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Bespoke named in Sunday Times Best Places to Work

We are pleased that our team was recognised by The Sunday Times for their culture. Here is an insight from the assessment process, along with some takeaways that should also help in-house marketing teams.

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Does your website work for you like a salesperson?

We get lots of calls from people wanting to redesign and rebuild their company's website, and it's surpising how little focus there often is on outcomes.

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Why many B2B businesses struggle with online lead-gen

A common enquiry we get at Bespoke is that somebody has tried lots of approaches to digital marketing, and several suppliers, but have not got the results they want. When somebody is in this situation, we help them understand why.

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Get more from your agency marketing retainer

As it's the start of the year we've been having more conversations with people wanting new marketing retainers than usual.

Digital Assets

Why digital assets are the secret to increasing ROI

Have you ever thought about how building up a bank of digital assets for your business could be the secret to ROI?

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How buying websites is like buying stocks & shares

There are many comparisons to buying a website, and buying stocks & shares. We discuss what those similarities are and how you can capitalise on them.

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How to calculate when to replace a website

We're often asked what the lifespan of a website is. The answer is not as straightforward as you might think, but these useful tips could help you answer that question and how to release when you should replace your website.

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The 3 essentials of online lead generation

It's normal for our clients to hit lead targets but we've seen some big jumps in performance in recent weeks. When we work with clients we address the same 3 elements to get leads flowing, and it's quite straightforward if you follow this formula.

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"Successful digital marketers are the least busy": Here's why

We hear marketers use the word “overwhelmed” often. They feel like they have so many options, tactics, tasks, projects that no matter what they do they always worry they should be focusing on something else. They often say they’d like somebody else hired to ease workload, or want support. But not everyone says these things.

Disruption

Digital marketing in more difficult times

In our 22-years as a digital agency we’ve seen many downturns, and disruption of all kinds. We’ve noticed the way news and press reports often don't align with what’s happening on the ground. The things we know we should have got sorted in the last 2-3 years suddenly feel urgent so we finally get them done.

Marketing Vs Lead Gen

The difference between marketing and lead-generation

How do you label yourself and the work you do - is it marketing or is it lead-generation? To the normal ear they sound the same, but their outcomes differ significantly.

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Did you overtake competitors this year?

When the first lockdown suddenly kicked in Bespoke published a white paper predicting that within each sector some businesses would capitalise upon the opportunity to shake up their market share and others wouldn't. From what we are seeing and hearing now that certainly seems to have been how it has played out.

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How airports can teach us good website design

It may sound unlikely at first but there's plenty we can learn from airports about website design. But how can that be when the two are so different? Well, our brains actually follow very similar processes to navigate both.

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5 digital marketing lessons from lockdown

At the beginning of lockdown we published a white paper called Digital Marketing Through Disruption. It offered clarity on how businesses could continue lead-generation activity whilst managing the sudden challenges in March 2020.

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Why most businesses can quickly double website performance

Our team runs digital strategy workshops for clients or prospects most weeks, and often the themes that arise are quite similar.

How to plan a marketing budget

We're often asked questions around how big a marketing budget should be and how it might be allocated. It's a hot topic at certain times of year and in-house marketers often seem not to have much of a benchmark to work with other than the status quo within their company.

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The missing skill that fuels career growth for in-house marketers

We know that great marketing starts with a deep understanding of our customer. But in-house marketers have customers within the walls of their own company too. I'm talking about the owners, marketing directors and sales directors who fund each in-house marketing hire.

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How much should a new website cost?

We're often surprised how reluctant prospective clients are to ask about likely costs whilst discussing a new website project.

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What happens when you build a digital marketing strategy?

Every week we meet businesses who want to discuss their digital marketing. More often than not they tell us their current approach isn’t delivering what they need.

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What we can learn from John Lewis about digital content marketing

John Lewis are famous for their Christmas ads and typically spend around £1m producing them each year.

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Bespoke acquired by Hubspot specialist Digital Media Stream

Bespoke doubles its team size and leans further into B2B lead generation after being acquired by Manchester agency Digital Media Stream.

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Why digital agencies should stop pitching and start sharing

Why do so many agencies persist with the traditional pitching process, asks Steve Brennan, co-founder of digital agency Bespoke.

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Strongdor sees 85 per cent rise in web enquiries from Bespoke's new website

Steel door manufacturer Strongdor has achieved an 85 per cent increase in website enquiries in the first six months since Chorley-based Bespoke delivered its new website.

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Ask the expert: are you wasting your digital ad budget

Steve Brennan, CEO of digital agency Bespoke, explains how his agency’s own research shows almost a third of digital advertising budgets are wasted, and explains how to avoid needlessly throwing your own money down the drain.

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Bespoke launches new site for Northern change management consultancy

Chorley digital agency Bespoke has delivered a new website for a Blackburn-based change management consultancy which works with UK public organisations.

