Novi.digital have been contracted to provide SEO and PPC management to Arriello across its global business, in order to increase the number of clients they secure from Google Ads., The partnership between Novi and Arriello will help to open up opportunities around the globe, entering new markets, and developing even more business prominence within the industry.

Mike Kilburn, digital marketing consultant for novi.digital, says: “As a market leader in digital marketing and PPC management, we are able to provide Arriello with further expertise to help grow its pharma and biotech consulting business in key markets worldwide.

Arriello and novi.digital partnership

Both companies believe that partnering with individuals and businesses that understand the importance of clear communication and collaboration is crucial to long-term success.

Arriello has been at the cutting edge of risk management and compliance services primarily for the pharmaceutical and biotech industry since 2008. Aiming to “make the process from development to market faster, better and smarter”, their global services span the product life cycle from Clinical to post-submission Regulatory Affairs and Pharmacovigilance, Quality Assurance and Auditing, and innovative automation solutions. Headquartered in Ireland, with operations across Europe, Arriello consults, creates, and provides solutions across the EU, US, LATAM, CIS, MENA, Asia, and South Africa.

We are delighted to extend our series of digital marketing webinars and share our deep technical knowledge with you. Our training courses were designed to help you maximise your returns and achieve your business goals. We will be delivering these sessions every second Thursday at 2pm, and we will be focusing on a range of digital marketing topics that incorporate the many aspects involved in achieving successful PPC and SEO. 

Follow the links below to register for your FREE online place:

8th April – How to use Google Analytics 4? https://www.trybooking.co.uk/BAEO

22nd April – What are Google AdWords Scripts Alerts? https://www.trybooking.co.uk/BAEP

6th May – How to get links, what are the best tools to use? https://www.trybooking.co.uk/BAEQ

20th May – How to manage a website migration? https://www.trybooking.co.uk/BAER

3rd June – How to create content to achieve high-performing pages? https://www.trybooking.co.uk/BAES

17th June – How to create and manage Google Shopping Campaigns? https://www.trybooking.co.uk/BAEU

1st July – What are Analytics Alerts? https://www.trybooking.co.uk/BAEV

15th July – How to use LinkedIn Ads Manager? https://www.trybooking.co.uk/BAEW

29th July – How to use Google Ads Performance Planner? https://www.trybooking.co.uk/BAEX

5th August – How to use Facebook Ads Manager? https://www.trybooking.co.uk/BAEY

19th August – What is PageSpeed and how to improve it? https://www.trybooking.co.uk/BAEZ

2nd September – What are Google Alerts? https://www.trybooking.co.uk/BAFA

16th September – How to create effective Keyword Research? https://www.trybooking.co.uk/BAFB

30th September – How to get the best from your agency? What do clients really want in terms of effective account management? https://www.trybooking.co.uk/BAFC

7th October – What are Google Trends and how do I use them? https://www.trybooking.co.uk/BAFD

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We are the UK’s leading Data-driven and Psychology-focused B2B SEO and PPC agency. As an agency, we put employee well-being and client satisfaction at the forefront. We innovate, communicate and learn in order to achieve a high level of performance.

novi.digital Recommends Best SEO Plugins for WordPress

If you’re looking for the best SEO plugins WordPress is compatible with, we’ve put together a guide to some of the must-haves. Below we outline the best SEO plugins for WordPress users who want to improve their ranking.

1. SEMRush

SEMRush is popularly used by SEO specialists, marketers and small to large businesses. SEMRush is popular because it allows its users to find search terms and keywords organically and identifies the search terms that a website will easily be able to rank for. Competitive research can be completed on a SEMRush WordPress plugin, allowing users to stay ahead of their competition and outrank them.

SEMRush is packed with features to help a WordPress website improve its SEO, such as its SEO Writing Assistant tool which is designed to help improve your website content. One notable drawback of SEMRush is that their plugin is available in a tiered pricing system, meaning you can only access some of their features such as white label reports if you are willing to pay the highest subscription price. Their customer service is also prone to responding to queries 2-3 days later, meaning it is often difficult to receive immediate help from them.

