We’ve won it again, we are a double award winning Exeter Marketing Agency, last year we were nominated as one of Three Best Rater Marketing Agencies in Exeter – and we’ve won this accolade again for a 2nd year, a real testament to the hard work and commitment to client success all of us here at Gleave Media strive for.
We’d love to work with your business and show how we can propel your business forward, please get in touch today on 01392 241653 or contact us through our website here, we’d be delighted to have a no obligation chat to see if we can help your business grow.
You can see this year’s Three Best Rated Award on their website here.
Three Best Rated is a business recommendation website. It selects what it considers to be the three best businesses within a business category, like marketing agencies, for a given city. They select businesses based on several criteria such as reviews, pricing, value, trust, general excellence and more are independent of the businesses themselves, consequently making this a really valuable award. Their employees check out businesses they are considering listing for their website, at no stage did they contact us so we had no idea of their due diligence on our business. They only informed us afterwards when they selected Gleave Media Ltd as one of their three best.
Three Best Rated® is an American business based in Austin Texas and was created with a simple goal to find you the top 3 local businesses, professionals, restaurants and health care providers in any city. They check business’s reviews, reputation, history, complaints, ratings, satisfaction, nearness, trust, cost, general excellence using a 50-Point Inspection.
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Why outsourcing to a marketing company is a no brainer ?
- Feeling lost by the digital marketplace ?
- Need your time to be more productive ?
- Want much less stress in your life ?
- Really need help but can’t afford a new employee full time?
That’s just a tiny few of the many many reasons you should and could talk to us today, there are just so many ways in which Gleave Media can help your company.
From a practical perspective we can do so much for you in the Digital space and our services go far beyond merely writing a few email campaigns for you, our services here are geared to specifically take the marketing workload off your shoulders in every way you can imagine, so we can nail down to driving your business in the right direction generating sales leads and enquiries for your business.
Ask yourself how many more clients you could take on or would win with our marketing strategy help?
Make the decision today and call us here at to discuss your specific requirements , I am sure we can help you and at the end of the day it’s just a phone call !
We would be delighted to listen to your goals and help you realise them, please get in touch today on 01392 241653 or contact us through our website here, we’d be delighted to have a no obligation chat to see if we can help your business grow.
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Every business needs to have goals. Without goals, you will carry on as you are and will fall into bad habits that can cost you money in the long run, here at Gleave Media we work with digital goals so we can clearly share with our customers what we are aiming to achieve and map the route we take to achieve them. But why does your business need goals and what happens if you dont have any?
Increased inefficiencies
Without clearly defined goals your business will suffer from increased inefficiencies. Setting business goals can help you by allowing you to constantly review systems and see how they can be improved, but without them, things will carry on as they are and become more lax over time. Businesses without goals often end up with increased inefficiencies, simply because they are not working towards improving their systems.
Decreased income
Without goals in place, it is common for businesses to suffer from decreased income. When there are no goals there is no drive to maximise sales, upsell and find new customers because there is no clear reward for doing so. Where goals are not in place it is common for businesses and employees to settle with what they get and not use initiative to maximise opportunities. With sales goals and targets to work towards, however, there is a constant motivation to work towards this.
Stifled growth
Expanding or growing a business is an expensive and complicated process that simply will not happen if you do not have it as a goal to do so. For many small and medium enterprises that have not set goals to grow and expand, this is the factor that eventually defeats them. Businesses need to be able to grow to meet demand or they will have to turn work away and will get a bad reputation for doing so, which in turn will harm business. Without goals in place, the only result is stifled growth.
So why set Digital Marketing goals?
We always aim to set clear goals as we believe they are vital in any business because it sets the direction and focus that we are working towards and ideally for the company to increase sales and grow trade. Setting goals can be difficult from the subjective position of an owner, where we come in is that we can help you to look objectively at your business and determine how these digital marketing goals can help you to expand and grow.
Getting your business facing these challenges and have them working for you shouldn’t be an afterthought – the businesses that succeed will be the ones that know their tone of voice and ensure it is used across all communication. If you need help in ensuring your business has the right tone of voice then please call us on 01392 241653 or contact us through the website here for a no obligation conversation.
