Posts Tagged ‘social media training’

Twitter for Business Revamped

Published 45 days ago April 10th, 2013
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Twitter has relaunched it’s campaign for Twitter for Business. The video below was posted on Monday the 2nd of April. The Twitter campaign highlights ‘How much can be done for your business in 140 characters’ and their website, found here, has been revamped in the effort. The website is full of helpful tips and tricks…

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Going Viral – Celebrities Read Mean Tweets #3

Published 128 days ago January 17th, 2013
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Jimmy Kimmel Live’s YouTube channel is one of the most viewed channels on the site for a talkshow. The key to this success is the amount of small snippets and short, snappy features Kimmel includes in the show which are then uploaded to his YouTube channel. These videos are usually between 45 seconds and 3…

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Social Media Used To Catch Criminal

Published 204 days ago November 2nd, 2012
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After the San Francisco Giants’ World Series win on Sunday night, a riot broke out in the city by the bay. One particular riot was photographed smashing a city bus’s windscreen. The total amount of damage done to the bus was $700,000. A local bar shared the photo on Facebook, and encouraged its followers to…

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Twitter Cutting Ties With LinkedIn Drives Traffic to Facebook

Published 247 days ago September 20th, 2012
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Twitter’s decision to sever its ties with LinkedIn in June has resulted in a whopping 1000% rise in referral traffic for Twitter’s rivals, Facebook. Twitter made the decision to end its partnership with LinkedIn meant that updates from Twitter could not be synced to the business networking site. Consequently, the gap left was filled by…

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How Much Facebook Fans Are Worth to Bulmers

Published 309 days ago July 20th, 2012
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Bulmers recently researched the relationship between their fans on Facebook and how it translates into sales for the cider brand. Using a questionnaire app on their Facebook page, they were able to conclude that the average fan contributes £198.64 every year, equal to an extra 80 bottles a year compared to non-fans. This research, carried…

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Guinness Place QR Code On Pint Glass

Published 369 days ago May 21st, 2012
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Guinness have come up with a stroke of genius in marketing their iconic beverage. By knowing the relationship people have with their phones (especially smartphones) whilst sipping a pint in a pub, they have come up with a unique way of combining the two, and promote their social media channels at the same time. Guinness…

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Kraft Thank Facebook Fans For Likes

Published 390 days ago April 30th, 2012
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It is always good practice to let your fans know on your business’s Facebook page that they are appreciated and their support is welcomed. Kraft Foods recently paid a huge compliment to their fans who like one of their updates encouraging them to do so, by posting a video of a capella group, The Yellow…

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The Do’s & Dont’s of Social Media

Published 414 days ago April 6th, 2012
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We gave a talk on Digital Strategy and the Do’s and Dont’s of Social Media at a Retailers meeting last week. We decided to but the Do’s and Dont’s of Social Media on a blog post as you might it useful for your business. Do Be Informative 1. Consumers expect incentives such as: like offers…

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Mashable Gets Taken Over By Conan O’Brien For April Fools’ Day

Published 417 days ago April 3rd, 2012
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April 1st is famous for being the day to play pranks, tell untruths and, in general, make fun of and deceive others in a light-hearted matter upon friends and colleagues. Social Media news outlet, Mashable, decided to get in on the act by staging a take-over of their company by famous talkshow host, Conan O’Brien….

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Are You Ready? Breaking Down Social Media at Wrestlemania

Published 421 days ago March 30th, 2012
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On Sunday April 1st, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) will hold its 28th annual showcase event, Wrestlemania, in Miami, Florida. Over the past 12 months, WWE have embraced social media outlets such as Facebook, Twitter and Youtube so much, that during their weekly shows and monthly pay-per-view events they dominate the top trending topics on each…

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