Facebook Page – Can it actually bring me Business?
Recently we have had a lot of people asking us about using Facebook pages. Some of the common questions are "Will they actually bring something to my business?" or "What do I post on Facebook to...
Recently we have had a lot of people asking us about using Facebook pages. Some of the common questions are "Will they actually bring something to my business?" or "What do I post on Facebook to...
A very wise man once said "The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance." (Alan Watts, British philosopher). How can this sentence apply...
I meet a lot of social media 'experts'. At least they tell me they are experts. When I ask how long they've been doing social media, the answer is usually about a year! In my book,...
Latest stats just out on worldwide usage of social media gave some really interesting, and quite frankly scary figures. Have a read of the blog, but in the meantime here?s a snapshot of some of the...
One of the 'hot' topics in SEO at the moment is social media hits. A lot of businesses are now offering 'authentic' Facebook likes, YouTube views/likes and Twitter followers. These are not genuinely interested potential customers....
At this time last year I wrote with some surprise about how many birthday wishes I received online, rather than on birthday cards. I wrote this with surprise yes, and I will admit, some disdain. Can...
At Appletree we provide marketing support for our clients across many activities, from planning strategy to writing blogs and social media updates. Increasingly, we achieve great SEO results not because we are working to a strategy...
My Marketing job: The Apprentice Story The past month has been a full serving of busy projects and tasks with a side order of college work. To say the least, I've been busy. Most of...
It's all about the content these days, and where you deliver it. From a host of stats from Google recently, this one caught my eye: 50% of consumers use a combination of search and social media...
A common theme of our blogs on marketing is keywords. Thankfully they are no longer mis-used by some and ?stuffed? on web pages to achieve high search engine rankings. This means that it?s even more important...
10 years ago, I went skiing with a group of other business owners. The group...
I don’t often go to supermarkets. I’m not keen on the experience and would rather...
My forthcoming book is the result of over 20 years of looking for better ways...