Category Archives: Social media

5 reasons why your business should blog

I was a little surprised recently when a client suggested to me that blogging was really only something celebrities and hobbyists indulged in. Although the comment took me aback, I nevertheless politely told them that they were way off the mark – and gave them a few good reasons why! Blogging isn’t just for big […]


Four key social media strategies

Is your business using social media as part of its overall marketing strategy? Do you consider the relative social influence and authority of customers? And if so, do you tailor customer service, pricing or product selection as a result? A research study from the Harvard Business Review has found that companies actively using social media […]


Google Plus – My first impressions

Google+, the new social networking platform from Google, has caused a bit of a stir in social media circles (no pun intended!) over the past ten days or so. Since Google announced a limited number of invites to the ‘Google+ Project‘, the blogosphere has been buzzing with views, reviews and opinions. Google+ is intended to […]



Twitter and the art of engagement

I’ve seen people and companies use Twitter in a variety of ways and this innovation is great. Frank Eliason at Dell were pioneers of using Twitter as a customer service platform, responding to customer queries and complaints and even proactively seeking out issues that could be resolved. Coffee Groundz use Twitter as an ordering service, allowing customers […]


Listen up!

As the web becomes increasingly social, more people and communities are taking the opportunity to talk about you, your company and brand – whether you like it or not. The questions is: are you listening? The social web is an incredibly democratising space, allowing anyone and everyone to become a publisher. Blogging, microblogging, social networking […]