Change Twitter Name : Should You? I Did!
I’ve been thinking of doing this for some time…changing the spiderhousepr Twitter account over into my personal account, but I never got round to it until now. You may wonder why I wanted to do this, there are a number of reasons but the main one is that spiderhousepr on Twitter was more me than the business; You’ll see random tweets about music, charity, technology, food & Belfast – not really relevant to spiderhousepr as a digital marketing agency (sure, there were penalty of relevant tweets too; social medial WordPress, interesting stats etc!). I’m also...
read moreChristmas Holidays & Happy 2012!
Considering we haven’t blogged for a long time, this is a rather lame update, regarding Christmas holidays. We’ve been busy little bees ourselves and sometimes time just gets the better of you; we’ll try to do better in the new year! Spiderhousepr Christmas Holidays Spiderhousepr will be closed from lunchtime (GMT) on 23rd December and will return to the office on Tuesday 3rd January 2012. No doubt there will be a little bit of internet action in between…but not much as the diary is jam-packed with trip away from Belfast; the west coast of Ireland,...
read moreUsing Facebook Places (& other check-in sites) to Drive Local Business – Part 2
In the first part of this series, we went through the process of getting familiar with Facebook places to help better understand how the check-in works. Today, I want to expand a bit on that to show you how you can actually use the check-in as incentive for customers to visit your location. We’ll also dig into two other players in the check-in market. This will prepare us for the final few parts of the series, where we’ll talk about Groupon style deals, and new media integration. Why the Check-In Works People check-in for two reasons: 1. Because we love to talk about...
read moreUsing Facebook Places to Drive Local Business – Part 1
Firstly…apologies for the lack of blogging over the past month. Spiderhousepr have been rather busy setting up nearly 100 professional social media profiles during June! Anyway….time to get back to it & practice what we preach!!! Over the previous several weeks, we’ve been discussing a variety of social media strategies that you can use for your business, but on a macro level. Today, I’d like to dive in and take a closer look at some of the more practical applications of not just social media, but the Internet in general (watch out for future blog posts on Google Places and...
read more50% Off Facebook Landing Tab Offer (August 2011 Only)
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read moreHow To Use Linkedin – FREE Download
We’ll keep this short and sweet – if you’re looking at this post you probably know why Linkedin is important and you will download the document! There are 2 main groups of people who benefit from Linkedin; 1. Linkedin Professionals Regardless of what you do, building your cv on Linkedin in is a powerful way of making you more attractive to potential employers. If your social networking skills are up there, you can also subtly communicate and interact with potential employers well in advance. Researching companies and owners (for interviews) is also very easy with...
read moreChoosing the Right Social Media for Your Business – Part 3
In the first two installments of this series, we discussed ways to kickstart your social media efforts through Twitter and Facebook, while also developing an understanding of the way secondary sites, like LinkedIn and Flickr can help you round out your social profile. Today, we’ll dig into the final pieces of the puzzle so that you can walk away with an understanding of how to integrate a complete social media experience into your business’ natural marketing efforts. The Nature of Viral Video You’ve probably heard of the Old Spice guy and the ensuing viral youtube video campaign that...
read more21 QR Code Marketing Ideas & Free QR Code Generator
QR codes (Quick Response codes) are hot! Essentially they are barcodes which can be scanned using most modern smartphones (app usually required – many are available fore free). Once scanned they do fancy things, like take you to a website url, display a message or open up a contact business card which you can save on your phone! QR codes can be printed on anything – Tshirts, business cards, flyers, adverts, billboards, products, screens…you are only limited by your imagination. But that is only half the battle…what are you going to use them for? 21 Top...
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