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Starting up any new business is a big step and can be quite daunting, marquee hire is no different. something we encourage is to do a lot of local research beforehand. Use all of the usual search methods (google, bing, yellow pages, local magazines) and see how much competition is out there. If your local […]

I meet a lot of people looking to start up a marquee hire business, it is one of the best parts of my job. A lot of people who come in to see me have never worked for themselves and see it as quite an aspirational position. Often the decision has been made to work […]

I find myself spending a lot of time looking at different marquee hire websites. It might be looking for people who would find the marquee forum useful or just keeping up with what’s going on in the industry. But the biggest thing that hits me on most of the websites is you can’t see what […]

During my marquee career having a website has gone from being a luxury to an accessory to a necessity. It’s how a lot of people get their business and it should represent the face of your company you wish to project. Here’s a few tips for your website, each one can be summed up by […]

You may write a blog, you may write articles, you may post photos in albums. Depending on exactly how you present this information chances are each one is dated in some way. ‘this article was written on…’, ‘Sarah & Tim’s wedding from ….’ feedback received on… etc etc This is great for your website, it […]

Setting up in marquee hire? Get a website up as soon as you can. Thanks for reading Spencer

With a VAT cut due today it seems sensible to talk about VAT when running a marquee hire business On a personal note I’m not sure a ‘2.5% sale’ on everything in the UK is going to make much difference but apparently we’re not allowed by our EU friends to go lower than 15%. Thanks. […]

Wouldn’t it be nice if -like Voldemort in Harry Potter you would know if someone ever mentioned your name. Well, now with google alerts you can (at least anything that appears online). Just set up a google alert for your business name and google will tell you whenever it finds a match, this informs you […]

You might be busy with Xmas & New Year functions but once they’re out the way it’s generally pretty quiet until the spring. The perfect time to update and improve your marquee hire website. If you want your website to work for you and generate business rather than just be a tool for existing enquiries […]

Most marquee hirer’s will let someone else look after their website, our speciality is putting up marquees not web design after all. But whoever you are you should still be using google and making it work for you. By using google I don’t mean using their search engine, I mean using their extra tools. You […]