by Rachel Beaney | Aug 10, 2019 | Marketing teams
It’s so exciting to launch a new business. Big plans, big dreams and a dash of luck thrown in. Often when we start new businesses, we launch brand new social media channels. And while there are a lot of design considerations that need to be checked off the list when...
by Rachel Beaney | Jun 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
One of the biggest mistakes I see businesses make when it comes to their social media is thinking that they don’t need a strategy. Often, this is actually due to the fact that a lot of people aren’t aware that social media can be strategic. Choosing what to post...
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by Rachel Beaney | Jun 3, 2019 | Freelancers, Marketing teams, Small Business
When you’ve just started a new job, or you’ve been handed the reins on a social media account, you’re often not just in charge of creating content and managing the community, but also reporting. But what does a social media report look like? And what metrics are...
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by Rachel Beaney | May 1, 2019 | Freelancers, Small Business
Facebook has been making moves to shift from a ‘public square’ to private messaging for a while, announcing recently that that is their core focus into the future. They will focus more on Groups and smaller discussions (like group chats on WhatsApp) rather...
by Rachel Beaney | Apr 24, 2019 | Marketing teams, Small Business
Instagram is one of the fastest growing social networks, and businesses looking to capture millennials and Gen Xers have been steadily ramping up their social content on Instagram. Instagram launched a new feature called Instagram Stories in 2016, and it’s fast...
by Rachel Beaney | Mar 26, 2019 | Marketing teams
One of the projects I love to work on the most is a social media audit. I review how a business’ social media channels sit in relation to their competitors in the social media space, going through a checklist of industry standard expectations on content, design,...
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by Rachel Beaney | Feb 22, 2019 | Freelancers, Marketing teams, Small Business
One of the biggest differences in working with social media accounts for large corporations compared to small businesses is the use of one tool: the content calendar. The simple fact is that large businesses couldn’t run their social media accounts without them...
by Rachel Beaney | Jan 17, 2019 | Small Business
Small business owners often don’t have a lot of time. Juggling managing a business, accounts, delivering your kickass service and finding new clients is tough. And adding social media on top of that – it can feel a little bit overwhelming. But there are a...
by Rachel Beaney | Dec 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
There’s nothing worse than feeling like you’ve got a social media post to write, but you’re coming up blank. The more you think about it, the more pressure you feel under, the fewer ideas you have. “Haven’t I written about everything ever?!” you...
by Rachel Beaney | Dec 20, 2018 | Marketing teams, Small Business
Are you launching a new social channel in 2019? Perhaps you’re launching a cute new business, or you’re exploring a new social channel to target a different audience. While setting up a new social media channel is a straightforward process on most social...
by Rachel Beaney | Nov 20, 2018 | Small Business
For many businesses, when we set up social media accounts, we often also set up a hashtag, too. And, there are plenty of brilliant reasons for companies to set up business-themed hashtags. If you are a bricks-and-mortar business, giving people a hashtag to share their...
by Rachel Beaney | Nov 9, 2018 | Freelancers, Marketing teams, Small Business, Uncategorized
I’m a big fan of the three R’s: reduce, reuse, recycle. I believe that we don’t just we don’t just need to do this with the objects in our life, but we can do it with our digital creations, too. I’m a big fan of reusing content, especially when time is short. Whether...
by Rachel Beaney | Oct 21, 2018 | Freelancers, Marketing teams, Small Business
Many social media managers for small companies often also have the role of a graphic designer when they need to create engaging content for the social media channels they manage day in and day out. However, there are quite a few great resources online which makes...
by Rachel Beaney | Oct 1, 2018 | Freelancers, Marketing teams, Small Business
If you’re not creating videos for your social media channels, you’re missing out on engaging a huge portion of your audience. And let’s be real – online video has changed a lot in the last few years. It used to just be about YouTube and...
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by Rachel Beaney | Sep 20, 2018 | Marketing teams, Small Business
Advertising on Linked In is easily double the price of running ads on Facebook… and enough for any lady to feel a little faint and break out the smelling salts. It’s easy to be intimidated by the high costs and think “is it really worth it?”. Let’s get...
by Rachel Beaney | Sep 2, 2018 | Freelancers, Small Business
We often focus on our own content marketing efforts, but another effective way to build your brand online is through being mentioned on other people’s websites and blogs. But that doesn’t happen on its own: it’s through blogger outreach or...
by Rachel Beaney | Aug 7, 2018 | Freelancers, Marketing teams, Small Business
An effective social media content strategy usually have multiple kinds of content, combining together to tell a rich brand story. This often balances high-quality pre-planned content and content from other websites, like breaking news or opinions. Creating pre-planned...
by Rachel Beaney | Jul 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
When your business is B2B, the social network you can’t overlook is LinkedIn. While most people use LinkedIn to build personal brands and personal connections, LinkedIn business pages are growing in popularity for businesses wanting to diversify their social reach,...
by Rachel Beaney | Jun 24, 2018 | Marketing teams, Small Business
More and more businesses are focussing on Facebook Groups as a way to grow their online presence. With the benefits of reach, influence and building a community around your industry or brand, Groups are becoming a favourite way to market organically on Facebook. But...
by Rachel Beaney | Jun 18, 2018 | Marketing teams, Small Business
When we think of ‘getting the word out’ on social media for a new project or campaign, we often think about our own channels: what we post, when we post and if we’re supporting it with an ad buy. But collaborating with others in your industry, community, or with...
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