Proud Parent, Or Over-Sharer?

Proud Parent, Or Over-Sharer?

It’s impossible to avoid the plethora of “proud parent” photos on Facebook over the festive period:  baby’s first Christmas, toddler and family dog in matching reindeer costumes, the six-year olds surrounded by more toys than you can buy in Hamleys …… you get the...
Before You Send A DM …

Before You Send A DM …

Warning.  This blog post could get a little bit ranty! I’ve been looking after social media feeds for SMEs since 2012.  I genuinely feel that as a nation, we (that’s the Royal We, naturally!) are getting lazier by the day. Why? The volume of DMs (direct messages for...
Back To Work? Shout About It!

Back To Work? Shout About It!

It’s been a very strange world for the last few weeks.  None of us anticipated a global health pandemic, businesses being forced to close and the whole world going into lockdown.  Many businesses took the decision to hide from social media – posts dried up completely...
Lockdown Shenanigans: Virtual Gin Tasting

Lockdown Shenanigans: Virtual Gin Tasting

On 23rd March when Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced an unprecedented lockdown in a bid to help the UK fight the spread of coronavirus, many businesses of all shapes and sizes went into a tailspin.  Overnight, shops, restaurants, pubs, hair salons and beauty spas...
It Was A Wednesday Afternoon In Lockdown ……

It Was A Wednesday Afternoon In Lockdown ……

Anyone who knows me well enough will know that I’m a bit of a gin-head, as well as being a dab hand at that thing called social media.  So, when the Staffordshire Distillery appeared on my Twitter timeline, it only seemed natural to follow them.  What happened next...