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Interview with Jody Fletcher
The second of our weekly interviews in which we discover how real businesses are making Social Media work for them. Please meet Jody Fletcher also known as chillijody from Chilli Promotions. Who are you and what do you do? I am a supplier of...
Get going with Blogs
Writing a blog is an important part of any Social Media strategy and in particular a content marketing strategy. Some ideas to get going with blogs..... What is a blog? A blog is a personal commentary, opinion or helpful piece of text. Blogs can...
Interview – Dave Griffin
I am often asked for real life success stories of how other businesses are using Social Media. Clearly, I can offer my own stories – but I may come across as somewhat biased! So, I have decided to start a series of blog entries in which I...
Using Facebook Offers
I thought this week I would share my experience of running a Facebook offer. Facebook offers are a fairly new type of status update for Business Pages with over 100 fans. You first need to set up an advertising account with Facebook by creating an...
Twitter chat
Twitter Chat Have you taken part in a Tweet chat yet? I haven't had a chance to get involved in one for a few months. Since I enjoyed them when I was involved before, I was delighted when I heard about #oxhour which takes place on a Wednesday...
6 Tips for a sales team to use LinkedIn
Have you noticed an increase in requests and messages from people who are selling on LinkedIn? The message seems to have got out that LinkedIn in a great sales tool. Yes it is - but not in the traditional sense. Some tips for a sales team to use...
Have you noticed Pinterest has changed?
Have you noticed that Pinterest has changed recently? Recent changes include: A new list of categories for the search on the left hand side of the home screen to make it easier to find content. When you look at a pin, you see a list of other pins...
5 reasons to use Google+
Reasons to use Google+ I've been updating the latest version of our on line Google+ course this week. I haven't looked in detail at Google+ for a couple of months and I'm impressed with the changes - the functionality seems to be developing well...
Using QR Codes for marketing
Using QR Codes for marketing I've been doing some research this week on the use of QR codes in marketing. I've been aware of QR codes for a while as a marketing device for print material but there are some really creative ways of using QR codes...