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Claire Taylor founder and AI visibility and SEO specialist

Claire Taylor

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Why the Best Customers Need More Than One Touchpoint

Most customers do not buy the first time they see your business. They might visit your website, leave, then see your brand again on social media. Later, they search for your company on Google, read a review, and only then decide to get in touch. Each of these moments is called a marketing touchpoint. Today’s […]

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How to Build a Customer Journey That Attracts the Right Enquiries

If your website is getting traffic but the enquiries aren’t quite right, the problem is rarely effort. It’s usually the journey. Many businesses invest in SEO, paid ads or social media and still attract price-shoppers, time-wasters or enquiries that simply aren’t a good fit. The issue isn’t visibility. It’s alignment. Without a clear customer journey, […]

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The Most Common Marketing Mistakes Small Businesses Make

Marketing can feel overwhelming for small business owners. With limited time, resources, and expertise, it’s easy to make mistakes that quietly drain your budget and slow your growth. From ignoring SEO to posting inconsistent content, many businesses fall into the same traps without realising it. In this guide, we’ll explore the most common marketing mistakes […]

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How to Choose the Right Marketing Agency for Your Business

How to Choose the Right Marketing Agency for Your Business

Choosing a marketing agency feels a bit like picking a new accountant, except instead of just worrying about the numbers, you’re entrusting someone with your brand’s future. It’s really important, but we know how confusing this process can be. But don’t worry, you’re not alone. At TU Marketing, we meet plenty of business owners scratching […]

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What Santa Can Teach Us About Data, AI and Customer Experience

Every December, the world’s most efficient gift-giving operation swings into action. There’s no CRM, no analytics dashboard in sight (at least not visibly) yet Santa Claus seems to have mastered data management, AI thinking, and personalised customer experience centuries before these became business buzzwords. Behind the jingle bells and red suit lies the ultimate case […]

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Local SEO: Tips for Optimising Your Google Business Listing

In today’s digital world, when someone needs a plumber to fix a burst pipe, a gardener to spruce up their lawn, or nail tech to make them feel beautiful, where do they turn first? Almost always, it’s Google. More precisely, they rely heavily on Google Business Listings: the information-packed profiles that appear in local search […]

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Business Events In Hertfordshire 2026

How To Use Them To Raise Your Business Visibility Business events in Hertfordshire in 2026 can provide powerful visibility opportunities that, when used strategically, can transform your marketing efforts and grow your business. Integrated well into your marketing mix, they create direct access to clients, partners and the press, while generating valuable content and converting […]

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Digital Marketing Trends for 2026: What Every Business Must Know

As the digital marketing world continues to evolve at breakneck speed, marketers stand on the cusp of yet another transformational year. Digital marketing in 2026 isn’t going to be about playing catch-up anymore. The game’s changed. Thanks to AI doing more thinking for us and consumers growing smarter (and frankly, a bit more suspicious), you’ve […]

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Is SEO Still Worth It?

SEO Isn’t Dead, It’s Matured. What Modern Businesses Must Know Search has changed beyond recognition since the early days when stuffing a page with keywords guaranteed Google’s favour. Today, algorithms are smarter, user intent reigns supreme, and search marketing sits at the heart of every credible digital growth strategy. But 25 years on from Google’s […]

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Understanding Search Intent: The Key to Smarter SEO Strategy

The internet is noisy. Every brand, regardless of size, is elbowing for position on the world’s largest digital high street: Google. Yet, despite the arms race for visibility, only a handful of businesses manage to attract meaningful organic traffic. The difference is often understanding search intent. At TU Marketing, we see search intent not as […]

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