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The Optics & Audiology Marketing Playbook: 13 Proven Insights to Drive Growth

The Optics and Audiology audience is more engaged, digitally aware, and open to multichannel communication than ever before. But most marketing in this space still plays it safe: generic offers, clinical tones, and narrow targeting. This…


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Localised Offers, National Impact

In the optics and audiology space, we often talk about scale: big campaigns, national coverage, centralised strategy. But sometimes, the best results come from going small. Localised offers, when done well, can drive national results. Whether…


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“The Smart Way to Send: How Travel Segmentation Supercharges Direct Mail”

Travel marketing is flooded with digital noise. But what can cut through the clutter? Something tangible. Something people actually open. Direct mail has become the unsung hero of travel marketing especially when powered by data. Why? Because when…


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How To Build Campaigns That Customers Talk About

In marketing, attention is hard to earn and even harder to keep. Especially in sectors like optics and audiology, where messaging often sounds the same:
“Free eye test.”
“New frames in store.”
“Book your home visit today.” These campaigns might…


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What Healthcare Brands Can Learn From Emotional Marketing

In a sector often driven by clinical detail, compliance, and logic, it’s easy for healthcare marketers especially in optics and audiology to focus purely on features, services, or offers. But here’s the truth: Facts rarely inspire action. Emotion…


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Is the Hearing Test The New Eye Test?

For years, the eye test has been the go-to annual health check for adults over 40. It’s routine, accessible, and widely accepted. But in recent years, especially post-pandemic, hearing tests have started to gain similar traction. In fact, we’re…


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Retargeting in the Real World – Offline Strategies That Work

What Is Offline Retargeting? Offline retargeting is the process of re-engaging someone who’s shown interest through a non-digital channel, or who hasn’t converted online, by using physical or human touchpoints like: Direct Mail Phone calls SMS…


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Travel Brands: Cut Mail Costs by 20% and Hit Peak Booking Season at Full Power

Every January, as Britain crawls out of its festive food coma, something magical happens; the nation starts dreaming of escape. Search engines light up, phones buzz with flight alerts, and holiday wish lists grow faster than airport queues. For…


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How to Use First-Party Data to Drive Local Store Visits

In the optics and audiology sectors, one of the biggest marketing challenges is bridging the gap between data and physical store footfall. It’s one thing to know who your customer is. It’s another to get them off the sofa and into a Specsavers,…


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How Charities can grow Legacy Giving

Legacy giving has long been one of the most powerful drivers of charity income in the UK. Gifts in Wills contribute over £4bn annually, and demand is only set to grow as more people look for meaningful ways to leave a lasting impact. Yet despite…