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Top Monthly Marketing Tips

12.10.10

1. When designing a website or simply putting together an email campaign, it is important what colours you use and place together. SwatchSpot is a simple and useful online tool that can help you by generating random colour swatches so that you can check the combination and see if the colours look good together.

2. Like many, the team here at TLC Business can be hit by the dreaded writers block. Why not try One Word, the idea is to put your free writing to the test and get your spontaneous thoughts out there. Your sentences are also put on display. Take a look at the responses from other writers and you will see that everyone has their own take on what a word means to them.

3. How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer tries to answer two questions, how does the human mind make decisions? And how can we make those decisions better? From Firemen to CEOs, Lehrer shows you how people are taking advantage of this new science to make better television programs, win more football games and improve sales.

October's Top Marketing Tips

29.09.10

• Sometimes it’s not easy reading through books looking for the perfect answer to your design query. If you struggle to find inspiration; here is a great book to add to your wishlist. The Non-Designers Design Book is a great tool for helping you create flyers, business cards and teach you all about type. This book lets you in on all the tips and secrets that professional designers use on a daily basis.

• This October's top tip maybe not help you with your marketing but it’s some great advice none the less. Some things are too good to lose, especially if you’re a small business. TagBak UK, the innovative UK lost and found solution, will move heaven and earth to get your lost possession back to you in less than 24 hours of finding it. Protect your possessions with TagBak UK.

• Get a clear overview of your Twitter stats using Twitter Count. Track statistics of more than 100 million Twitter users, using this free and easy tool.