Mary Thomas | Concise Training

Using Social Media to work collaboratively

by Mary Thomas | Jul 24, 2013 | Marketing, Personal Opinion, Social Media

During the last three weeks, I have been working with Gail Gibson and small businesses in Faringdon to think about how they can use Social Media to work collaboratively with other Faringdon businesses to promote Faringdon as a thriving town. The seminars were...

Interview with Duncan Michael-MacGregor

by Mary Thomas | Jul 19, 2013 | Interview

Number seventeen of our weekly interviews in which we discover how real businesses are making Social Media work for them. Please meet Duncan Michael-MacGregor from Duck on Water. Who are you and what do you do? I run a website design business – Duck on Water. I offer...

Linking YouTube Channels with Google+ Pages

by Mary Thomas | Jul 17, 2013 | Google+, Video

As you may know, YouTube is owned by Google+. When you create a YouTube account, a Google+ profile is automatically created for you. Up until the last couple of weeks there was no way to associate a YouTube account with a Google+ Page only a Profile which has been a...

Interview with Caroline Anderson

by Mary Thomas | Jul 12, 2013 | Interview

Number sixteen of our weekly interviews in which we discover how real businesses are making Social Media work for them. Please meet Caroline Anderson from Business Boots. Caroline was one of the first graduates of the City & Guilds accredited ITQ Social Media...

Interview with Anna Ryan

by Mary Thomas | Jul 5, 2013 | Interview

Number fifteen of our weekly interviews in which we discover how real businesses are making Social Media work for them. Please meet Anna Ryan from Quilting the Grain. Who are you and what do you do? I have a number of roles: I work for Gloucestershire Adult Education...

E-Learning or Face to Face training

by Mary Thomas | Jul 3, 2013 | Personal Opinion

As you may know, I have taken my Face to Face workshops that I deliver either here in Faringdon, Oxfordshire or on client site, and created a series of interactive E-learning courses to offer an alternative solution of learning. Many people believe that one or other...