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Insights, learnings and stories from the world of B2B marketing and communications, direct from Velo’s B2B agency team

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How to successfully prep your interviewees for video customer testimonials

Let’s face it, being interviewed in any capacity is not the most natural thing in the world to endure. Throw a camera into the mix….. and well, ‘rabbit’ and ‘headlights’ is the most likely outcome for your interview subject. But with video customer success stories and case studies becoming a key marketing tool in the […]

Barry Lemon

6 Oct 2020

CMS

Our top 10 WordPress Plug-ins – and why you need them today

You’ve installed your WordPress site, it’s up and running along with a nice clean theme, and you’re ready to add content. But there’s a few things you need to know before getting started. In this blog we’ll help you add the ideal WordPress plug-ins to enable notifications, set up contact forms, ensure the security of […]

Barry Lemon

30 Sep 2020

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Cybersecurity Marketing Podcast: Episode 2, Part 1: An intro to research-led marketing

Everything you wanted to know about research-led marketing, but were afraid to ask. What is the role of research in Who does it well? If you’re either new to this area or are unsure that your current approach is working, how do you get your head around this vast and complicated space? Our latest podcast […]

Barry Lemon

22 Sep 2020

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Cybersecurity Marketing Podcast: Episode 1: Accepting you have a problem

The first in our ‘Marketing Cybersecurity’ podcast series, where we unpick some classic marketing challenges in this space. Our guests are Becky Kiely, Head of PR for UK and US, F-Secure, and Eliza-May Austin, CEO and Co-founder of th4ts3cur1ty.company. Join us for the very first episode of our ‘Marketing Cybersecurity’ podcast series. If you’re a […]

Barry Lemon

7 Aug 2020

B2B

Built by recommendation – why specialising in three core sectors makes Velo a trusted B2B marketing agency

After 10 years of growth, Velo has become an award winning, full-service B2B marketing agency. Although our values are the same as at the start, our team, our clients and our knowledge have grown more than I ever dared dream they would.  We now serve and specialise in three core sectors – technology, industrial and […]

Paul Crabtree

4 Aug 2020

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Wassup?’​ Lessons in brand storytelling

TBT to 1999 and a group of friends ‘watching the game, having a Bud.’ Gayle Kennedy, our Director of Storytelling, explains what brand storytelling lessons we can glean from this iconic advertising series.   Our #tbt this week goes back to 1999, in which one question was asked: ‘Wassup?’ On the face of it, this […]

Barry Lemon

28 Jul 2020

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What does COVID-19 mean for your marketing strategy?

We are all feeling apprehensive at the moment, but let’s make the most of this time to complete some projects and try some new things. Creativity will get us through the darkest of times. Today, instead of posting our usual quick Tuesday tip, we thought it would be more helpful to talk to you about […]

Barry Lemon

28 Jul 2020

B2B, Online Workshops

Five ways to make your online workshops more engaging

Workshops are an integral part of the marketing industry, and a useful platform to get team members involved in presentations and new pieces of work. But with an ever-changing landscape due to the backdrop of Covid-19, running them has become a much bigger challenge for B2B agencies and their clients. That’s not to say that […]

Barry Lemon

22 Jul 2020

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Being the best, not the biggest agency for our sectors

Over the past decade, the Velo team has changed in size and shape to be unrecognisable from where we started. In the beginning, the team worked from home and comprised young parents looking to enjoy the perks of a better work-life balance alongside the challenge of diverse and wide-ranging work, team and clients. And all […]

Paul Crabtree

13 Jul 2020

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Navigating a post COVID-19 world

It’s a rough time for business leaders. No one really knows what’s going to happen, how long our lives will be impacted by enforced isolation, how long the looming recession will last, or how much governments will intervene and support us. There are some things we definitely do know though. The world will be different […]

Barry Lemon

12 Jul 2020

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