mad4digital shares observations around the top 3 SME marketing challenges. From understanding branding and how it is applied particularly with the online consumer in mind to website design and considering how the end user will access the product/service offered. As well as covering the all important issue around resourcing and the challenges SMEs face attempting to deliver digital marketing activities themselves. The presentation provides m4d tips for small businesses on how to address the challenges and opens the discussion around how SMEs need to start thinking differently about marketing in order to effectively compete online.