Social Media in the UK Property Industry.
Social media is an online phenomenon that has taken the world by storm, but how has it affected the property industry? And how are property agents utilising this powerful tool? Many people have a narrow view of what social media incorporates, yes it predominantly includes the likes of Facebook and Twitter, but it is also…
3 Immediate Benefits a Social Media Management Platform Offers a Small Business
For any small business, you’re looking for an unlimited amount of ways to help save you time and maximize each and every second of your day to the fullest extent. One thing that can take an extended amount of involvement is a social media marketing plan. You’ve created several social profiles across different channels and…
Twitter, what else is there to know?
In March 2014 what do you need to know as a business owner about twitter? Leadamo Academy investigates. Twitter continues to morph into a full scale marketing machine. Its tribe increases and every 2 days 1 billion tweets are served up. This might fill you with horror or dread. It might make you think there’s…
Social Media Sizing Cheat Sheet – 2014
If you are an inbound marketer or own a web business like me, you probably know how powerful to have beautiful looking social media accounts and the effect of sharing your content with a well-designed visual. An image says more than words can explain! Right? Now that even Twitter allows you to share your content…
Why Estate Agents Are Falling Behind On Social Media?
Estate agents are falling behind on social media marketing. As a rule, they are relying far too heavily on websites to advertise and sell homes. Facebook strategies are effective ways of reaching their target audience – home sellers and buyers – and are either free to manage in-house (if you have a trained member of staff),…
How to maximise data for your marketing campaign.
How to maximise data for your marketing campaign and how, where and when to use social media: At The Media Octopus, we believe that a strong marketing campaign, no matter how big or small, is vital to the success of any business. With consumers being bombarded with information on a daily basis, thanks to growth…
Social, “Do you want Web with that?”
Over the past few weeks I have been spending a lot of time conducting a series of Social Training sessions. One of the things that has really surprised me throughout these sessions, is peoples understanding of what Social is for. We can break Social Media useage into three distinct camps. First there is the private…
Change your Twitter approach right now!
Back Drafts and the Flutter of Tweets Ok, so here we are in 2014 and things are changing so fast it’s like standing on the side of a freeway feeling the back draft as traffic whizzes past. As you watch vehicles pass and you are never likely to see those particular cars again. Can you…
YouTube: Time wasting, or superhero?
Have you ever thought about using YouTube to marketing your business? What part does it play a part in helping you sell more? I bet I have a different answer to you! Yes, I know it’s meant to be the really big thing of 2014, but do you really think it works? Is YouTube marketing…
How to use social media if you have a ‘boring’ product.
We all see it, either companies that are seen as boring struggling to post interesting content, or bare facebook pages and twitter timelines because who the hell cares about cheese crackers. To be fair, Energizer and Ritz actually support the arguemnt that most companies, no matter how dull the product seems, can post relevant content…
Building effective Twitter connections.
Like receiving a five match ban, Twitter follow limits are frustrating. How can you possibly continue building effective twitter connections? Leadamo Academy talks twitter limits and building effective twitter connections Some of you might have reached a Twitter follower limit. Have a look at your account. What’s the ratio of following to followers? That can…
Chapatis and Twitter are part of doing business.
After scanning my Twitter timeline which is now a regular part of my daily routine I noticed a tweet from @MattNavarraUK saying that it was Twitter’s 8th Birthday so you can discover your very first tweet. Like lots of other cool things I’ve found on social media, I gave it a whirl. I was pleasantly…