Author: Kerry Watkins
A mixture of social media news, tips, advice and ramblings
Start with your ‘Why’
22nd November 2017 Content marketing, Tips
A successful social media strategy includes a plan to grow a relevant following on your chosen social networks. This will help you to reach and engage more people with your content. If you share great content, more people will follow you. But what is great content? We believe great content is relatable to your audience, […]
Read MoreMy 5 Takeaways from the #brightonsummit
14th October 2017 Events
I think anyone who went to the Brighton Summit this year would agree with me that this was a brilliant day. There was so much variety and it was certainly not your average conference or business event. From inspirational speakers and practical workshops to the relaxed networking and the “unknown hour”, the 2017 Brighton Summit, organised by the brilliant Chamber of […]
Read More10 Tips for Instagram Success
3rd October 2017 Instagram, Tips, What's New
With over 800 million active users, Instagram has seen rapid growth in the last couple of years. The visual social network has undergone some big changes as it competes with Snapchat for the millennial audience. Instagram launched ‘Stories’ in August 2016 which significantly reduced Snapchat’s user growth. And in February 2017, they introduced multiple image posts, allowing us to […]
Read MoreWhat’s new in social media / Sept 2017
22nd September 2017 News, What's New
If we know one thing it’s that social media never stops evolving. It can be difficult to keep up with the myriad of platforms and their ever-changing tools and guidelines. But don’t worry; we are here to keep you updated on all the latest changes. Facebook’s video updates facilitate better insight for creators Having taken […]
Read MoreWhat’s new in social media / August 2017
7th August 2017 Instagram, Pinterest, Tips, What's New
The world of social media never stops evolving, and we’re here to keep you up to date with the latest updates on key platforms. Over half of Instagram’s business users are using its Story feature Instagram only launched its Stories feature in August 2016 and yet, in April of this year, the company reported more […]
Read MoreHow to Link to Multiple URLs on Instagram
18th July 2017 Instagram
Instagram only allows one URL Annoyingly, Instagram only allows us one ‘clickable’ link in our Instagram profile. So some brands regularly change the link in their bio when they publish about something they want to link to and include ‘link in bio’ in the post copy. This makes sense and I often recommend this to clients who […]
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Have you taken advantage of these free Facebook page features? They’re all worth doing to help to optimise your business page. Facebook Publishing Tools If you don’t publish on multiple networks, you don’t need external software to plan your Facebook updates. You can access Facebook publishing tools at the top of your business page and do the following: […]
Read More5 Steps to New Social Media Content Ideas
22nd May 2017 Content marketing, Tips
Run out of good social media content ideas? Find yourself staring at a blank screen sometimes and not sure what to post? Feeling uninspired with no decent social media content ideas? First of all, don’t publish anything if you’re not convinced it’s good. And second of all, don’t worry – everyone hits a brick wall of […]
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I recently put together my Top 10 Tips for making the most of Twitter for your business, recently published in the Brighton & Hove Independent. If you use Twitter for your business,I hope these tips will help you improve what you’re doing. These are a taster of what you can learn in my Twitter Masterclass for […]
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