Month: May 2014

Optimum Lengths for your Digital Marketing

17th May 2014

The best way to determine the optimum post lengths for your business and your audience is to analyse your data, which posts received the most retweets/shares? Which posts achieved the highest levels of engagement? Analysing the data that is specific to your business and audience will give you the most accurate answer to the question.…

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Personal Branding — Even People That Have Met The Queen Get It Wrong

16th May 2014

This is inspired by someone that I came across on my favourite of social networks — Twitter. This person popped into my news feed because she had been RT’d from a valuable source and had an OBE for what I presumed was her work in communications…maybe not though? I pride myself on being honest and open with…

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Back to Basics for LinkedIn Training

16th May 2014

A few weeks ago I attended a workshop set up by the local Business Support network and my district council. They are working together in my area to help businesses and owners. I have been asked to attend many groups and meetings in the past, but they have all been either at the wrong time, or took…

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The Social Formula: C + E + R

16th May 2014

One of the most frequently asked questions I get as a freelance social media manager is “what’s the secret to an effective social media strategy?” The first time I was asked this question I was unsure how to respond. The answer is; there is no secret, there are however a number of factors to consider.…

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Understanding Facebooks Updated News Feed Algorithm

16th May 2014

Facebook has been making changes to its news feed algorithm (again!), the changes determine what users see in their news feeds. The latest update is designed to stop spam, you may unknowingly be sharing content that Facebook deems as spam, understanding how the algorithm works is vital to getting your posts in front of larger…

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#YouAreFootball – Why It Doesn’t Really Work

14th May 2014

So for you football fans out there, the season has/is now drawing to an end and we’re all very said (until the World Cup kicks off of course!). You may have seen over the duration of this year that Barclays have been sponsoring a social media campaign to get people connected with football based around…

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5 Strategies to Bring Social Media and Your Overall Marketing Strategy Together

13th May 2014

Everywhere we turn we are constantly reminded of the importance of Social Media. Everybody is buzzing about it, but do you know what the buzz is all about? Surely there must be more to it than posting a status update or a Tweet that entices customers to purchase from you. So what is the secret?…

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How To Make Increase Sales While On Holiday.

12th May 2014

How To Make Increase Sales While On Holiday (No smart phone attached to your person required) Okay so if you’ve found this magazine there’s a good chance you already know that social media can be a powerful tool for your business success right? You’ve heard enough people tell you it could boost your sales and…

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How Marketers Can Take Advantage of the New Snapchat

12th May 2014

Up till now, Snapchat has been an app that lives in the moment, until all communication is gone. Its ephemeral nature made it fun for users but not all that useful for marketers, who get nothing out of sending a photo with a few words that almost immediately disappears. There was no ability to engage…

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Engage on Twitter don’t disengage

12th May 2014

Is Twitter getting you down? Do you feel it’s harder than you thought to engage on Twitter? Should you throw in the towel and disengage from twitter telling everyone who will listen it’s a complete waste of time? Leadamo considers how small businesses should  engage on Twitter every day   Business people are busy. Small…

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NHS and Social Media – Is it all down to the strategy?

10th May 2014

For the last couple of weeks both myself and Ash have been heavily involved in debates regarding the NHS and Social Media. We first got involved because the people were asking for solutions and we wanted to discuss that with them. The NHS is a mine field of bureaucracy and levels of management. The NHS…

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Why Use Film Marketing For the Property and Leisure Related Industries?

8th May 2014

BrickFlickr Spring 2014 Showreel !!! At BrickFlickr we are proud to offer Bespoke Marketing Films to the Property, Leisure and Corporate industries. We work from initial designs to develop, market, produce and subsequently host our films, offering 4K filming and all in HD quality. We can combine aerial filming, full 360 user interactive technology, live…

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