#perthmarketing update – 10 August 2015

#perthmarketing update – 10 August 2015

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Marketing news and events for the week commencing Monday 10 August 2015

Events

Join Perth’s #digitalmarketing guru Steve Cartwright @FX_Digital at his MeetUp on Tuesday morning (11 August) as he discusses all things WordPress. Register via the MeetUp site.

Business Station @businessstat are hosting a CRM 101 and Google+ & YouTube 101 workshops on Tuesday morning (11 August) in Joondalup. Get in quick as these events have been selling out! Book your spot here.

The Small Business Development Corporation are hosting a Website Basics workshop on Wednesday morning (12 August) and an Online Marketing workshop on Thursday morning (13 August) in the CBD. Find out more about the workshops they offer via the SBDC website.

@VorianAgency are hosting a Facebook seminar on Thursday morning (13 August). Check out their calendar of #onlinemarketing seminars and book here.

The Emerging Marketers WA group @EMWA_AU of the Australian Marketing Institute @AMI_Marketing_ are hosting an interactive not-for-profit workshop in collaboration with @CysticFibrosis1 to design an innovative marketing strategy for the organisation on Thursday evening (13 August). Find out more and register through the AMI website.

News

Applications are now open to AGDA members for the 2015 Australian Graphic Design Association of WA @agdawa Student Mentoring Program. Find out more here.

@SMPerth shared the social media stats for July. Social media growth in Australia has slowed over the past year but many new people from the rest of the world and developing countries continue to join social media networks. Visit the SMPerth site for the full report.

@toddsampsonoz shared Clickz.com predictions for the marketing trends to watch for in 2016, including that Snapchat will become a standard marketing platform and search will extend out past the search engines. View the full article here.

Jobs

@Telstra Perth are looking for a Senior MarComms Specialist for a fixed-term contract. Click here for more details and to apply.

@RockyBayWA have an opening for a Communications Coordinator. Check out their ad on LinkedIn.

Shelter WA @shelterwa, the peak housing body for affordable housing and homelessness, have advertised for a Manager Communication & Engagement. Click here to apply before 17 August.

#perthmarketing TIP

Website displays incorrectly on mobile | Slow page load time | Too much text | No call-to-action | Ineffective search function | Too many ads | Large pic file sizes | Poor design | No customer service options | Lack of trust signals | No FAQs |

These are common reasons why visitors bounce from your website. Audit these elements of your site to ensure they are enhanced to improve your conversion rate. Check out more of our Conversion Rate Optimisation tips for converting your website traffic to action or sales.

Have we missed anything? Let us know about your #perthmarketing news or event. Drop us a line at @MarketingWest or [email protected]

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