Did you know that the number of Instagram users in 2022 is 1.478 billion? That’s a pretty crazy number right? The answer is yes, BUT social media has become part of our daily lives for work and play. If you are here reading this blog, it is highly likely you have an Instagram account and, … Read more
Welcome to another round of coffee date Q&As! A blog series I made up during one of the millions of lockdowns in lieu of not being able to meet people for real-life coffee dates. Community and collaboration are a big deal to me and time with other business owners or my industry peers is a … Read more
Ah vanity metrics! “How many likes did we get?” It’s a question anyone working in social media dreads and one that can make you a little crazy as a business owner. Danielle from Greene Creatives recently asked me to be on an Instagram Live Q&A with her talking about vanity metrics, why they don’t define … Read more
When it comes to my non-work life I am not one for resolutions, I am way more of a “make the move whenever you like” kinda girl. Ties into those rebellious / creative aspects of my personality! But, business and marketing… totally different story. Spontaneity needs to be planned for and risk needs to be … Read more
We often hear from social media experts on how to do “more social media” but very rarely on how to take an effective social media break. And I’m not talking about the 3-month digital hiatus kind of break – which frankly requires a whole other level of business communications discussion – but the kind of … Read more
What does the word “strategy” mean to you? The usual response is that it’s a top-tier jargon word straight out of business school, i.e. scary as hell. Truth is, a strategy is pretty important and helps give us purpose and achieve our business goals. And guess what? For social media, it’s no different. Diving into … Read more
In short, no. But that two-word answer would make for a terrible blog post, right?! So let’s talk about Instagram a bit more and some of the things going on with your engagement, story views and the general feeling of WTF-ness Instagram is giving business owners at the moment. Instagram and your business. I don’t … Read more
During the last round of my “ask me anything” story session on Instagram, someone asked the question about their Instagram mojo. As in how to get it back when it seems totally AWOL. Even the best laid social media content plans lose their way when your mojo goes missing. I get it, it’s hard to … Read more
Towards the end of last year, I worked on a social media strategy for a business based in central Scotland (I call Aberdeen home), they are in the food and drink industry but their social media channels were brand new. That is both a good thing and a bad thing as brand new means no … Read more
