Keeping Social Media Simple

A barrier to the addition of Social Media to a marketing strategy is sometimes the complexity of this set of tools.

With so many Social Media options available, all of which rely on some knowledge of technology (even at a basic level), it is no surprise that this can result in inertia.

Within my firm of Chartered [...]

Gearing up for mobile Internet users

The growing popularity of the iPhone, Blackberry and other ’smartphone’ devices means that our consumption of the Internet is changing at a rapid pace. [...]

Making Twitter work for financial advisers

I’m a big fan of Twitter. I’ve been using the system for nearly two years now, since 12th May 2008 in fact, around a year after the launch of this micro-blogging system.

In common with many bits of social networking technology, you either get Twitter or you don’t. To the outsider, Twitter can look [...]

April Fools’ Day as an IFA marketing opportunity

The 1st of April is a day celebrated in various countries around the world as April Fools’ Day. In the UK, the jokes only last until midday, creating a short window of opportunity to promote a convincing but good natured joke or prank.

Since 1957, when the BBC Panorama programme convinced viewers that Italians were [...]

Embracing Social Media

In an article from Money Marketing, Martin Bamford discusses his approach to Social Media and how it is used within his wider marketing [...]