I’ve always had a keen interest in construction and building, although I am by no means going to ditch my heels and get my hands dirty. Nevertheless, construction is an industry that fascinates me and one that I feel is really not using digital platforms, especially social media to its full potential. But how does [...]
Facebook changes things at a rate of knots, and it can get pretty annoying when you login one day and it looks completely different to how it did yesterday. That said, they are continuously looking for ways to improve the platform so I suppose we can’t give them too much slack.
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As much as we as humans are incredibly clever, talented and intelligent, at the same time there is a large portion of the population that really, really isn’t.
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Change is as good as a holiday – well so they say. Often it takes a little change to make us feel just like new again. It could be a change in hair colour, style or even home but the most fulfilling thing about change is seeing the results come together at the end.
Latest news on the interwebs is that Facebook has just hit 1 billion users. If you’re a brand who still thinks Facebook is a fad, it’s really time to get a reality check. In celebration of its global domination the social network launched its very first ad campaign. An interesting move for a platform that has [...]
Like it or not, mobile is fast becoming the predominant way many consumers access the internet. It’s also goes without saying that visual content is a lot more engaging and has a much higher shareability rate that plain old text.
Social media plays an integral role in life, and business today, but are we just using this increasingly powerful platform for personal gain and wealth creation or are we using it to do good and better the real world we live in? Instead of following the latest trend why not use your social media super-powers [...]
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In this morning’s strategy session with the DigitLab team the use of video in the social media space seemed to be the topic of the day Often when one thinks of social media they think Facebook, but we know that social media extends a lot further than the 3rd biggest country in the world, but [...]
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Many companies see the likes of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube et al as bad. Distractions getting in the way of their employees doing their jobs. Lower productivity and unrelated to work. Although there may be some truth in that, there are many ways social media can be used to a company’s advantage, and not just written [...]
As you may have picked up from my previous posts, I am quite a fan of using social media in the recruiting space. Pinterest being the new kid on the block is one that really interests me – you can read my thoughts on how to use Pinterest as part of your recruitment strategy here. [...]
