Month: January 2014

The Secret of Our Social Media Success – A Dog Called Stan.

31st January 2014

Times are changing; the way in which we do business is changing. A well respected Agency Trainer who I follow on Twitter tweeted a quote early one morning, it read “I do not believe you can do today’s job with yesterday’s methods and still be in business tomorrow.” For me, this was enough to reinforce…

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Why should you write a property blog that gives away free advice to landlords?

31st January 2014

They will just read your blog, take your advice and use the cheapest letting agent in town? Some say that most blogs can be more destructive than productive. We live and work in free market economy based on the principles of supply and demand. If no one knows about your lettings agency and more importantly…

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Why You Need to Embrace Social Media to Get Ahead in Your Career

30th January 2014

Whilst Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and the like are all tools we use in our everyday lives to catch up with friends and family, they have also become important in our career development, particularly when it comes to looking for new jobs. With the whole internet and social media sites at a potential employer’s disposal, it’s…

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Vine, It’s not just for Tweens!

28th January 2014

Vine, It’s not just for Tweens! One of the newest social medias to take the world by storm is Vine. Tweens and 20-somethings have a whole new outlet for their every non-prophetic thoughts and actions. You’re already scratching your head asking what is Vine and why? Well, more likely than not you’ve already been exposed…

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#HashTags #HashTags Everywhere!

28th January 2014

#Hashtags! #Hashtags Everywhere! #Weallknow you’ve seen #hashtags on about every #socialmedia website you come across these days with Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and Facebook leading the way. You know, those absolutely mind-numbing, hair-pulling, make you want to scream-at-the-top-of-your-lungs posts where literally every word has the pound symbol, (yes, I’m going old school) and you’re pleading with…

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WWE laying the Social Smackdown

27th January 2014

I write this from my sofa as I wait for the 2014 Royal Rumble. Yes, I’m a wrestling fan! Love it or hate it, it’s pure entertainment & the company are leaders, like, miles ahead of anyone in terms of dominating the world of social media. In September 2013 WWE announced it had reached the…

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How Big Data Can Solve Marketers’ Social Engagement Challenges.

27th January 2014

How Big Data Can Solve Marketers’ Social Engagement Challenges We mentioned in our 5 Data Predictions for 2014 blog that ‘big data’ was the buzzword of last year, referring to the increasing volume of data captured by an organisation via multimedia channels, social media and the internet. Together, this contributes to the growth in data and…

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Managing a community – 3 things you should know

26th January 2014

I’ve been working as a community manager for over 5 years now, and managing my own team for the last year. During that time I’ve seen a lot of changes, both in general community and social media management, and the general idea of what a community manager is. Throughout those changes, however, a few things…

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What sort of social media account will a landlord have?

25th January 2014

Think about it for a second, in a previous post, we decided most landlords were aged 40 to 70, middle class, wore a shirt a tie and had a decent job. I am being very general, but I think that is a fair thing to say. Everyone says you need a social media campaign to…

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Social Media Expectations for 2014 #3

24th January 2014

Prior to 2014 kicking in I highlighted on my blog that I had 4 expectations for social media in the new year & that I would delve a little further into each of them throughout January. You can read the first 2 posts here & here & this is the third, all about Google+. My…

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Further Evidence That Guest Posting Is Social Not SEO

24th January 2014

Just last week, I wrote on Market Me about why guest posting should be considered as part of a social strategy and, as if by magic, the industry as a whole has seen further evidence of this over the past few days. On Monday evening (UK time), head of web spam at Google, Matt Cutts,…

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Tips for art centres and museums on social media:

23rd January 2014

Tips for art centres and museums on social media: There are various ways museums advertise, such as through newspapers and online advertising. However, in order to reach the younger generation, they need to target them through a more modern device – social media. Social media is a great way for people to express their creative…

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