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Nimble CRM Powerful Contact Search
In our previous blog post about the Nimble CRM system, we gave you a brief overview of Nimble. Today we will look a little deeper into the use of tags and custom searches. We introduced the concept of tags added to individuals' nimble profiles in...
Is continuing professional development important to you?
I recently had a conversation with Gillian Shaw about the career developments that have taken place in her life as a result of her doing our social media courses through Pitman Training Group. This got me thinking of the...
Are you using YouTube cards? They’re free!
We all know that people like watching videos. Creating informative, funny, educational or 'behind the scenes' videos of your business increases your Internet footprint and is a fantastic way of engaging with your audience. It can, however, be...
April Hot Topics – Google Search, New Survey, Buyer Personas
As part of the new content planning we have implemented within Concise Training, the 4th Tuesday of the month will be focused on talking about 'Hot Topics' in the world of social media and digital marketing. Each month, I will focus on discussing...
Affiliate Marketing – What is it?
The idea of acting as an agent and selling somebody else's products in exchange for sales commission has been around for a long time. Affiliate marketing in its current guise is a fairly recent idea which relies on the technology of the internet in...
E-Learning Development – 8 Lessons Learned
At the end of 2010, Di Dawson and I created the first accredited the first accredited Level 3 qualification in Social Media marketing. Di had previously created a number of flavours of ITQ user e.g. ITQ for Accessible IT Practice and ITQ Mobile...
April 2015 Social Media Updates
Every month, I spend 2 to 3 days updating myself about the latest changes in social media. I use this information when talking to clients, to help update our E-Learning courses and I create a document of updates to send to clients who belong to...
Why get an accredited Social Media Qualification?
In Kevin Shively's recent post, for Simply Measured, he talks about how social media is growing up and being taken seriously by companies of all sizes. He refers to the importance of social media being integrated into the digital marketing mix and...
Why you need to consider using Twitter this year
Since I started using Twitter in 2009, I have found it both a fascinating and important tool to use. As a small business, why wouldn't I want to use a tool that allows people to recommend us publicly to lots of people who we don't know or aren't...