Posts Tagged ‘social media’

Win a copy of ‘Social Media Marketing All-in-One for Dummies’ by Jan Zimmerman

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

For your chance to win  copy of  ‘Social Media Marketing All-in-One for Dummies’ by Jan Zimmerman simply send us an email detailing your name, business name and telephone number along with the names of the social networks that you use. Entries must be submitted by 5pm on Thursday 30th September. The winner will be chosen at random on Friday 1st October.

Top Tips for getting the most from social networking sites

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

We’re being asked all the time now about social networking and how businesses should use it in their marketing mix. Many businesses are now getting involved but it is obvious they are not sure how much time to commit to it and how it fits in with all their other marketing activities.

Here’s some top tips to help you:

1. Choose wisely, don’t spread yourself too thin
2. Build a complete profile before you start
3. Be consistent across all your networks
4. Stay active, there’s no point setting up an account and never using it
5. Submit useful content

Download the full Top Tips for getting the most from social networking sites

Sceptical of social media?

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

It was interesting to read the controversial article in Marketing magazine on 3rd February that major brands are sceptical of social media. The study by Internet Advertising Bureau said that only a fifth of marketers in organisations including Coca-Cola, RBS and the COI view social media as a core element of their marketing strategy. Whilst many are confused about the role the channel should play and are indeed cautious. Three quarters state the biggest challenge is to prove it can deliver Return On Investment.

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Making the most of your marketing

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

We exhibited and presented at the Thriving in Bakewell event organised by Business Link last week on Thursday 22nd October. It was a really well attended event with over 60 businesses there to network and find out more about websites, marketing and social media.

If you want to find out how to make the most of your marketing budget was the focus of our presentation and the slides are now available for download on the following link  http://www.firstimpression.co.uk/downloads/marketing-for-business.ppt

What is Web 2.0 and Social Media Marketing?

Friday, October 30th, 2009

You may have heard of two buzzwords floating around the web in the past few years – ‘Web 2.0′ and ‘Social media’. It’s all very exciting, a real culture change of how we can do business. If you haven’t started using social media to full advantage, this presentation from our web designer, may help get you started. It tells you what some of the terms mean and how they might help you in your business now and in the future.

You can view the full presentation here