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Creating a clear digital plan can have clear benefits for any business no matter what size, indeed we know from experience that small and growing business usually gain significant benefits when they create a digital plan as it gives the business real focus and engagement opportunities for everyone in that business to get on board with. In fact its fair to say that in the current business climate especially post BREXIT, we believe that a business not having a digital plan effectively means not having a plan at all.
So how do you go about creating a digital plan and seeing the benefits for your business? These are our top tips….
When you create a Digital Plan you undoubtedly will find that you dont need to change your business, you just need to empower your employees to engage with your business and your customers and this is likely to be through smartphones or tablets in a way that suits the customer and prospects not you and your business, so if you supply football memorabilia then you need to be active on Saturday’s when games are played and in the evening as that is when potential customers will also be active on social media and more receptive to your message.
So work together with your team, ask them who is confident on instagram or facebook for example and you’ll find a champion wanting to take the production of this on and manage the day to day updates after you give your plan as to who/what/why and when you want to engage your customers. Don’t forget you may need to invest in the right tools for them to do the job, a new smartphone maybe even a private company facebook group to pull together the management of all this.
We know that all small businesses need people who understand the digital world we know live in and who can see the potential of technology and then convert this into real business growth. For some that will mean looking towards young people, our those digital experts who seem to naturally possess those skills that means it all comes really easily to them. Also you may have some other staff members keen to get involved, whichever way you turn as a business you need to invest in and nurture that talent as they will help your business grow.Now is the time to ensure that, no matter what the size of your business, you can make the most of digital technology and its benefits.
Developing a digital plan shouldn’t be an afterthought – the businesses that succeed will be the ones that make it integral to their strategy from the start. Now the sales bit, if you need help in creating your digital plan please call us on 01392 241653 or contact us through the website here for a no obligation conversation.
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We are delighted to announce the launch of a new website for local business Photobooth Select. This new website offers quick and easy access to essential information and features that offers a more comprehensive understanding of Photobooth Select’s products and services.
Photobooth Select booths automated touch screen computer system utilises the latest state of the art photographic technology, which along with a very clever printer produces a touch dry top quality photograph in just a few seconds. They specialise in the hire of fun Photo booths for all occasions, including weddings, corporate events, charity dinners, private functions, promotional events, school proms or simply just a fun party, the possibilities are endless.
The new website has a clean uncluttered design, highlighting the fun aspect of a Photobooth and as you would expect it is fully responsive so it can work in all devices – a must for a new website development – you can find the website here www.photoboothselect.co.uk.
“ We have recently had our Photo Booth Entertainment Website done by Gleave Media and were very impressed by the level of professionalism and attention to detail. Nothing was too much trouble for Alistair and his team of designers and we wouldn’t hesitate in recommending them. Many thanks Gleave Media” Mandy and Paul Photo Booth Select
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For most Small Businesses the management of people is way down the list when compared to the other parts of the business operation, for example, revenue and sales which outweigh everything else. Notwithstanding, staff administration is a significant cost for small business as well as concentrating on different business functions as this is all important to drive business development.
There can be no doubt that any small business need good people to help them function correctly but what else is preventing Growth for Small Businesses?
As an entrepreneur you will be confronted with an awesome number of things to do to develop your business! It is likely that you will disregard a few while concentrating on others that maybe you might be more OK with performing, so what are the other areas that you need to be on top off? These are likely to include some of all of the following;
- Understanding your Customer Market – who are they and where are they, is your business positioned correctly to reach this customer?
- Satisfactory Planning – do you have a plan, is it written down anywhere and do all your staff have a buy in?
- Overseeing Cash Flow – the old adage cash is king is never more relevant these days, do you have a handle on your business cash flow?
- Working a Marketing and Sales Process – do you even have a sales process, who is the first point of contact for any potential customer?
- Focused on Marketing Campaigns and Programs – this is where we come in and can help your business focus on its customers with digital campaigns that directly reach out to them.
And now the sales message, if your small business needs help focusing its marketing activity and needs a clear defined plan then why not call us on 01392 241653 or contact us through the website here for a no obligation chat, what have you for to loose?
