Why social media for business?

Update Your LinkedIn Profile

August 7, 2011

Take 10 minutes today to check your LinkedIn profile. Is everything up to date? Add new projects that you are working on, check in with some contacts, add some new information. Pick one of your contacts that you have had recent successful dealings with and write them a recommendation. Look in on any groups that [...]

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Come on over to my place – Guest Bloggers.

July 18, 2011

If you read blogs regularly, there’s always someone whose blogs stand out; the person who you click first on your RSS reader or the one you click automatically when it comes up on your timeline, wall or Linked In Updates. If you have a relationship with them, why not ask them to write a Guest [...]

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Committing to your blog. It’s an ongoing affair!

July 13, 2011

How often do you update your company blog? Once a month? Once a fortnight? Ideally you should commit to updating your blog at least twice a week. Use RSS feeds, twitter and facebook to subscribe to blogs, industry news and other sources to help you find engaging and relevant content for when you are unsure [...]

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A social media question we all need to ask ourselves -Why?

July 7, 2011

We’ve been putting this article from Brian Solis out on the Saucy Horse twitter accounts as there are so many good points in the article. Today I’m pulling these 10 points out. The Top 10 Questions Customers Are Asking You in Social Media 1. Why should I like you on Facebook? 2. Why should I [...]

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Competitions on Social Media Platforms

July 5, 2011

Tweet If you want to drive traffic to your website, facebook page, blog or via twitter and also create a buzz around your company, a competition is one way to go about it. Like all Social Media Campaigns, first you need to get the marketing and content right and then run the competition. But how [...]

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Who Speaks For Your Company?

June 30, 2011

Tweet According to this article in The Drum, only 24% of companies give guidance as to what can and cannot be posted on Social Networking sites. We know how powerful Social Media is; we’ve also blogged previously how you cannot control the conversation. Making sure that people who work for you know what can and [...]

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Transmitting and Receiving in Social Media.

June 27, 2011

Tweet On my personal twitter timeline (not ALSaucyHorse; my personal one where I follow bands, music and my guilty-pleasure singers), there is one account that I follow that is excellent for news. It posts regular updates, the tweets are helpful and informative and it is regularly updated. Every time I see a post from the [...]

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The Benefits Of Fresh Content On Your Blog

June 23, 2011

Tweet In our previous article, “Advice For First-Time Business Bloggers” we said, We recommend 2-3 times a week minimum to our clients as this really helps the Search Engines get to know you – and they’ll come back more regularly if you are providing plenty of fresh content. Content is everything. If you are providing [...]

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Advice For First-Time Business Bloggers

June 20, 2011

Tweet A blog tied in to your business site helps drive traffic to your site and increases your ranking in the search engines. We’ve covered why you should have a blog in a previous entry; this entry is how to go about it. What else is out there? Take a look at the blogs of [...]

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When Social Media Goes Bad

June 16, 2011

Tweet This is an old story, but it’s such a great case history and article. Since I’m a new Saucy Horse, I’d like to share my favourite stories, case histories and writers with you. We’ve touched on this subject here before. When things are going right on your Social Media Feeds, it’s great. You’re interacting [...]