Posts Tagged: social media consultant

UK Government Digital Service – a brilliant example of a social content hub

I often get asked to recommend social media tools (e.g. should we use Twitter? What should be our Twitter strategy?).  My reply is always “forget the tools, you can’t have a strategy based on the use of a tool, a

UK Government Digital Service – a brilliant example of a social content hub

I often get asked to recommend social media tools (e.g. should we use Twitter? What should be our Twitter strategy?).  My reply is always “forget the tools, you can’t have a strategy based on the use of a tool, a

Content: what content?

(This is a rather long post, so you can download it as a pdf to read in bed or in the bath.  If you stick with it I hope it will change the way you think about social media). People

Content: what content?

(This is a rather long post, so you can download it as a pdf to read in bed or in the bath.  If you stick with it I hope it will change the way you think about social media). People

OMG – Coca Cola Content 2020 – OMG (by the way, did I say OMG?)

Content and Engagement – these are Big Things in social media at the moment.  But I have a theory that no-one, not even the really big, important, famous companies like Coca Cola and P&G has any clear idea what engagement

OMG – Coca Cola Content 2020 – OMG (by the way, did I say OMG?)

Content and Engagement – these are Big Things in social media at the moment.  But I have a theory that no-one, not even the really big, important, famous companies like Coca Cola and P&G has any clear idea what engagement

Selling to the Facebook focus group (not a good idea)

Everyone in marketing (and also now politics) is familiar with the focus group.  This is technique where you have a structured conversation with a very small group of people selected to be representative of your whole target audience.  Focus groups

Selling to the Facebook focus group (not a good idea)

Everyone in marketing (and also now politics) is familiar with the focus group.  This is technique where you have a structured conversation with a very small group of people selected to be representative of your whole target audience.  Focus groups

Why a social media strategy is very different to a marcoms strategy

The single most important thing to realise about social media is that it is different.  Almost all of the mistakes being made in social media occur because organisations do not fully appreciate this and simply look to drag their existing

Why a social media strategy is very different to a marcoms strategy

The single most important thing to realise about social media is that it is different.  Almost all of the mistakes being made in social media occur because organisations do not fully appreciate this and simply look to drag their existing

Bacon and the art of brand engagement (in social media)

Last month a piece of bacon gave me the answer to a question that has been plaguing me.   The bacon in question sat atop a potato salad served up on a Eurostar train from London to Brussels and the question

Bacon and the art of brand engagement (in social media)

Last month a piece of bacon gave me the answer to a question that has been plaguing me.   The bacon in question sat atop a potato salad served up on a Eurostar train from London to Brussels and the question

Stop wasting money on social media (and social media agencies)

As an advocate of social media, I am becoming increasingly frustrated at the amount of money and effort that is now being wasted on it.  There are so many car crashes occurring as organisations drive recklessly and desperately into this

Stop wasting money on social media (and social media agencies)

As an advocate of social media, I am becoming increasingly frustrated at the amount of money and effort that is now being wasted on it.  There are so many car crashes occurring as organisations drive recklessly and desperately into this

The future of advertising, media and Facebook (in Bulgaria)

A couple of weeks ago I was in Sofia, Bulgaria, to run a workshop and speak and the annual gathering of advertising and media folk, organised by the Bulgarian Assosication of Advertising Agencies.  I was doing this wearing my hat

The future of advertising, media and Facebook (in Bulgaria)

A couple of weeks ago I was in Sofia, Bulgaria, to run a workshop and speak and the annual gathering of advertising and media folk, organised by the Bulgarian Assosication of Advertising Agencies.  I was doing this wearing my hat

There are only 10 people critical to your business and social media can help you find them

There are only ten people critical to your business and social media can help you find them.  That’s a pretty big claim.  If it is true (and I think it is) there has to be a drawback.  And here is

There are only 10 people critical to your business and social media can help you find them

There are only ten people critical to your business and social media can help you find them.  That’s a pretty big claim.  If it is true (and I think it is) there has to be a drawback.  And here is

Paper.li – content as raw material

Here is an interesting thingy brought to my attention courtesy of Neville Hobson.  Not sure whether it will take off, but I will give  go just to try it out.  Essentially it creates a piece of content (that it will

Paper.li – content as raw material

Here is an interesting thingy brought to my attention courtesy of Neville Hobson.  Not sure whether it will take off, but I will give  go just to try it out.  Essentially it creates a piece of content (that it will