Could you become an Isaiah Mustafa?

It’s been a big week in social media. And there was no bigger story than the launch of the new Old Spice ads. Of course it helped that the star of the show was by all accounts hot (is there a bit of man-crush at work here?) and the ads were witty and cleverly crafted. [...]

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How real estate agents are using social media to achieve outstanding results

According to a recent article on Mashable Real estate professionals are using social media to achieve real results. How are those results being achieved? Matthew Shadbolt, Director of Internet Marketing at the Corcoran Group says that it’s all about developing relationships. His company’s goal? To “foster a kind of openness and a dialogue where people can [...]

Hootsuite: My favourite Twitter Owl. Here’s why.

How good is the new Hootsuite?! Since their last upgrade they’ve added: A personalised dashboard thanks to their selection of unique themes. Options include the familiar green and blue ‘Classic’, sleek ‘Blue Steel’ – feels a bit like Facebook, or a dark ‘Magnum’ theme (my favourite). Hootsuite have Google Analytics “baked in”. I can now [...]

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Tending the Social Media Garden

Our home of a decade and a half is soon to go on the market. It’s a stressful time. Choosing agents, sprucing up the gardens, patching, painting and packing. All make for challenging times. Here in Perth, Western Australia it’s officially the start of autumn. It seems no one has told the weather though. A [...]

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Why I unlinked my fan Page and Twitter account

I recently linked my Facebook fan Page to my Twitter account. The thinking behind the move was simple. First the audiences for both my Page and Twitter accounts are similar making the content of the Page post and tweet relevant in both cases. Second, when I update my Page Facebook creates a tweet giving me [...]

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11 social media mistakes that will turn your brand into a train wreck

There are no right or wrong answers when it comes to social media marketing. There are plenty of ways to get it right; and wrong. Treat these 10 mistakes as ways to think through your social media tactics. They may even serve as useful guides for your marketing more generally. Mistake 1 – Don’t listen [...]

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Twitter growth hits the skids

It seems that the growth in visitors to Twitter has stopped in its tracks. At least for the moment. According to Mashable, Twitter’s growth flatlined in May with only a 1.47% increase. What does this mean? For a start the decline could be an anomaly. For example, the number of Twitter accounts using desktop clients [...]

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