Suffolk Internet Marketing Specialists (SIMS)

Suffolk Internet Marketing Specialists is evolving into a practical learning community for small businesses, marketers and the people who support them.

Running a business now means navigating more platforms, tools, advice and competing priorities than ever before. Most small businesses do not need to become marketing experts, but they do need enough understanding to make confident decisions, ask better questions and know when specialist help is required.
SIMS will bring together local marketers, consultants, virtual assistants, developers, creatives and business owners through short, focused sessions built around real problems.

Each session will explore one useful subject at a time, such as:

• How customers actually make decisions
• What makes people trust a business
• Creating a simple marketing funnel
• Why websites do not generate enquiries
• SEO, content and social media
• Choosing the right tools and suppliers
• Making better use of limited time and budgets

The aim is not to overwhelm people with more information. It is to help them understand the next decision they need to make. SIMS is currently in transition, and the new programme will be shaped by the people already in the community.

We want to hear from people who would like to learn, people who could teach, and specialists who want to help small businesses solve problems clearly and practically.

SIMS forms part of the wider EMPOWERUS community learning network, connecting local knowledge with local need.