Events & Social Media – The Importance of Gathering Content

  Business events. Like them or loathe them, they provide a valuable platform for networking, learning, making new connections AND raising our profile on social media. Capturing the day’s experience, the learnings, all the fabulous professionals you met can bring you plenty of value on social media. Yet all too often, the events of the …

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How to spice up your Out of Office Message

Automated Out of Office messages just get deleted, so why not spice yours up a little so it gets READ and REMEMBERED? Here’s some ideas: HERE’S AN EXAMPLE:  Guess where I am?  The answer is not at my desk right now. In fact I’m sunning myself in Spain whilst eating Paella and sipping Sangria. I’ll be back to the usual tea and crumpets when …

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How to stop ‘Content procrastination’

I have a confession to make. I totally procrastinated whilst writing this article. I meant to write this in between Christmas and New Year but I got distracted. I took a nap (or three). I cleared out my son’s playroom. I checked Facebook. In fact, I did everything I could to avoid writing this article. …

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10 valuable lessons I learnt from directing a video shoot

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of directing a video shoot on behalf of one of my clients. It was their Christmas advert to help drive sales over the festive period. Directing a video shoot is no easy task. It involves far more than just hiring a videographer and expecting them to work …

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