Tag Archives: social media

Pinterest has got my interest

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Natasha

So I’m back on the blog today after a long absence. I’ve been busy with baby and business, and suddenly it’s February 2012. Facebook’s rolled out timelines, Google Plus has launched pages for business, and the next big thing in … Continue reading →

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Fair Tweets for Fair Trade Day

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Natasha

Today, May 14, 2011, is this year’s World Fair Trade Day. The day is an initiative of the World Fair Trade Organisation whose mission is to enable producers to improve their livelihoods and communities through fair trade. A certain favourite ice-cream … Continue reading →

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Where should you be spending your time on Facebook?

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Natasha

Over the past week, I’ve been working on creating a Facebook landing page for my digital marketing services. Basically, a landing page is the first page that a potential fan of your brand or business sees on Facebook. Rather than … Continue reading →

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Checking in to vote

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Natasha

If you’ve seen the banner ads, the billboards and the commercials over the last month or so, then you may be aware that there’s a referendum here in the UK tomorrow. Voters are being asked to choose between two methods … Continue reading →

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When everyone’s twittering, how do you get yourself heard?

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Natasha

Growing up on an orchard, I didn’t need an alarm clock. Instead, in the early hours, the local birds would start their morning chorus: singing to the sunrise at an unmissable volume. While that was usually enough to wake me … Continue reading →

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Social media and live events: Tips from the Royal Wedding

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Natasha

According to Wikipedia, back in 1981, approximately 750 million people watched Princess Diana’s wedding on television. This Friday, when Prince William and Kate Middleton marry, the television audience is anticipated to be closer to two billion. While I’m likely to … Continue reading →

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NFP Social Media League Table

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Natasha

Earlier this month, research consultancy NFP Synergy, published a social media league table for UK charities. This league table measures social media presence – the number of likes a charity has on Facebook, subscribers on YouTube, followers on Twitter and … Continue reading →

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Spotting comment spam

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Natasha

I got some lovely comments on my blog last night. Regards for this post, wrote one Justine Lamaack, I am a big fan of this site and would like to go along updated. Another commenter added: okay without appearing too … Continue reading →

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Tribes and Triberr

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Natasha

Earlier this week, I finished reading Seth Godin’s Tribes. Earlier this week, a random Stumble also led me to the new website, Triberr.com. Such is the serendipity of the internet. Tribes is Godin’s book on new forms of leadership. Aiming to inspire … Continue reading →

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M&S Foursquare Promotion

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Natasha

Saturday the 16th of April, or to use the American date format 04/16, was Foursquare Day. I only discovered this because of another promotion. Over the weekend of 16-17 April, UK retailer, M&S, were promising to donate £1 to Breakthrough … Continue reading →

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