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How to find influencers for affiliate marketing

Affiliate marketing is a great way for brands to increase their reach and speak to an extremely broad audience. It enables you to use a diverse range of publishers to promote your brand, especially on social media. In this post, our Head of Affiliate Ash Bage discusses the difficult question of how to find influencers for your affiliate marketing campaigns.

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How to trademark a logo in the UK

A trademark is an essential part of protecting the brand identity of your business. It allows you to take control of the way your products or services are presented to and identified by customers – your logo being a major example. In this post, Castle’s Head of Branding & Design Pete Richardson talks you through the vital process of trademarking your logo.

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The mental health impact of remote working

As you may have seen from our recent blog post – as well as various reports in the media! – here at Castle we have recently moved into our stunning new office in the historic heart of Liverpool…

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How to set up AdWords remarketing

Google AdWords is a fundamental marketing tool, enabling you to present your message to some of the search giant’s billion-plus monthly users. But not everyone who clicks on your ad will end up as a customer – which is where remarketing campaigns come in. In this post, Edward Potter, our Head of E-Commerce here at Castle, talks through the process of setting up a remarketing campaign using Google AdWords.

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How to get verified on Instagram

When it comes to making the most of your use of social media, getting verified can be hugely beneficial. It’s a great way of increasing consumer trust and giving your brand a sense of exclusivity. In this post, Castle’s Head of Social Media Elena Rosewell talks you through one of the biggest steps a brand can take when it comes to their social media activity – getting verified on Instagram.

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What is bounce rate and what does it mean for SEO?

SEO is one of the fundamental digital marketing strategies that all businesses can benefit from. However, it comes with a lot of technical terminologies that may be hard for those new to the topic to follow. Castle’s Head of SEO Rachel Walton explores one of the most important but most commonly misunderstood concepts in website optimisation: bounce rate.

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Beware the expensive false promises of bad marketing agencies.

Since establishing Castle, a Marketing Agency in Liverpool five years ago Dean Currall has generated millions in extra sales for his clients. Here, he explains how a bad marketing agency can waste your time and burn your cash. I created my own digital marketing…

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Five films every sales person should watch

Everyone loves watching a good film. There’s nothing better than sitting down on the couch tucked under blankets, surrounded by popcorn and sweets and putting on a good film. The only thing that can make this experience any better is if the movie offers value beyond entertainment. There are some…

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SPOTLIGHT: Factory Supplements

With over 20 different brands, with a raft of products produced by each brand, Factory Supplements needed an e-commerce solution that would allow customers to search by both brand and product, with a user interface that was both quick and easy to use.

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GEO

How to take advantage of GEO in 2026

GEO is quickly replacing SEO as the real driver of online visibility. Instead of chasing search rankings, brands now need to train AI systems to recognise their expertise, quote their answers, and surface their content across Google SGE, ChatGPT, and Perplexity. The brands that understand this shift early will dominate AI search in 2026, because GEO rewards clarity, consistency, and authority. This guide explains how to build a footprint that AI trusts and how to position your business so that generative engines choose you every time a user asks a question.

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Marketing

Ecommerce is Changing Fast, and 2024 Proved It

A smart breakdown of the major ecommerce shifts seen in 2024, from changing customer behaviour and AI driven search to declining loyalty, faster checkouts, and the rise of values based shopping. This analysis explores what these trends mean for brands preparing for 2025 and how to stay competitive in an increasingly fragmented digital landscape.

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Why GEO Matters More Than SEO in 2026

GEO is the shift from ranking on Google to appearing in AI generated answers. Instead of competing for a place on a results page, brands now compete to be included in the single response people receive when they ask ChatGPT, Meta AI or Perplexity a question. If AI cannot understand who you are, which market you serve or why you are credible, you will be excluded. GEO fixes that by clarifying your identity, removing digital noise and training AI models to recognise your expertise. It is the difference between being discoverable and being invisible in 2026.

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