Month: July 2014

The Importance Of Design In Your Social Media Strategy

14th July 2014

It’s now common knowledge that Facebook posts tend to perform better where there is an image involved. Posting out a straight up status update as a brand is risky, and if you’re going for that approach, you’d better hope that what you’re saying is going to make people sit up and take note! To take…

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5 Of The Best URL Shorteners Available

14th July 2014

The road to social media success is a long and arduous one. There is no quick fix and it can become very time consuming. For a lot of businesses, social media has become one of the hardest marketing platforms to crack. The best place to start is with the simple things. Everyone shares their links…

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The Rise of The Twitter Party.

8th July 2014

We’re a new fashion brand and we’d like to invite you to our party.  It’s on Wednesday night at 9pm and we’ll be hosting it in Glasgow, plus it’s only on for an hour.  Can you make it? Most of you will have read this statement and come to the conclusion that we’re either a)…

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Timing your Tweets to Perfection

8th July 2014

When it comes to the wonderful world of Twitter there are countless articles explaining the best ways to engage with your audience, who to connect with or how to hashtag. What I want to focus on is one aspect of one amazing tool. What does this tool do? It helps you to time your tweets…

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Clippet: An Audio News Revolution?

7th July 2014

It’s no secret that modern newsrooms face huge challenges. True, that at time when traditional media sees falling revenues and an even steeper decline in public opinion, the market for news providers has never been more open. But considering much of that gap is currently being filled by companies more insistent on ‘viral content’ and…

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Kicking Your Marketing Imagery up a Notch.

7th July 2014

In marketing, we’re often told – force-fed, rather – unique content is absolutely essential. Believe it or not, when they say content is king, it doesn’t exclusively refer to text-based content. Attractive, engaging and relatable images are also essential to a successful content marketing strategy. Visual content is even more important when you throw social…

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5 Tips to Drive Traffic to Your Blog including sharing on social media.

3rd July 2014

We all know the disappointment of putting in the time and effort to write marketing pieces, statuses articles and blogs etc to find the views and visits are less than impressive. Here are 5 top tips to help improve the traffic to your website or blog. 5 Top Tips: 1. Be consistent If you don’t…

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It’s Time To Incorporate Video Into Your Social Media Strategy

3rd July 2014

At this point, you’ve probably got your social media strategy pretty well managed. If not, to recap from every previous point in the last few years (seriously, where have you been?) it basically revolves around posting the right stuff at the right time. Content is of the utmost importance, as is timing and the use…

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5 things you should be doing on LinkedIn

3rd July 2014

There’s a myth that people become active on LinkedIn only if they’re looking for a new job but this isn’t the case. LinkedIn is a powerful platform used to showcase your professional skills, work experiences and connect with colleagues, groups and organisations. I believe you should be making the most out of it! If you’re…

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Live-Tweeting Tips for Your Next Event.

3rd July 2014

When you’re attending conferences and events, social media is a great way to get your audience actively engaged and increase your interactions. You can reach out to your followers and tell them some of the interesting or thought-provoking parts of your event with the hopes that they’ll give you some sort of response. Live-tweeting is…

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