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Our Guide to Social Media Community Management

Community management is the unsung hero behind social media. While...

Jenny Payne, November 13, 2023

Metaverse Marketing – The Next Digital Break?

The metaverse has been on everyone’s lips when it comes...

Nuran Dissanayake, November 8, 2022

Is social media the new Google?

Since social media burst onto the digital scene, it has...

Jenny Payne, October 13, 2022

Memes: Why and how to incorporate them into your social media strategy?

To meme or not to meme? That’s not the question....

Ellen Smith, August 19, 2022

Turn That Frown Upside Down – The Impact of Emojis in Communication

It’s often said that a picture is worth a thousand...

Katy Cairns, May 26, 2022

Why Your Brand Should be Using Social Media to Boost Sales

Social media and ecommerce have always been natural allies. However,...

Anne Trodden, February 23, 2021

Political advertisements on social media. How does it work and why is it allowed?

With the UK general election tomorrow, political parties and leaders...

Alana Reid, December 11, 2019

8 Ways to Establish Your Brand Identity

Brand identity is arguably one of the most crucial components...

Alana Reid, June 13, 2019

The 8 Reasons B2B Marketers Should Think Audience-First

The ‘top of the funnel’ stuff. That’s what most sales...

Blair Walker, April 16, 2019

Digital Marketing for FMCG Brands

Digital marketing within FMCG has its own unique challenges. While...

Robin Richmond, April 7, 2019

Top 5 Social Media Trends for 2019

2018 was a big year for social media, from Facebook’s...

Alana Reid, January 15, 2019

Introducing Vero – The New, True Social Network People Are Raving About

I know what you’re thinking. Why on Earth would I...

Simon Heyes, February 26, 2018

Did Manipulation Of Facebook Ads Result In Brexit & Trump Being Elected?

At first glance, that headline sounds pretty unrealistic, doesn’t it?...

Simon Heyes, November 8, 2017

9 Video Marketing Tips For 2017

Last week I spoke at the Figaro Digital Marketing Summit...

Simon Heyes, February 27, 2017

2017: The Year Of (Micro) Influencer Marketing

I have a feeling 2017 will be a revolutionary year...

Simon Heyes, December 12, 2016

Booking Flights with Facebook Messenger Bots

As a regular booker of flights I was pretty intrigued...

Robin Richmond, June 14, 2016

10 Social Media Trends To Prepare For In 2016

This article was originally produced for Figaro Digital Magazine. In...

Simon Heyes, February 2, 2016

Facebook’s News Feed Update: Have You Been Affected?

Whilst Google’s ‘mobilegeddon’ algorithm update grabbed most of the headlines...

Simon Heyes, May 14, 2015

Marketing To Millennials – What, Where & Who?

You often read articles that say ‘Millennials are lazy‘ and...

Paul Smail, January 29, 2015

Facebook Launches New Video Features To Rival YouTube

In one of our previous posts, we mentioned that by...

Simon Heyes, January 15, 2015

Things You Need To Know About App Advertising

Following our article on using organic search to drive app...

Jesper Harbers, December 16, 2014

How To Use Storytelling To Make Your Brand More Human

People love that Apple and Google both started out in...

Simon Heyes, November 5, 2014

Why Today’s Youth Love Snapchat & Have Facebook Running For The Hills

I’m a big fan of Casey Neistat. He’s one of...

Simon Heyes, October 9, 2014

Facebook Relaunches Atlas, Provides Cross-Device Tracking

Data should underpin your digital marketing strategy. But as the...

Simon Heyes, September 30, 2014

STUDY: Content Marketing Performance By Top Airlines

Content created by airlines is distributed mainly on Facebook and...

Simon Heyes, September 9, 2014

YouTube Killed The Radio Star

The last few years has seen some big changes in...

8MStories, July 31, 2014

7 Tips To Make Your WordPress Posts Look Great On Google & Social Platforms

Do you blog? Of course you do. Does your company...

Simon Heyes, July 24, 2014

Social Media Governance In the English Premier League

History – Twitter & The Premier League In 2011, Twitter...

Simon Heyes, February 27, 2014

12 Digital Tips Of Christmas

Merry Christmas everyone! With our Christmas Jumper Showcase now wrapped...

Simon Heyes, December 26, 2013

SEO, PPC And Social Media Tips For Christmas

Batten down the hatches. It’s a little over one month...

Simon Heyes, November 15, 2013

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