Does YouTube Work for Business?
Can videos work to showcase your business? When I started working with Appletree I had no idea how a small business could use videos to show what they are offering. As far as I was concerned...
Why Do You Read Email newsletters?
How many email newsletters that land in your inbox do you actually read? Do most of them get the 'delete' treatment before you've read them? Is there any point in spending loads of time and effort...
Did you know that YouTube receives over 1 billion unique visitors each month!
With that many people visiting a social media platform each month, what are you doing to get their attention? YouTube ? the second most popular search engine, have also stated that 500 years of YouTube...
Making Twitter Work
In our unending quest to achieve good rankings for our clients (and Appletree) I read with interest recently that research, published by Branded3 has shown a positive correlation between the number of times a brand is...
Can Email Newsletters Bring Any Business In?
Recently I started a research project for our email newsletter service, Just Add Content (JAC). The purpose of the research was to identify if people would be interested in using JAC as a DIY newsletter service:...
Is SlideShare Part of Your Content Marketing Schedule?
SlideShare started life as a place for people to upload PowerPoint presentations they were using at a conference or event. Over time it has evolved into a content marketing platform for any form of digital content,...
Video in Business
Did you know that YouTube is the 2nd most used search engine in the world? This would suggest that more and more people are using videos to answer their questions, give them knowledge or even just...
Why You Must Market Your Marketing
As marketers we spend a huge amount of our time creating compelling content for our clients, as does every marketing consultant or agency for their clients. So, with all this marketing activity going on all around...
Why You Should Have a LinkedIn Company Page for your Business
LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network, and is known as the 'professional social network'. The network has 150 million members worldwide, apparently adding 10 new members every 5 seconds! It's a great tool for lead...
Should I Use LinkedIn As a Person or a Business?
Within the past few months we at Appletree have really noticed a much higher level of interaction on LinkedIn. This can include engaging with your contacts, talking in a discussion with potential clients or even website...