2. Yoast SEO

Yoast SEO is a website optimisation tool that enables a user to easily add SEO descriptions and titles to not only all pages, but all posts on a website. When using Yoast SEO, an automatic XML sitemap is created to ensure content can be easily searched by SEO bots that crawl your website.

Yoast SEO is arguably one of the best SEO plugins as it allows a user to optimise meta titles, manage SEO redirects and generate a sitemap easily and efficiently. A potential limitation of Yoast SEO, however, is that its writing assistant capabilities are not as comprehensive or as user friendly as SEMRush. If you are not a developer or a non-technical user you may also struggle to understand the difference between the free and pro tier, as it is not targeted at SEO beginners.

3. All in One SEO Pack

All in One SEO Pack is an SEO plug-in that is suitable for SEO beginners or business owners who do not have developer knowledge. With All in One SEO Pack, you can easily add SEO titles, meta tags, image sitemaps and more to your website, whilst optimising them for SEO. Out of the box, it works with the payment gateway WooCommerce but can be easily set up to work with other gateways and features.

All in One SEO Pack is similar to Yoast SEO, but cheaper, making it more popular with smaller businesses or large businesses with a tight SEO budget. However, as you are paying a cheaper price than Yoast, you should be prepared to receive fewer features. For example, All in One SEO Pack does not offer an SEO score or content analysis as Yoast SEO does.

4. Google Search Console

Google Search Console is considered one of the best SEO plugins for WordPress because it is free. A website owner can use Google Search Console to monitor their website ranking in Google and users with this plugin will receive updates about their ranking. For example, users will receive an update when Google is unable to crawl or index a page or post on your website and will then offer tips on how to fix and prevent such an error.

The best feature of Google Search Console, however, is that it shares data with you such as your average rank position, anchor texts, and more, ensuring a user can easily improve their ranking by optimising the data they are shown. If you are stuck for blog ideas, a user can use Google Search Console to find blog ideas through the suggested keyword and search terms data. One potential drawback of Google Search Console is that is quite a technical plugin, meaning it is not always easy for SEO beginners or non-developers to use. While all the data from the plugin is incredibly useful, it can be overwhelming and confusing to have that much data available to you.

Contact novi.digital

If you are unsure which SEO plugin is right for your business, or you would like to learn more about the plugin options available to you, get in touch with novi.digital today. There is no one-size-fits-all answer to which are the best SEO plugins WordPress is compatible with, as it depends on the unique needs of your business and your WordPress development skills.

novi.digital are proud to have been awarded the DADI Award for ‘most effective use of paid search‘ for their work with English Lakes Hotels. Since starting work in September 2017, novi.digital’s award winning campaign has achieved an astounding 2000% ROI, and continues to provide excellent results today.
 
novi.digital’s Google Search campaign for English Lakes Hotels was judged in the same category as many high profile organisations; such as MarPod, Tommy Hilfiger, Cancer Research UK, Blue Bay Travel, Evan Cycles, Aria Holidays and Dune London.

Competition in the category was extremely strong, and the win is a testament to the strength of the campaign and the working partnership between novi.digital and English Lakes Hotels.

Aaron Crewe, Managing Director and Founder of novi.digital commented: 
 
“English Lakes came to novi.digital with a desire to exceed the performance of their hotels on Booking.com. Booking.com charges English Lakes Hotels 15% commission across all sales, and diverts traffic away from English Lakes carefully optimised website.
 
To achieve this, they needed an innovative agency to create a campaign which would ensure all of their hard earned profits were invested back into their business, and so appointed novi.digital who work in partnership with their clients to help them achieve their goals.”
 
Colin Fox, Group Marketing Manager at English Lakes Hotels commented: 
 
“I see this as a great endorsement of our choice to use a young, forward thinking, local company to handle an increasingly important part of English Lakes Hotels leisure business conversion. Novi Digital have proved their research, delivery and management of our various PPC campaigns has been instrumental in making paid search another serious channel within our online strategy.”

