Rushton Marketing Blog
Rushton Marketing Blog
Your go-to hub for local digital marketing insights tailored for busy business owners. Whether you’re navigating SEO shifts, social media changes, or paid ads tweaks, we break it all down in plain English, so you can stay ahead without spending hours online. From practical marketing tips to what’s new in Meta, Google, and beyond, we’ve got your back (especially if you’re a business owner in Ashburton or wider Canterbury). Start exploring the updates that matter to your business.
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ChatGPT-5: The Business Owner’s Upgrade
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT-5, the biggest upgrade yet to its AI assistant. Here’s what it means for business owners, from marketing to customer support and operations.

Instagram Officially Rolls Out the Repost Feature
Instagram has launched its Repost feature, giving users a native way to reshare public posts and Reels to their feed. Here’s how it works and why it matters for growth.

Control Your Reels Feed with Instagram’s “Your Algorithm”
Instagram’s new “Your Algorithm” feature gives users more control and transparency over the content they see in the Reels feed. Here’s how it works.

10 Proven Ways to Boost Your Ecommerce Conversions
Struggling to turn clicks into customers? Here are 10 practical ways to optimise your ecommerce website, from high-intent keywords and faster checkouts to trust signals and regular audits.

Word of mouth is not a marketing strategy
Referrals are great, but relying on them alone puts your sales in someone else’s hands. Here’s why word of mouth isn’t a marketing strategy, and how to build a lead pipeline you control.

How to recover those heartbreaking abandoned carts
Nearly 70% of online shopping carts are abandoned. Here are our top three abandoned cart email tips, plus the exact timing we use, to turn those lost sales into customers.

How much should you really spend on Marketing?
How much should you budget for marketing? The general rule is 7–10% of revenue, but it depends on your goals. Here’s what startups, established businesses, and growing businesses should spend.

Boosted Posts vs. Meta Ads: why you should stop boosting
That “Boost Post” button is tempting, but boosted posts aren’t the same as Meta ads. Here’s the difference, and why targeted campaigns in Meta Ads Manager deliver real results like sales and leads.

Stop obsessing over hashtags – Social Media SEO is where the real reach is
Hashtags are no longer the best way to get found on social media. Here’s how social media SEO works, where platforms look for keywords, and how many hashtags you should still use.


