Category Technology
Social Media 101 – Video & pdf – setting up your LinkedIn Company page
LinkedIn have produced their very own video showing you how to set up a Company Page. You can view it below, but before you rush into setting it up there are a couple of things you will want first – here’s my suggested list: Graphics – A good LinkedIn page needs several custom graphics for […]
Social Media 101 – Getting a video business card – part 1
Planning a video shoot – 3 rules! After months of research I’m doing something exciting and thought I’d share the fun with you. I am going to commission an introductory video. This is the first of a series of bit sized blog posts about the process and the thoughts that have led to this point. […]
Social Media 101 – using Google Trends to id useful keywords
Want to know what people are looking at on Google? Google Trends is one of the most useful tools in the Social Media Toolbox. It has two primary uses: Checking what is trending on google. Monitoring the usage pattern for your keywords. The first use is obvious – if one of the trending keywords relates […]
Social Media 101 – YouTube on what makes a video go viral?
Kevin Allocca – A YouTube Trend Manager (professional video watcher) gives his view. Of over 48 hours of video uploaded every minute only a tiny fraction will go viral. He credits 3 main factors: tastemakers, communities of participation, unexpectedness To find out what he means by this you will need to watch the video – […]
Coffee Break Master Class – the 3 secrets to being a great Social Marketer
Want to be a Great Social Marketer? Webtrends have produced an excellent article on the difference between a social marketer and a great social marketer. Here’s my brief summary of the main points raised in the article: Track conversion to sales: Clicks such as likes shares etc are valid metrics on the way to a […]
Coffee Break – Social Media 101 – over 100 social sites at a glance!
Want to see an elegant info-graphic of all the common social media sites? Head on over to the Conversation Prism for your own FREE download version. http://www.conversationprism.com/ All rights – © 2013 Brian Solis shown here for reference purposes only. There are plenty of uncommon ones listed too. Want to know more – my contact […]
Video SEO 101 – Coffee Break video – 3 essential tips for video SEO
Bitpod share their 3 tips on video SEO. What makes these tips so important is that Bitpod are one of the very few video companies to have a YouTube certified team member. The advantages of video to business in terms of attracting and engaging customers is worthy of a separate post, however the popularity of […]
Social Media Engagement – Expert opinion on how to build a sustainable strategy.
One of the most vital things my customers & I discuss first is how to resource their strategy. Dr Michael Wu’s (Chief Data Scientist with Lithium, international experts in Social Media) talk on scalability & sustainability is the subject of an excellent exploration of this topic. His points on engagement over social media are well […]
Facebook 101 – Facebooks Starter kit
If you are putting together a Facebook page their pdf is a handy overview. The pdf is quite simple and doesn’t address the finer points but does provide a checklist and some useful embedded links to other resources. Here’s the table of contents: Growing your business with Facebook Make sure your business can be found […]
Facebook 101 – recommended signs
Want to save some time & money on Facebook signs? Facebook supply a pdf full of ready made templates with artwork for, as they put it: Window stickers Cash register stickers Table tents It’s also a handy checklist for the sort of Facebook icons you might want to include in your marketing material. A table […]
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