Aaron Crewe, MD of novi.digital, has been awarded Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 at the Sub36 Awards. This year’s ceremony was held virtually on 22nd October and celebrated the country’s most influential young men and women in business.

Taking place via Zoom, winners across 14 categories were revealed on the night. The Entrepreneur of the Year Award was created for UK entrepreneurs and business owners aged under 36 who don’t see age as a barrier. It is a highly prestigious award presented to those who are determined to succeed, whatever sector they’re in.

Aaron has been MD of novi.digital since 2009. Novi.digital is a multi-award-winning specialist data-driven and psychology-focused digital marketing agency. The agency increases the performance of digital campaigns through the use of data, psychology, automation, machine learning and AI. Aaron is also the director of Captivise and has his own website, aaroncrewe.com. A spokesperson for novi.digital said:

“We are very proud of Aaron for this amazing achievement. As the Managing Director for novi.digital, he works tirelessly to ensure that the agency always meets the needs of clients.”

The Sub36 Awards are organised by Lancashire Business View – the magazine for commerce, industry and regeneration who have been connecting the county since 2005. Headline sponsor of the awards is Positive Pennine, the mentoring partner is Northern Mentoring Programme and the funding partner is Rosebud. The awards are also sponsored by Bigtank Video Productions, Lancashire Skills and Employment Hub, PDS Engineering, Sales Geek, True Bearing Financial Planners and Two Zero.

Richard Slater, publisher of Lancashire Business View, said:

“Sub36 started life as a feature in the magazine and we had so many fantastic stories that it became obvious we needed to honour them properly.”

“Sub36 has grown to a programme of quarterly networking events and awards programme to celebrate the best of the best which has proved very popular. Not only do winners get a trophy to display proudly, but they also get access to our bespoke mentoring programme.”

Following the event, Aaron will be encouraged to continue with his impressive trajectory with a specialist package of support. He will benefit from one-to-one mentoring provided by the Northern Mentoring Programme and have access to growth funding from Rosebud and sales support through Sales Geek.

Aaron Crewe – Chief Executive Officer of novi.digital – has been nominated for the sub36 Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2020. Speaking yesterday, a company spokesperson for novi.digital said: “We couldn’t be prouder of Aaron’s achievements while leading our company and his nomination for this award only reflects the extent to which his dedicated labour has borne fruit.”

Mr Crewe is in good company upon the award shortlist – also present are Lee Chambers of Essentialise Workplace Wellbeing, Jack Bannister of Rapid IT and Luke Scarr of Security Group 9, all of whom are under 36 and have already been making waves at such a young age in their respective fields.

Desire for the coveted award will no doubt be burning bright in all four nominees, and not just for the kudos – the winner will receive not only the award itself but also access to a tailored mentoring programme provided by Northern Mentoring Programme, along with year-long access to Sales Geek’s high-level coaching academy.

Novi.digital aims to raise standards and change attitudes in the digital marketing industry. Their innovative approach is applied not just with regards to software and technology, but also management systems and implementation plans. Their particular form of digital marketing is focused on applying data analysis techniques to a consideration of the manner in which clients interact with businesses online so that emerging trends can be benefited from as efficiently and effectively as possible. With a proven track record of working with FTSE250 companies and over £6 million in AdSpend managed so far to date, novi.digital is evidently an agency on the up.

The Lancashire Business View Sub36 Awards will this year be taking place online due to the Coronavirus pandemic, but still promises to be an event not to be missed. With regards to this online format, Sub36 founder Richard Slater said: “If anything, the format may allow more people than ever to join in the festivities and this could be the largest live audience ever for the Sub36 Awards. The response from our sponsors and partners has been wholly supportive and the whole team is looking forward to putting on a show to be remembered.”

The highly anticipated ceremony is set to go ahead on Thursday 22 October and tickets can be purchased from Sub36’s website. Here’s wishing Aaron Crewe the best of luck in his category.

Data-driven digital marketing agency, novi.digital, has announced its partnership with a new client, Funnel Boost.

