How to get your events and festivals viral on Twitter
Here I share my thoughts to get your event viral – or at least give yourself the best chance of good Twitter activity.
Communications
Should a doctor or director be allowed to tweet personal views?
Thoughts about what doctors should be allowed to tweet
Interview with Richard Millington, founder of Feverbee.com at the Tactical Psychology of Digital Engagement Conference
Richard Millington, founder of Feverbee.com, outlines the challenges that community managers are facing and how he sees their role developing and the new tools and ideas to help them. Richard says: “We haven’t evolved much in the last couple of years and the key thing will be to look beyond the traditional community skills.” ” … Interview with Richard Millington, founder of Feverbee.com at the Tactical Psychology of Digital Engagement Conference
What is content? Find it in dark corners!
I recently ran the social media management training day for the CIPR. We had a great group and for one of the exercises, I got everyone thinking about what content they have already in their organisation that they can reformat – or repurpose as the jargon goes. Someone then asked me to define ‘content’. I … What is content? Find it in dark corners!
Life beyond 140? Twitter considers 10,000 characters and Ben was right!
This is my smug face. I’ve made some bold predictions in my time and this is one of those rare occasions when I get to say “I was right!” – I’m hoping few will remember my claim that Google+ will be the next big thing. Twitter is going to increase its character count from the … Life beyond 140? Twitter considers 10,000 characters and Ben was right!
How are councils making use of social media?
For local authorities, Government departments, councils and metropolitan boroughs, using social media can be a major headache. With hundreds of different departments, a multitude of agendas, a diverse range of stakeholders and events ranging from small meetings to major catastrophes, creating an effective and engaging social media community can be a significant challenge. While managing … How are councils making use of social media?
Top ten blogs of 2015 – and what we can learn from them
The end or start of a year is a good time to reflect, analyse and plan. This week I have been looking at the stats for our blog and seeing what I can learn from them and planning what we should do in 2016. A key task is to see which blogs are doing best, … Top ten blogs of 2015 – and what we can learn from them
Top ten social media predictions for 2016
Here I offer my ten predictions for social media in 2016, sharing the top social media trends and opportunities for business.
The press release is not dead
Here at Northern Lights we’ve seen a rise in popularity of press releases once again and are producing them for a variety of clients.