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What I've Learnt: Steve Brennan, Co-founder & CEO, Bespoke

Chorley-based digital lead generation agency Bespoke has recently celebrated its 20th anniversary in business.

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New Head of Digital appointed at Chorley digital agency Bespoke

Phil Turner (pictured) has been appointed as Head of Digital at Bespoke, the agency with offices in Chorley and London.

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Bespoke opens doors to Strongdor website brief

Digital agency Bespoke has won a contract to deliver a new lead-generating website and digital marketing for Strongdor.

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Bespoke awarded Investors in People

Digital agency Bespoke has been awarded the We Invest in People accreditation by Investors in People.

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Bespoke enjoys record quarter

Digital agency Bespoke has reported a record first quarter with its highest ever total for contract wins both in terms of number of new contracts and average contract size.

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Steve Brennan of Bespoke on a post-pandemic change for digital agencies

We talked to Steve Brennan, co-founder of Bespoke, about managing a digital agency through the pandemic.

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Succeeding at digital marketing

Firms that focus on developing a reverse-engineered digital strategy can get ahead of the pack

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Bespoke wins 6-way pitch for Plumbs website

Made-to-measure furniture manufacturer Plumbs has enlisted fellow Preston business Bespoke to build a market its new website.

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Bespoke CEO appointed to coaching role

Steve Brennan of Bespoke is one of ten coaches appointed by Dent Global in the Europe, Middle East and Africa) region.

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Pierce extends contract with Bespoke

Blackburn-based Pierce Chartered Accountants has extended its contract with digital agency Bespoke.

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Preston agency shows power of collaboration

A Preston digital agency has helped a Wigan corrugated cardboard maker achieve a 53 per cent year-on-year growth in website leads over four years.

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Preston agency completes entire project for global firm via zoom

Preston agency Bespoke is launching a new brand and website for global tech firm ten80 Group, having completed the entire project in lockdown via Zoom.

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Preston agency launches new site for NCO Europe

Preston digital agency Bespoke has launched a new website for NCO Europe Ltd (NCO).

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Bespoke website for Blackburn accountancy firm

Preston-based digital agency Bespoke has won the contract to deliver a new website, digital marketing and mentoring for Pierce Accountants.

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Bespoke rebrands as business evolves

Bespoke Digital Agency will now be known simply as Bespoke as the focus of its business shifts towards digital strategy and lead generation.

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Preston author launches digital workshops

Bespoke Digital Agency has delivered the first session of its new Digital Accelerator programme. The project is headed by company CEO Steve Brennan, who authored Amazon bestselling book “Build Your Digital Marketing Strategy: The Mindsets and Methods of Businesses That Dominate Their Sectors Online”.

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Prolific North

A Week in my Life: Steve Brennan, CEO of Bespoke

Steve Brennan is CEO of Bespoke, a digital lead-generation agency in Preston, and author of the Amazon bestseller ‘Build Your Digital Marketing Strategy’.

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Clifton Trade Bathrooms makes a splash with new website

North West based bathroom suppliers Clifton Trade Bathrooms has launched its brand new brochure website, thanks to local web experts Bespoke | Digital Agency.

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White paper

Your website as a salesperson

Every week we advise in-house marketers and directors on how their websites can generate more business. Download the white paper to learn the 5 key principles for building a lead-generating machine.

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White paper

Digital marketing through disruption

Challenging times also present opportunities for those who are able to adapt. Download the white paper on marketing through disruption to learn the 5 key principles for marketing during lockdown and recession.

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Over 20 years we have listened to in-house digital marketers frequently describing the same issues and asking the same questions

Who hires Bespoke?

Most clients who work with us are:

In a B2B sector
Turnover £1m–£100m
In the North West or London
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About the author

Steve Brennan
CEO - Bespoke Digital Agency

Steve has a 20-year career overseeing an agency that has worked with over 200 in-house digital marketers, generating over £1bn of online leads and sales. His focus is now on helping in-house digital marketers and digital teams to grow their businesses and careers.

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Why choose Bespoke?

If you're looking for any of the following, we could be well-matched:

Sarahcooper

We’ve been on a transformation journey with the brand and the website now reflects that.

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Strongdor

Lisa Kennery Pierce

We get clients from further afield now who say they are finding us through Google.

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Pierce Accountants

Lucy Trueman Trueman Change

I love the new website. My staff love it and we get a lot of compliments on it too.

Lucy Trueman
Founder, Trueman Change

Anthony Formosa

The website looks and feels excellent. We asked for wow factor and got that.

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Harrington Boyd

Clare Wilby

The new site is worlds apart from the old one, it’s a brilliant shop window for us.

Clare Wilby
Commercial Manager, Clifton Trade Bathrooms

Emma Curtis Plumbs

With regards to value for money the service from Bespoke has been very good.

Emma Curtis
Head of Marketing Plumbs

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