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Why Should Social Distancing Kill Your Business?
We are living in interesting times. The world is caught up in a national crisis as ‘Covid-19’ is ramping up. Most people are coming to terms with the idea that they may not be able to go to work for a while. Many of us wonder what this means for our jobs and the daily …
Is Your Facebook Privacy Under Threat?
It’s been a busy few weeks for Facebook, particularly for he who could do no wrong – Mark Zuckerberg. In light of the recent news that has arisen from the Cambridge Analytica Scandal For those of you who are not keeping up with the news, Cambridge Analytica is at the centre of the data misuse …
Does Your Social Media Strategy Suck?
I used to work for an organisation who considered successful social media posting to be about how many times they could say something about their company to as many people as possible. It was mostly thought of as a kind of extension of: “Aren’t we a great company” “This is our latest product, isn’t it …
You’re wasting your time chatting about nothing on Linkedin
I recently read an article from one of my latest connections on LinkedIn. He revealed that he had found a CEO who not only didn't have a LinkedIn account, (having chosen to close it) but more importantly had some pretty strong views that LinkedIn is for LinkedIn SEO's, CV Writers and that "real people are wasting their …
Happy New Year
So you made it! Congratulations on a New Year You made it through 2017. You’ve chalked up another year. How was it for you? Did you do the same things you’ve always done? Did you… “crash it”? ? What have you got in store for 2018? I remember reading something about future predictions a long …
So, why go into business for yourself?
I’ve been asked many times, “So, why have you gone into business for yourself?”. Well, during 2016 I made a decision to start working for myself as a Social Selling Consultant following my redundancy from my previous role as a Manager of Social Presence and Head of Social Innovation for a fortune 500. 12 months …
Do You Ever Get Fed up with That Question… Hey, How’s Business?
Have you ever been asked, "So, How's Business?" What do you say? Do you offer a one-liner response or do you want to ask them to pull up a chair so you can get into it with them? I've often joked about having a kind of truth Tourette's. This isn't the kind where I can't …
Contrary to Popular Belief There Is No Quick Fix to Networking
Lead Generation isn’t Rocket Science it doesn’t happen by itself. Social Selling is as much about networking as it is about marketing yourself, your business or your brand. Sales are crucial to the growth of any business. Generating leads takes time irrespective of the industry you are in. It’s interesting to me that there is …
Is Anchor.Fm Going to Change the Social Media Landscape Again?
Anchor What? Anchor Who? The fact that so many of you would say Anchor what? Anchor who? is totally understandable. The social media landscape changes quickly. For anybody who is not in the know about all things social then probably Twitter, LinkedIn and of course Facebook or maybe even Snapchat and Instagram seep their way …