A friend recently updated their Facebook profile picture from an event and left off three out of four heads. Take a moment today to check out your Facebook profile picture. Is it central, does it need updating, does it include staff that have left your company? Images are powerful and your viewers will remember you […]
The other day I was approached by a business that promised me a certain number of social shares for any new content on my website. The offer seemed too good to be true, and I knew there had to be a cost. I would never consider buying my way to the top, but I was […]
When it comes to making money, Facebook is one of the leading social media businesses. During the first financial quarter, its revenue had jumped 57% from $3.3 billion to $5.2 billion. Nearly 80% of this comes from Facebook Adverts that are displayed on mobiles, mainly because they cost more to render. The costs for Facebook […]
Are you struggling for Facebook fans? Do you want more fans for your Facebook page but don’t know where to turn? This is a common problem for many small brands on social media. Facebook fans aren’t easy to acquire, and the bosses at the social media giant don’t make it easy. Only about 17% of […]
Facebook Reactions have begun to be rolled out across the social media platform in what could be one of the greatest shake-ups the site has seen in years. For those who have missed the announcement, the new reactions are additional responses you can give to social media updates other than just ‘like’. The reactions include […]
A recent report by Hootsuite has identified what many consider the main obstacles facing social media use in business to be. The survey that took the opinions of more than 100 executives and managers discovered that the main challenges for organisations were: Content Creation Social Media Measurement Content distribution Primary objectives For Social Media Use […]
When Scotland went to the polls to decide on the future of their nation, there was no precedent to show who might have won. Many looked to the polls to look at how the vote might have turned while others searched for clues on social media. Social media was truly one of the loudest battlegrounds […]
Hashtags are a fantastic invention of the Social Media Marketing (SMM) world. Instantly have your updates linked to a several other posts with the same tag, so readers can be easily targeted based on a certain interests. Many businesses believe that placing as many hashtags as possible into a post, is a good idea. However […]