Recent articles by Marcus Taylor

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How to Improve Your Page Load Speed by 70.39% in 45 Minutes

In 2006, Amazon reported that for every 100 milliseconds they speed up their website, they see a 1% increase in revenue. Then Google announced, in an effort to improve the…

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Headline Writing: 19 Ways to Write Irresistible Headlines

Over the years, the function of the headline has evolved. In the days of print, it served the purpose of catching the eye. Then along came Google. With the shift…

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Planning Vs. Execution & Reporting in Marketing

“Ten minutes of planning saves one hour in execution”  Sometimes. Numerous times in my career I’ve reached a sour point at the end of a project where it was clear…

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Wix vs Shopify vs WordPress: How to Build a Website

Having built and marketed hundreds of websites for over ten years now, I’m often asked what is the best, cheapest, or fastest platform to build a website. As many of…

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The Ultimate Startup Marketing Strategy

28 lessons for rapid startup growth from our own portfolio – and the growth teams at HubSpot, Dropbox, AirBnB & more.

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32 Inspiring Quotes From Marketing & Advertising Experts

“Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others” – Otto von Bismarck I find it amazing just how much wisdom we…

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Venture Harbour Turns One & Wins an Award at the UK Search Awards!

Last night was a very special occasion for Venture Harbour. Not only did it mark one year since Venture Harbour was incorporated, but I also won the award for “Young…

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17 Marketing Strategies For Your Film Or TV Show

Steal these strategies from the playbooks of marketers behind Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, The Great Gatsby & more.

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Panda Recovery: A Guide to Recovering Google’s Panda Update

Over the past two years, I’ve worked on about five projects where a company has come to me or Venture Harbour after being hit either by Google’s Panda or Penguin…

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How To Market Your Whitepaper – 21 Tips To Get More Readers

When it comes to B2B content marketing, case studies and white papers are usually one of the most effective ways of attracting interest from potential customers online. But how do…

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The Anatomy of Creating a Great Infographic

There are speculations that infographics are losing their effectiveness in content marketing. Despite making these speculations myself several years ago, I have to disagree and eat my words – infographics…

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11 Mobile App Marketing Tips to Increase Your Downloads

There are over 800,000 apps available in the app store. The bar for standing out is exceptionally high, which is why it’s fundamental for mobile app developers and entrepreneurs to…