If you use Facebook, you have probably seen a post encouraging you to click to win. Or had someone ask you to vote for them at some stage. Though I love to win stuff and support my friends by voting for whatever it is they want to win, when they are asking me to … Continue reading Should I enter a competition on Facebook?
Most retail businesses have a multi-platform social media strategy, but one network stands out in terms of value and referral traffic: Facebook. Zuckerberg's popular social platform drives almost three times as much traffic as YouTube, the closest competitor, according to a report from social technology firm 8th Bridge. Facebook has caught on to the business … Continue reading Social Shopping: Tools for Facebook Commerce
If you would like to start a business in The Netherlands, there is plenty of information online in Dutch, but only limited support in English. Despite this, The Netherlands is a great place for startups. So here is a summary of some of my experiences and a few recommended resources to get you started. 1. … Continue reading Five tips for starting a business in The Netherlands
Have you had a business request to "be your friend" on Facebook? As a follow up to the last post: Did you set up a Facebook profile for your business instead of a page? and the difference between Facebook profiles, pages and groups, here is another post to go into more detail, as this is … Continue reading Have you had a business request to "be your friend" on Facebook?
It's a part of online life. Once, spam just referred to a tinned spiced ham, but now electronic spam, - the sending of bulk unsolicited electronic messages, as it's described by Wikipedia, has unfortunately became part of our everyday vocabulary. As the internet evolves, so does spam, and schemes are getting harder and harder to … Continue reading Email spam and scams
This is a concern of many students that pops up regularly in the Social Media School. How do you separate your personal and business life online? There are a few different aspects and approaches to this which I'll go through below. 1. The personal/business life line is becoming more blurred When I was first employed, … Continue reading Five tips to keep personal and business life separate on social media
One of the most common questions I have had in the Zestee Social Media School is how to keep my personal and professional life separate on social media? Here's a detailed post on how I manage my own social media and which tools I use. As a social media consultant and trainer, the lines … Continue reading How I keep my personal and professional life separate on social media
Even before I studied and worked in marketing, I enjoyed analysing WHY I like certain brands. If you're a business owner, doing the same will help you understand what works and then apply this to your own services. Here's five reasons I like IKEA. 1. They cater for most tastes and budgets The IKEA catalogue … Continue reading Five reasons I like IKEA
Have you been asked before in a presentation to "please turn off your mobile devices?" Watch what happens when this is requested here... http://youtu.be/soAk3F0wX9s This was first shared back in 2011, but only just saw it now - thanks to Zestee Social Media School student Geraldine for bringing it to my attention today on Facebook. … Continue reading Please turn off your mobile devices…
RSM Women in Leadership tonight i want to tell you - you have choice i want you to make other people powerful i had a mentor that saw gifts in me that I didn't see in myself i wouldnt' be here if i didn't believe in myself you get married, you stay at home i … Continue reading RSM Erasmus University Women Empowering Women Networking Event
One of the most common questions I've been asked since I started social media training for business is how to get more followers on Facebook. Using Facebook for business has been a wild ride in the last few years and has become increasingly competitive. Here's some practical tips to get you started to increase your … Continue reading How to get more followers on Facebook
This is a guest post for http://www.zestee.com. Undoubtedly photo editing in the present digital space offers simple and effective maneuvers to get to your desired effects. Often fixing exposure or balancing contrast or adding backgrounds can just be done with few clicks but simultaneously this array of go-easy options increases the chance of making mistakes … Continue reading 10 Image Editing Blunders Most Photographers Make
Today, Facebook is 10 years old and is celebrating with Look Back - an automated film for users to share to show highlights from their time spent on this social media giant. To create your own film, log into Facebook then click on this link: https://www.facebook.com/lookback Within seconds, you will be able to view your … Continue reading Facebook is 10 years old – and will be flooded with friends films
Here is an info graphic that Finance Degree Center brought to our attention, with some interesting data with some pros and cons of Facebook Investing. Even if you're not considering buying shares, it still has some trends highlighted that are worth taking note of for those using Facebook for business. I've also noticed that … Continue reading Investing in Facebook?
Facebook introduces a new app called Paper on 3 February. Note that this is in the US app store, and they have not yet publicised when it will be available in other countries - but hopefully not long behind. Click on the image above to view the video and learn more. I'm writing another … Continue reading Facebook introduces Paper on 3 February
Since I started the Zestee Social Media School, Facebook has been the most popular social media tool for business and has been my favourite since it was launched. I started the Zestee Facebook page on 6 January 2010 and have noticed massive changes over the last four years. For the first two years, it was an upward … Continue reading Facebook for Business – how it's changed over the last five years
A new year brings new beginnings and as you may have read about in one of my post popular blog posts from last year, Frenzy to Fatigue to Focus, 2014 is a year for FOCUS. Part of that is streamlining the zestee services and rebranding. I thought this may be a good opportunity to share … Continue reading behind the scenes: zestee rebranding for 2014
Ondernemend Delft holds and annual Boerenkool met Bubbels networking event in Delft.
I love learning and I love the internet. The two together are a match made in heaven and I've been excited to see the e-learning explosion taking place recently. There is so much I would like to share on this topic and I'm becoming increasingly passionate about it, so I do expect this may well … Continue reading The E-learning Explosion
Have you ever heard of World Day of Social Communications? I hadn't but recently signed up to trial Fanpage Karma and they send you a "morning report" with a summary of your social media posts, but also useful information about upcoming international days which may be of interest. This can help you plan social media posts … Continue reading World Day of Social Communications
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