» Funding & Support
Just Think…you’ve got a great business idea, you know it’s going to work, now all you need is the funding and support to get it up and running. Just Think can help you get grant support to pay up to 70% of your costs. It’s an exciting time for you but we know it can also be daunting for some, so we offer a wide range of support services to start-up businesses including business plans, staff recruitment and training. We also offer independent information and advice to help businesses identify development opportunities and source the correct marketing and promotional solutions to these needs.
» Brand Identity
Just Think…whether you’re designing a company logo or creating your corporate literature, getting your brand identity right is crucial in the early stages of starting a business. Having a unique name, a clever logo or a creative USP all helps to get you noticed and makes you stand out from your competitors. Just Think can design and produce your Corporate Identity which includes your logo and stationery designs, store fronts and interiors, and promotional literature. After all, having a strong brand makes marketing your company and getting new business a whole lot easier.
» Launch Events
Just Think… you’ve got the business you’ve always wanted, you’ve got everything prepared for your first customers, but how are they going to know you are there? Your business launch should be a unique, special and highly publicised event and there are many exciting and wonderful ways to do this without blowing a massive hole in your marketing budget. Just Think can show you how to launch and publicise your business and it’s often a combination of using our traditional marketing techniques along with bespoke, creative and quirky ideas that will attract the most attention.
Just Think…type any combination of words into Google and you’ll find the internet is a tangled web of online businesses so your website needs to stand out from the crowd. Our aim is to create a website that is easily navigated by your customers and easily found by search engines. After all, the whole purpose of a website is to drive your customers, win you business and make you money.
Just Think…we’ll create a website that will stand out in a tangled web of online businesses.
Just Think…we’ll get your website found by search engines such as Google and Yahoo.
Just Think…we’ll build a website that will make you money and win you business.
Give us a call to find out how your website can benefit from a Content Management System (CMS), Link Building, Blog, Analytics & Traffic Management…the list goes on but you can choose any one of these bespoke solutions to deliver the website that suits your business.
Just Think…a well-executed and planned online marketing campaign can achieve thousands of unique views within a matter of days. Marketing online also allows you to instantly measure your ROI through trackable, measurable results. Methods such as email marketing and social networking can be viral in the fact they not only communicate your message to your audience, but they actively propagate it to their friends and colleagues.
Just Think…you could send a personalised, targeted campaign at a much lower cost than traditional marketing methods.
Just Think…you can measure your ROI by obtaining detailed information about who has viewed your campaign and whether they have acted upon it.
Just Think…your customers are only ever a few clicks away from completing a purchase.
Online marketing methods include adwords, website banner advertising, e-mail marketing, affiliate marketing, Bluetooth proximity marketing etc. All of these can provide cost effective methods of promotion, can increase footfall at specific targeted times and will improve brand awareness via viral marketing as people forward them on to friends and colleagues.
Just Think… social media and networking, like blogging, helps you stay in touch with your customers on their own level. However there is etiquette to be adhered to when using any social site such as Twitter or Facebook. While using social media can help you attract loyal customers, it is done through influence and relationship building rather than through selling and promoting.
We can create a detailed strategy on the best routes into social media for your company and give you a breakdown of how you can build relationships with social media users.
Social media and networking needs as much detailed planning and consideration as you would do for your company’s marketing strategy. For example, one thing to consider is not to instantly jump onto the big sites like Twitter and Facebook without considering the job you want them to do. It could be better to use a specialised social outlet or forum in your area of expertise and reach passionate and enthusiastic members of your target market.
Just Think… using social media and networking sites can help you engage your target market without trying to constantly sell them something.
Just Think… you can create lasting relationships with current and future customers.
Just Think… your articles and responses could be forwarded to people’s inboxes and posted on other people’s sites.
The content you put onto these sites is your company’s vehicle to future customers. Look at the existing conversations and try to join in (without trying to control them). Write responses to an existing topic or post interesting and entertaining videos. Whatever you do, be creative. You want your articles and responses to be forwarded to people’s inboxes and posted on other people’s sites.
As in blogging, you need to continue posting regularly, but without dominating the site. Take regular notes of what others want to talk about or discuss, and keep inviting other people to join in your conversations. Using social media and networking sites in this way can help you engage your target market without trying to constantly sell them something. This will help create lasting relationships with current and future customers.
Just Think…whether your business is really starting to take off or you see the opportunity to expand into a new area there are key elements you should consider when thinking about moving to the next level.
» Identify your expansion opportunities.
» Write down your goals and give a timescale.
» Develop a marketing strategy and show how it will help benefit your target market.
» Create a financial plan broken down quarterly and yearly.
» Assess your company's staffing needs, training and internal development.
Just Think…we can help you identify where you are now and show you the areas where your business could grow.
Just Think…we can develop a marketing strategy that will help you expand your customer base and generate sales.
Just Think…we can help you with the recruitment, training and internal development of your staff.
Keeping your plan up-to-date means that you can monitor whether you are achieving your business objectives. You will be able to identify where you are now and the areas where your business is growing. It also ensures that you meet your key targets and objectives.