Funnel Boost is a forward-thinking company that helps businesses to supercharge their sales funnel with B2B leads. It enables businesses to find and attract high-quality potential customers and will no doubt be an exciting addition to Novi.Digital’s portfolio of clients.

Funnel Boost is customer-centric and requires its customers to simply outline who their ideal customer is. It then takes this information and completes a full market assessment before providing their clients with a prospect list-build. Once a campaign is launched, Funnel Boost continue to tweak and optimise the content until it delivers the desired results.

A spokesperson for Funnel Boost said, ‘Funnel Boost are delighted to be working with novi.digital. We believe our two companies will work together incredibly successfully and create a, hopefully long-lasting, mutually beneficial working relationship.’

Since 2009, novi.digital has consistently welcomed a select number of clients and maintained regular company growth. For example, novi.digital welcomed both Lloyd Motor Group and English Lakes in 2019 as part of their new client acquisition initiative.

A company spokesperson for novi.digital said: “The entire novi.digital team would like to welcome Funnel Boost. We look forward to building a long relationship with Funnel Boost and will utilise our industry expertise to deliver the very best services for them. Our team is ready and waiting to deliver the PPC and SEO services for Funnel Boost that we are so well regarded for.”

The addition of a new client for novi.digital will be unsurprising for businesses within the digital marketing industry as novi.digital has maintained double-digit growth since 2009. The addition of Funnel Boost will no doubt see the 6-million novi.digital has spent on behalf of their clients continue to expand.

While the COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly been a challenge many businesses were forced to navigate, the pandemic has not slowed the success or growth of novi.digital. In 2020, novi.digital was ranked as the 16th best SEO agency in the UK, proving that the company is continuing to build momentum and acclaim as they were ranked in a similar list within the top 40 in 2019.

If you are interested in becoming a client of novi.digital, contact us today.

A shocking video surfaced on Facebook recently of a potential scam relating to exploitation of the government’s Bounce Back Loans scheme – a scheme aimed to help smaller businesses access finance at a quicker rate during the COVID19 outbreak.

James Glen Car Sales, based in Airdrie in Lanarkshire, Scotland, was the unfortunate target of a near-miss scam that could have seen the dealership lose £40,000. The salesman in question, Stephen Bogan, who runs the dealership in partnership with his father Jim, detailed the situation in this video. In it, he explained how the fraudster attempted to steal a Porsche Cayman GTS worth £40,000 using a Bounce Back Loan submitted using the company’s name and address from an earlier sent invoice.

Bogan stated: “It smelt a bit funny from the off. He [didn’t want to] leave a deposit […] the alarm bells were there.”

The fraudster listed their company as BB Ltd which, as it turned out, stood for Bounce Back Loan. The fraudulent details were found out once Bogan rang the bank to check the funds were legitimate before releasing the vehicle.

Bounce Back Loans can be applied for by any small business based in the UK, established before March 2020 who have suffered as a result of the Coronavirus. Whilst Bogan went on to state that the company had never had cause to use a Bounce Back Loan and had no intention of doing so, he did warn other car sales dealers of the likelihood of this new form of scam cropping up.

Remain vigilant for fraudulent scams and risks

Bogan went on to say: “Always trust your gut. Double check, triple check everything. If something’s not sitting right with you, just bin it. Drop the sale. You need to be unbelievably vigilant. […] had we not been so careful, and double checked with the bank, we would have put this car out.”

With no fee repayments due during the first 12 months, it is likely that more scams such as the one that affected James Glen Car Sales will emerge from Bounce Back Loans. Whilst the scheme itself is designed to help businesses get back on their feet during the COVID19 pandemic, it is also incredibly important that business remain vigilant, and learn from this example to double check all sales before releasing any goods – especially when large sums of money are involved.

On 26^th June, a letter written to the Chancellor indicated the potential for exploitation of this scheme, and the BBLS (Bounce Back Loan scheme) as an opportunity “to defraud the UK”. In July the first few arrests were made in connection with fraudulent applications to the BBLS. Banks should also undertake due diligence when assessing such loans, but have also stated that loans like the BBLS are subject to ‘appropriate fraud checks’, and fraudulent applications will be criminally prosecuted.

