Thoughts around people, web and production.

Introduction

I’ve always liked to explore and develop ideas to help customers and, at the same time, ourselves within a company.

Social Media is one of those things that is usually a last priority in a larger businesses’ marketing strategy. or the only tactic in the marketing strategy of many smaller businesses. Often, social media is “dumped” on an unsuspecting employee with a casual “… you like Facebook right, Margaret? Will you just posts something on our company page from time to time?” Terrible idea!

While social media is “only social media”, is it also the place that people go to find out more about your company. Your social media pages have the following “secrets” to tell:

The Protection of Personal Information (PoPI) Act, signed into law in 2013, aims to protect personal information, falling into the broader Constitutional right to privacy. It enables businesses to regulate how information is organised, stored, secured and discarded. As a crucial component of businesses, the PoPI Act should be implemented to keep information safe.

Google’s very popular Hummingbird update is a hot topic in marketing circles right now. As a content manager, I find myself constantly trying to decipher the technical rules and algorithms that Google keeps changing; always looking for a steady, organised system of managing my clients’ content. After a couple of years of trying to understand the technicalities of the WWW, I’ve learned that marketing is no walk in the park.

In attempts to grow your business online, you must have heard about the importance of having good online content. You’ve probably even come across phrases like ‘content is king’ or ‘marketing talks to people; content talks with people’. You, however, are not convinced. Building an online community around your brand or company sounds cute, but there’s no way that online content can make a real difference to your customer base… or can it?

Instagram is an online social networking service that is exclusively available for mobile phones and tablets only. Most businesses use this platform as a way to showcase their products or services in a visually appealing way and this helps businesses connect with their audience while at the same time creating brand awareness.

Have a look at the following things you can do to increase your brand awareness on Instagram:

Engage With Your Community:

 The first time I realised that people have a misconception about copywriting was when I told my friend about my new job. Confusion seeped across his face: “Oh, I always thought you liked languages, I never knew you were into law”.  I quickly took on the same look of confusion, so much so that we just stared at each other in awkward silence. “Law, you do like copyrights, right?”

Pinterest is an online visual search engine that was launched in 2010. Pinterest allows users to discover, collect and share their favourite pictures based on their interests. Like other social media platforms, Pinterest can be used personally or for your business.

Some may argue that newsletters are outdated and pointless, however, newsletters have stood the test of time for valid reasons. The more we become technologically advanced, the more we need to explore all avenues in order to stay ahead of the game .

There are few things as exciting (or frustrating) as opening Facebook in the morning and finding that things look a little different. The fun starts when you have to try to figure out what exactly these changes mean, and how they will affect your Facebook marketing.