At its core, TikTok is a social media platform dedicated to short-form, user-generated video content. It’s a space where creativity flourishes, and trends move at a breakneck speed. Read more
TikTok has taken the social media world by storm. Known for its short-form videos and catchy music that can quickly go viral. The app, which launched in 2016, has seen massive growth in recent years and has become a popular platform for young people to express themselves and showcase their creativity (and older age groups are starting to get in on the action too!) Read more
Using Instagram can be a great way of marketing your business. But did you know that using Instagram reels can take things up a notch and help you achieve more with your social media marketing?
In this blog, I want to talk about why Instagram reels are so good for your business and why you should consider adding them to your social media marketing strategy today. Read more
While social media marketing isn’t (Google claims) an active part of improving your website’s search result ranking, it does have a supportive role to play in helping your business get ahead of your competition online. Read more
One of the most cost-effective methods of marketing for any business is social media. It’s a tried and tested way of getting your business brand out there and noticed by your audience, and when done correctly, they’ll interact and engage with your content.
Fundamentally, social media marketing has the overall aim of generating leads and sales. And it’s typically your website where that magic happens. Your calls to action, lead magnets, further information and special offers should ideally be hosted on your website with your audience directed to them via social media. Read more
Outsourcing to someone new in your business is always going to come with some feelings of uncertainty. In this blog, I want to reassure you about any concerns you may have with outsourcing to a marketing consultant, how a marketing consultant can help you to generate those all-important leads and why it’s worth navigating around any anxieties for the benefits it can bring to your business. Read more
Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn all use blue within their logo and branding – have you ever wondered why that is? It’s all to do with the psychology of colour.
Colours can create feelings and emotions in our minds when we see them. We might be consciously aware of it at the time, we all know that red represents danger for example and know to be alert when we see a red road sign. But colours can work on our subconscious minds too, creating feelings so subtle that we don’t even realise they’re there. Read more
There are so many forms of marketing it can be easy to feel lost when figuring out what to do where. Marketing is like a big jigsaw puzzle with each channel or form of marketing representing a different piece. You can leave some pieces out and still see what the picture is meant to look like but leave too many gaps and you lose the detail.
That doesn’t mean you have to do every form of marketing that’s out there to get a fully working strategy for your business, but it does mean you need to understand what the complete picture looks like for you, and how each piece of the puzzle contributes to that, i.e., each form of marketing.
In this blog, I want to discuss how to create a multi-channel marketing strategy and how to get the most out of your marketing for your business. Read more
In my previous blog about Instagram, I talked about the basics of setting up your profile, engaging with the right followers and building your brand through this visual social media platform.
In this blog, I want to talk about how to make sales on Instagram through social media marketing that puts your business in front of potential customers to influence their buying decisions. Turning followers into customers takes time, effort, and effective marketing strategies but it is possible. So, I’m going to give you a quick guide of the suggestions I make as a marketing consultant with my Instagram clients that may help you to boost your revenue and profits too. Read more
LinkedIn is one of those social media channels that many people struggle to use effectively for their marketing. The corporate tone to LinkedIn can make it seem like the wrong platform for freelancers and small business owners with the focus on work history and employable skills, but in reality, it’s a fantastic place to network and make connections.
I created a blog on getting started with LinkedIn in my “Claire Saxton’s Social Media Basics” series of blogs, which you can check out here.
This blog is for those of you who have been on LinkedIn for a while and maybe not quite got the results you’d hope for, or simply want to tweak your LinkedIn marketing for more opportunities! Read more