Examples like the one from James Glen Car Sales, whilst shocking, are sadly not going to be the last heard of Bounce Back Loan scams like this. All that remains is for businesses to double check incoming transactions, remain vigilant, and be aware of the rise in risk that could badly affect small business owners.

Over the last two years, novi.digital has developed and worked extensively on PPC campaigns for data platform Property Data, a leading analytics tool for property investors and developers. The Prolific North Awards Search Campaign of the Year shortlisted candidates whose campaigns demonstrated clear customer insight, and utilised a number of channels to deliver outstanding results. As such, the results of novi.digital’s efforts for Property Data meant that the agency was shortlisted for this prestigious category in The Prolific North Awards 2020.

novi.digital’s campaign aimed to increase the number of Propety Data’s conversions from its PPC campaigns whilst decreasing outbound costs per conversion. After four months, novi.digital managed to significantly achieve better costs per conversion, with existing campaigns and new campaigns being organised simultaneously.

Digital Marketing Consultant Mike Kilburn had the following to say: “The success we have had with Property Data has really been a testimony to the hard work and dedication of our team. The success of the search campaigns came from working closely with Michael about the aims for Property Data and applying over a decade’s knowledge of digital marketing landscape. We’re truly honoured to be shortlisted for the Prolific North Award, and we are extremely grateful to our team for bringing us to this point.”

Winners of this prestigious award will be revealed via an online ceremony on Tuesday 8^th September 2020, with registration for the event still open.

novi.digital is a data-driven and psychology-focused SEO and PPC agency that focuses on the fundamentals of business: sales, conversions, and traffic.

To find out more about novi.digital’s services and for all PR enquiries, contact Ethan Giles over email or ask for him by calling the Lancaster office on 0800 955 6684.

Wimgo has announced its list of top rated London SEO Agencies and we are proud to confirm that novi.digital has topped their list of twenty one of the best SEO digital marketing agencies.

Stating that novi.digital has built a “plethora of knowledge and experience”, Wimgo celebrates our work with a “wide range of industry sectors” (which you can see here) and appears to share our view that whilst digital marketing is a similar job no matter the industry, understanding the sector you’re working with is a way to guarantee a better result and, according to Wimgo, “gives [us] the game advantage”.

We are pleased with our place in the top spot, especially as Wimgo’s selection process is incredibly detailed and ensures that only the most effective companies achieve a place on this list.

What is Wimgo?

Wimgo is a team of dedicated professionals who review thousands of service providers in order to rank them in order to help other companies find the best service providers to fit their needs. Working hard to recommend the right companies, Wimgo has helped create over one million connections with 95% of them resulting in positive, high quality outcomes for both companies.

You can find out more about Wimgo through their site here.

How does Wimgo decide?

Wimgo has a strict screening criterion in order to make sure their recommendations are of the highest quality. Wimgo first uses a data team to gather information on all the different candidates before screening them, eliminating any companies with red flags (which can be anything from legal issues to unresolved complaints).

Once a company qualifies, Wimgo conducts a thorough analysis on each company, using five specific criteria. Wimgo first analyses the reputation of a company by looking at all reviews across verified platforms in order to determine the overall impression of the company. They also look at the knowledge of the team as well as the number of years the company has been in business in order to evaluate the expertise of the company. Wimgo also looks at the speed, value and quality of the service as well as the consistency of this service. Finally, Wimgo looks at the reputation and quality of customer experience within the company.

This multi-phase process ensures that the companies that Wimgo recommends are of the best value.

What does this mean for novi.digital?

Not only is this a fantastic opportunity for our company, it also confirms and rewards the hard work and dedication of our team, once again highlighting our commitment to providing the very best digital marketing service possible.

Our SEO offices are country wide, with the Award-Winning agency in London also supported by branches across the UK in Lancaster, Manchester and Edinburgh, plus the addition of two new sites across the Atlantic, in New York and Vancouver.

To find out what we can do for your company, you can send us an email at [email protected] or find out how to contact us here.

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