award was set up by Race Harborough...
What I learned at Brighton SEO September 2019
On Friday 13th September search marketers from all over the world flocked to the sunny British coast to experience Brighton SEO. The conference started life as a conversation in a pub and has grown into a twice-yearly event where search marketers can go to get...
What to do if you’re not sure your website is working for you
Do any of these scenarios feel familiar? Your website has been around for a few years and you think its time for a refresh You’re not sure how your website stacks up against the competition Your website isn’t generating leads or sales You’re being charged for work on...
How important are grammar rules?
He’s rarely out of the headlines, but Tory MP Jacob Rees Mogg’s most recent reason for causing controversy had nothing to do with politics and everything to do with grammar, punctuation and use of language. On being appointed Leader of the House of Commons, the...
Google My Business for recruitment companies
You may be familiar with Google’s My Business listings, the handy company information panels that pop up in search results or maps when you search for a business or service in your area. Not only do they offer great real estate in search results, but they are...
Change of management at Ideal Marketing Company
We are pleased to announce a change of ownership within The Ideal Marketing Company. Jessica Shailes, who has worked at The Ideal Marketing Company for over five years, has now taken ownership following Helen Campbell’s decision to sell the company for personal...
The beginners’ guide to alt tags (with examples)
Whether you call it an alt tag, alt attribute, alt text, or something else entirely, the alt tag is a crucial part of any website’s code when it comes to staying accessible and optimising your images for SEO. We’ve taken a quick 5 minute dive into everything you need...
Accountants: embrace self-promotion and broadcast your expertise to grow in 2021 and beyond
All businesses have dealt with unprecedented change this year. Indeed, ‘unprecedented’ is one of the buzzwords of 2020. As they fought to survive the economic onslaught of Covid-19, companies have also had to change their way of working overnight as video...
5 easy ways to make blogging for your business a habit
Blogging is brilliant for your business. Once your website is set up, it’s a free and effective way to engage your customers with offers, news, tips, opinions and more. Not only that, regularly adding relevant, good quality content to your website in the form of blogs...
Client in the Spotlight: Lismark Office Products
Did you know that the average Brit spends close to 85,000 hours of their life at work? That’s quite a chunk of time but thankfully, Lismark Office Products work hard to make it more enjoyable by supplying offices across the country with unique, contemporary (and...