Pinterest isn’t the first platform that springs to mind when thinking about B2B social media is it? What’s a load of pictures got to do with generating leads and selling to businesses? Earlier this week I was purusing the Ultimate Blog Challenge Facebook feed and a Pinterest post caught my eye. Not because it was […]
Pondering About Pinterest – Is Pinterest Useful For Local Business?
Not being a visual person or a social butterfly for that matter, I’ve had my blinkers on when it comes to Pinterest. A conversation over in the Social Media Masterminds group on Facebook gave me reason to ponder on Pinterest a bit more. What Is Pinterest? Pinterest is a social pin board – an image […]
55% UK Businesses Fail In Social Media… Are You One Of Them?
The “Tackling The Social Challenge” Report from EPI Server highlights a very disturbing social media problem… Only 45% of marketers monitor their own social communities, forums and blogs. I find that quite shocking. The whole point of social media is to interact. It allows you to add your personality and style to your business online. […]
What are Google+ Pages and What They Mean For Your Local Business
Earlier this week, Google finally launched Google+ Pages for businesses, brands and other non-human entities. After the massive growth and announcement that G+ profiles were only for humans with real names, things went very quiet in the Plus camp for businesses. What Is Google+ (Google Plus)? Google+ is essentially a social media platform. You can […]
Is Your Local Business Ready For The Next Web Generation?
Over on Facebook yesterday, Ginny Carter commented about a network meeting she had attended. She spoke about businesses who resist social media, and with my lack of internet last night – it got me thinking… Social media for business is very much the in thing – the buzzword of today. Like it or loathe it, […]
No Social Media Please, We’re British
“Social Media for Small Businesses.” There, I said it out loud. Have you run screaming in terror or muttering to yourself that, “it’s all just a fad,” yet? If you are using social media to gain clients in your small business, believe it or not you are still in the minority. I’m currently working with […]
Social Media for Small Business: 7 Status Updates to Avoid.
There are a lot of advantages to using social media for small business but it does have its pitfalls too. One of which is being over familiar with what information you choose to share on the social networks. I don’t know about you, but I still get rather uncomfortable at the thought of sharing far […]