Tag "social media"

3 Boxing Lessons For Social Media

The one thing I have always loved about boxing training is the inspirational quotes which are invariably scrawled on the walls and l think some of them can be applied to a social business. See what you think of these three I’ve picked out

Should Sports Stars Be On Facebook?

Facebook is one of the must be on’s at the moment but which sports stars are on it? And are many missing a trick by not making use of this platform of 500m people?

How You Can Scale Your Social Media Program

If you are successful company then you will have more customers than staff. Social media in its purest form should facilitate people to people communications and that means talking to your customers on a regular basis, so you don’t need a degree in mathematics to work out the disparity!

Premier League Club Passes 2m ‘Likes’ on Facebook

The most popular English Premier League team on Facebook, Liverpool FC, has passed a major milestone in acquiring over 2 million ‘likes’ this weekend just passed.

Following A Cause Not A Company

This morning I was thinking about some of the conversations I’ve had with businesses and National Governing Bodies about their thoughts on social media. One of the problems they face is why would people want to follow or like their brand or organisation?

5 Reasons A Business Should Not Use Social Media

The social media echo chamber is noisy at the moment and some companies have done their brand more harm than good by getting into it when they shouldn’t have

Is Sport Ready For Foursquare?

Geo-location platforms such as Foursquare and Gowolla have been much hyped and talked about over recent months but is the new social networking technology going to take off here in the UK?

How To: Monitor Your Sports Brands

you’ve set up your Facebook and your Twitter account but how do you find out what people are saying about you and then get into the conversation yourself?

When Sport Goes Wrong….. Do You Have A Social Media Plan?

Something that is often forgotten, or just ignored, in social media and in business generally is the need to plan for what could go wrong.

Do you shout from the rooftops enough?

We are nowhere near as good at self publicity when we are building up our on and off line profiles. Social Media provide us with a massive opportunity to let people know we are experts in our field and make connections around the world.