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Meaningful behaviours behind social media
25 February 2013, 3:41PM

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The Facebook puppy Kids: challenged by parents to get a million likes if they wanted a puppyEverything started with my mom. On Christmas day she asked: "What are you doing?"

I replied: "I'm Tweeting about how your culinary mastery has threatened to turn me into a rolling Zorba."

Four tips to help you get the best from LinkedIn and enhance your SEO
25 February 2013, 3:05PM

Out of the many social media platforms out there, used by companies to attract social signals to their business sites, and enhance their SEO campaigns, one platform is often much underused. LinkedIn is a great way for businesses, especially those who are dealing in services likel law or marketing, to build up connections, and a following, as well as take part in discussions in groups heavily related to your line of business.

Facebook ads - why they add up for brands when done properly
25 February 2013, 12:37PM

Facebook ads - why they add up for brands when done properlyEvery time I pick up a newspaper just lately there's another story about Facebook – as the world's largest social network it's obviously going to attract controversy and last week was no different, as The Sun ran a story on how bookies are 'buying advertising space which appears on children's Facebook news feeds'. Even though, of course, children aren't the target demographic.

Content is king maker in the world of movies
25 February 2013, 11:15AM

Box office hits such as Skyfall and Taken 2 and much loved classics present brands with a new and timely route to engage customers with movies. With the decline of traditional high street video retailers coupled with the uptake of new internet-based technologies there is an unprecedented opportunity for brands to fill the gap vacated by physical sales and drive digital consumption in its place.

Interflora and when SEO turns ugly: why brands need a social approach
25 February 2013, 9:37AM

Interflora had a bad week last week. Previously, the florist was easily one of the most high profile brands online in terms of search – as of Wednesday, Google has effectively wiped it off the internet, removing it from search results for common search terms like 'flowers' or 'flower delivery', and even for its own brand name.

Oscars fever: People take to social media in support of Argo and Affleck [infographic]
22 February 2013, 4:25PM

In anticipation of the Academy Awards 2013 on Sunday night, the public are taking to social media in their droves to discuss which films and actors they think should win the coveted golden statues.

Instagram's demise has been greatly exaggerated
22 February 2013, 3:57PM

Back in December Instagram changed its terms and conditions, angering users who were worried about their pictures being sold without their consent and contributing to a string of events that led to the site losing 20 million users.

Possibly the second greatest ever Twitter conversation
22 February 2013, 3:29PM

We’ve been here before with great, and by that I mean very funny, conversations on Twitter. Last year we had what became known as "possibly the greatest conversation on Twitter ever". It involved a humorous exchange between @The_Dolphin_Pub in Hackney and coffee brand @DouweEgbertsuk. This afternoon saw another great exchange. It again involved @The_Dolphin_Pub whose tweets come from the fingers of professional Tweeter David Levin who also works for brands such as Adidas among others. This time around it was The Dophin Pub and a Stoke Newington restaurant @Mangal2 tweeting back and forth.

What sport can teach us about the power of content?
22 February 2013, 10:00AM

Ian Wright's hit Saturday show, 'Rock 'n' Roll Football'.In the increasingly social world of sports marketing we talk tirelessly about the need for 'authentic content' that will 'gather a passionate fan base' and 'trigger dialogue.' All in an effort to create a social media platform for brands.

How to handle social media in a crisis
22 February 2013, 9:07AM

Tesco has been at heart of the horsemeat in Burgers scandalIt’s been a tough few weeks for the companies involved in the ‘horsemeat in burgers’ crisis, especially after the onslaught of criticism received over the way the Twitterati has been handled.



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