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Tag Archives: Facebook
What brands need to know about Facebook timeline
Posted on12. Mar, 2012 by Lucy Wilton.
Facebook users spend an average of 7.5 hours each month on Facebook – so it’s now more important than ever to ensure you are using the social network effectively. As the 30th March ticks down companies are (or should be) thinking how they are going to make the switch to Facebook timeline. Here are the new features and [...]
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Social Media #fails
Posted on28. Feb, 2012 by Shane Brien.
After exploring the many opportunities of Social Media last year, we kicked off 2012 by examining the dangers and ‘do-nots’ of different social media platforms. Throughout the seminar, we took a look at how some of the world’s largest brands stumbled and fumbled their way in the online space and learnt how you can rise where [...]
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The top ten brands on Facebook
Posted on16. Feb, 2012 by Lucy Wilton.
Socialbakers have recently released new statistics on the top ten Facebook pages in Australia. Quiksilver tops the ‘top 10 brands by number of fans’, followed closely by Bubble O’Bill Ice Creams, UGG Australia and Coca-Cola Australia and rounding out the top five is BONDS. Engagement is a different story though – the companies topping the [...]
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Is Your Brand Leading The Way in Social Media?
Posted on03. Feb, 2012 by Shane Brien.
Creating a successful brand in today’s information-overloaded social media landscape takes time, work, and believe it or not – courage. Brands that achieve success within the social space go beyond the boundaries of your typical online marketing strategies. Here are some tips on how to save your brand from becoming another face in the crowd. [...]
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Don’t sign up for Google+…yet!
Posted on01. Feb, 2012 by Richard Spencer.
Is Google+ is ‘a bit like Facebook’? The following link is to an opinion piece written for Adnews looking at the relative merits of Google+ and whether brands should engage now, later or not at all. www.adnews.com.au/adnews/opinion-brands-don-t-sign-up-for-google-yet Also, the following link is to an interesting and alternative view from Mike Zeederberg http://ht.ly/8NDoW Certainly an opportunity [...]
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What Does Your Online Reputation Say About You? Part 2
Posted on21. Jan, 2012 by Shane Brien.
I recently wrote a blog entitled ‘What Does Your Online Reputation Say About You?’ I outlined how organisations are screening potential job candidates online and how managing your online reputation is as important as ever. In part two of this piece, I will focus on how employers evaluate online reputations as well as provide some [...]
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Social Media Enhancing Your Sporting Experience
Posted on03. Jan, 2012 by Shane Brien.
Social media continues to evolve and change the landscape of the sporting industry. Information is now instantly accessible at the touch of a button. Through working within a social media agency, I have spent countless amounts of hours on Facebook and Twitter. What I enjoy most about these platforms is the instant, readily accessible information [...]
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Google+ brands = ?
Posted on09. Nov, 2011 by Richard Spencer.
This week Google launched Google+ Pages the entry point for brands and businesses. The future of Google+ will be determined by how well brands adopt the platform and at this point the initial reaction is underwhelming. There are a couple of issues that Google will have to address as a priority before most organisations will [...]
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b2b use of Social Media
Posted on31. Oct, 2011 by Richard Spencer.
A recent study by GlobalWebIndex found that the Social Media channel has become the most important with regards influencing business decision making, moving ahead of the more traditional forms of b2b marketing. In effect, this makes Social channels more effective than direct, calls, events, exhibitions and sponsorship. Their research also found that b2b decision makers [...]
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Is Social Media Killing Our Relationships?
Posted on01. Sep, 2011 by Shane Brien.
Lovers who are on the rocks are now airing issues in counselling sessions that have arisen from social media, chat rooms and dating websites. A recent online survey conducted by Relationships Australia discovered the internet is being turned into a battleground, with social networking sites such as Facebook becoming breeding grounds for jealousy, cheating, snooping [...]


