Marketing plays a critical role in the success or failure of any small business. However, developing creative marketing ideas that can make a small business stand out in a crowded marketplace can be a challenge. Today, businesses must utilize innovative strategies to capture the attention of potential customers and maintain their loyalty. This article will explore the ten creative marketing ideas that small businesses can use to promote their products or services and expand their customer base.

There are a lot of retailers out there hurting - real bad! With a global financial crisis, it seems that retailers have been hardest hit and on top of that, the added burden of new marketing techniques seem to be almost impossible to keep up with. It also doesn't help that online sales of retail products seem to be all the go and quite often consumers can get the same product, cheaper from Asia or the US, just by buying online.

However, there is some positive news. With the Retailers Association pushing consumers to go back to buying from  local shops and Xmas just weeks away, retail should be on the 'up'.

Marketing Eye listens to what clients want and quite often adapts what we offer accordingly.

It’s not what your marketing company really wants to hear, but hey, it’s the reality.