

How to easily create a video, gif or image meme for your social media marketing campaigns
If you have been looking for a free and easy solution to create memes from your images, videos or gifs on desktop then read on for a tutorial about a new tool that is available to us to use and is un-watermarked. In the visual marketing programmes I deliver for internal and external communications professionals, one of the challenges cover is how to get … [Read more...]

How to use the mobile live stream app Talkin for geo targetted conversations and town hall meetings
Have you considered using live streams for 'town hall' style events? That is the use case that the new live stream platform Talkin has been developed around which they call a live Twitter Townhall app. The platform was developed to deliver video to any user under 1 second latency so it it is pretty close to real time live video. What I was particularly … [Read more...]

Five actions communications professionals need to have on their agenda for social media and digital marketing campaign success in 2019
With constant changes in the algorithm of social media platforms, you might be wondering what actions you can take to help you get more visibility for your campaigns? Here are five tips to help you optimise your communications plans for your next campaign beyond the ‘usual advice’ of: posting strategically at times and on platforms where your audience … [Read more...]

How to use StoryChief to craft your articles for content marketing success
I am always experimenting looking for ways to improve content management workflows so when I came across StoryChief over a month ago and reading about the features it offers, I had to experiment. Especially if you are working with a content creation team, it can be challenging to manage the process, so StoryChief was created to help us by enabling stories … [Read more...]

Using Facebook Live for university student recruitment campaigns – an example from the University of Hull clearing campaign 2018
Having worked with the marketing and communications teams of several universities over the years, I am always interested in terms of how colleges are using digital and social media in terms of student recruitment. This year I had an additional vested interest, as my daughter had applied to university, so I have been even more accutely tuned into campaigns … [Read more...]

How to host a Facebook Watch Party for your Facebook Group members – update May 2018
Earlier this year I shared about a new feature being introduced to Facebook Groups called Facebook Watch Parties - you can read the tutorial here. Facebook is continuing to test this and in the article below you will see screen shots of what you can expect when you get access to this feature for your Facebook Groups. Firstly, in your Group you may see an … [Read more...]