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It maybe May the first today but here are GleaveMedia we are all about the number four, for we are celebrating four years of business. We have had the pleasure of working with some fab clients along the way and whilst there have been highs and lows we can honestly say how really proud of the people we work for and the people we work with. Our vision has remained the same and that is to provided solid results for businesses who want to grow.
So as it is the end of the week let the celebrations begin, here at GleaveMedia we are going to start the day the best we know how…. Coffee all round.
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With my school days well and truly in the past it was a pleasure to be invited to Coombeshead Academy in Newton Abbot to take part in the year ten’s business challenge day. The students were taking part in a “Coombeshead Academy meets The Apprentice” day with the emphasis on developing a campaign to raise money for the schools Ugandan Charity.
GleaveMedia were one of the local businesses who were invited to form the judging panel for the days activities. The students had been tasked to come up with a team profile and logo, a social media campaign, a bus stop poster and a fully costed proposal for a local fundraising event. The students had come up with an array of ideas ranging from a frozen drink campaign, multiple pop concerts and even an idea to host a dinner dance. The students certainly showed a great talent towards coming up with campaigns that contained the “wow” factor and being able to present their ideas clearly and enthusiastically to a panel of peers was very impressive. It’s great to see Coombeshead Academy realising the importance of getting it’s student ready for the world of work by involving the local businesses and seeing the students explore the skills that will be required of them when they enter the world of work is very encouraging.
I certainly enjoyed spending my time out the the office being back at school. It doesn’t hurt to remember we were all that age once and those school years are so very important in building the skills, ability and knowledge that will be required in the future
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Our Managing Director was chosen to meet the Chancellor of the Exchequer as a representative of small businesses in the South West earlier this month.
Alistair Gleave MD of Gleave Media joined two other local business champions at a 2-hour champagne reception held at 11 Downing Street, after being nominated by Newton Abbot MP Anne Marie Morris, the Conservative Small Business Ambassador for the South West.
He said: “It was a great honour to be chosen to represent small businesses in the south west region and to listen to George Osborne talk about his own experiences growing up as the son of two small business owners.”
The Chancellor, whose mother ran a catering company whilst his father ran a textile business, also outlined Government support for small businesses, referring to them as the ‘engine room’ of the economy.
During the reception Mr Gleave and his wife, Penelope met other small business champions from the south of the country to swap experiences.
“It is the aim of Gleave Media to help other small Devon businesses grow and achieve great things, so it was a real bonus to receive recognition for myself as well as get a glimpse inside the power house that is No 11,” he added.
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GleaveMedia announces that it will be becoming a limited company from the April 2013 as part of its future development and growth strategy.
Alistair Gleave, the entrepreneur founder of GleaveMedia will become the Company Director, responsible for overseeing the company through this business transition phase and then leading the expansion of the company thereafter.
Becoming a Limited Company is a natural next step for GleaveMedia, which in a relatively short period of time has courted an impressive client base and achieved outstanding successes. Recently GleaveMedia collaborated with Exeter City Council on their ‘Exeter Together’ campaign and as a direct result of GleaveMedia’s involvement in this campaign online engagement increased by over 6000%.
In just 2 years GleaveMedia has established itself within the current marketplace as a reputable, results driven, forward thinking company with huge scope for growth in today’s digital age. Alistair Gleave said: “This is such an exciting time for GleaveMedia. Being a digital marketing company with ambition and innovative ideas, the market place offers considerable growth opportunities. Becoming a Limited Company serves as a base for more effective expansion in enabling us to impact and enrich the growth of more businesses through our targeted digital marketing services. Our decision to become a Limited Company is cause for optimism that GleaveMedia will continue to grow at a fast pace and adapt and capitalise in the era of rapid media change. Rest assured however, whilst our company goes through some changes in the coming weeks, GleaveMedia will continue to deliver a comprehensive and professional digital marketing service to our clients as we always have . . . this will not change”
Alistair also co-founded the organisation ‘GrowMyCharity.com’, in which he utlises his digital marketing expertise to provide ideas, tools and resources to help charities and non-profitable organisations grow and operate more effectively. ‘Grow my Charity’ collaborates with national organisations such as the NSPCC and locally based charities like the St Loye’s Foundation.
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