YOUTUBE

I decided to blog about youtube this week as I saw an advertisement for 3G network on it last night. this clip went viral and has a few hundred thousand views and all this came from just on view on television. Youtube helped this video to go viral so that the rest of the world got to see it. if you haven't caught a glimpse of it yet here is the link.

But youtube isn't just used for watching funny videos or catching up on some adds you missed on tele last night.
Youtube can be used for posting up video presentations for those who might not have been able to attend the meeting you can record and place the video on youtube and they can be viewed by the people who are authorized to see the content. Training videos can be made on youtube to show your employees how something is worked ie how to set up a facebook account.
these are a few ideas that you can use in your business to help those busy schedules and to get things done faster.

Social Sites

Posting pictures has become a new trend in social media there are so many new sites popping up all over the place, instagram, Pinterest and pheed to name a few.

These are new ways to interact with your customers you can post up pictures of your business and if you have a product you can put up pictures of your new products. this can help with your marketing strategy and can really help to get your brand out there. On most of these sites you can also comment to your customers so it is also letting you talk to your customers and potential customers.

i know some people may ask the question how can these help with my business  But really it can, people TALK I've been on these sites and I've seen for example people posting up pictures of their dinner that they cooked and in it they said thanks to my George foreman, now this is advertising the George foreman and someone has recomened the use of a George foreman when cooking  there is nothing more powerful than word of mouth.

                         


In my next blog I'm going to talk about youtube and your business.

Smart Phones

Everyone has a phone these days and its hard to think how could my phone help make my job easier?? But the convenience of them can!!
Smart phones are the most popular phones in the market, these being Apple, Android, Blackberry , Windows and Galaxy and HTC just to name a few.
They have become a huge importance in our life’s, we can now access our social network accounts and keep our blogs up to date on the go. They can also send and receive emails quick and easy which gives you much more time in your day instead of logging onto a computer. Its basically a  personal digital assistant (PDA) and a mobile phone in one. No longer are we restrained to sitting by a computer waiting for a reply of an email to come in we now can get it straight to your mobile phone and it also allows you to send emails, this saves you so much time and helps you to do your job better. You can also video conference on tho go which can be convenient if you are a busy body.
the only problem with these smart phones is the battery in most of them is terrible, so keep your charger near you at all times just incase!!! 
     

Video Conferencing

Video Conferencing can be very useful in your business . Video conferencing allows one ore more people to interact with each other through telecommunication technologies. The quality of these calls are based on your internet connection, web cam, microphone and speaker.

They are handy in a business as if someone was unable to attend a meeting they could still have their input through a video conferencing call. It also saves time and money if some individuals lived a great distance away. It also allows you to have meeting on the go, if there was a PR crisis in your business and ye needed a meeting ASAP then its possible to have a conference call within minutes it can be accessed on computer and phone so it very convenient. 

                                               

If you were interested in a client over seas you can now broaden your horizons and have them as they can contact you through video chat. You now don't have to focus on employees that are only in your area and within driving distance now you can look for people throughout the world that you feel could have an impact on your business.

In my next blog il be talking about something as simple as a smart phone and how it helps us do our job quicker and more efficiently. 

social media strategy

A social media strategy is important to have in your business. As social media is over packed with different tools, toys and tactics you need to set up a social media strategy so that you don’t get distracted and lost. Here is a step by step basic guide on how to develop your very own media strategy............

                                                 

Developing A Social Media Strategy For Your Business:

• -          Set your goals and objectives
• -          Decide on your metrics
• -          You must recognise your audience and create some persona’s
• -          Based on your audience and your personas chose the right media platform that is suitable to your company.
• -          Gather your resources and determine the roles within your company.
• -          And most importantly create your content. The kind of content you decide is based on your goals.                                   

    

In my next blog I'm going to look at video conferencing and how it can be useful in your business.

Commun.it

Another useful tool in the market that i think every business should look into is commun it.

 Commun-it can be used to build relationships with potential customers and supporters through twitter.

This free service allows you to keep track and recognize your most valuable customers and interactions, which then rolls the collected data into and action driven dashboard. This dash board then lets you see who to reply to and who to thank.

Commun-it also allows you to count up your interactions between yourself and tweeters and it lets you know whether or not you are following them.

This is a very useful tool to have in your business as it allows you to contact the right customers that are interested in your product or service.

                                          

In my next blog I'm going to talk about the importance of having a social media strategy and how to develop one.

buffer tool

 

So today I'm going to look at another new tool in the market called Buffer. Linked with such sites as Twitter,  Facebook and Linkedin Buffer os a tool that allows you to schedule your tweets ahead of time so that you site is always been updated and active. It is very important to keep your site active as it keeps your audiences interested and informed about your business or service. This is a great tool to have in your   business as it allows you to have your post set up in time and they will send when you want them to , this saves you time as it is not necessary to go on each page and post comments everyday.