Lollipop Local

Lollipop Local run social media courses in Essex and Birmingham. Is Social Media Not Working For Your Business? Have you set up your profile on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn and then wondered what to do next? Have you worked hard to gain some likes to your Facebook page, put up lots of status Read more [...]

Great infographic by the online Wall Street Journal on the usefulness of the various social media platforms as they are perceived by small business owners. Social Media Stats about LinkedIn, Facebook Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube and small business And it accompanied an article discussing the fact Read more [...]

I have been reading an amazing report from Legal & General – the Digital Criminal 2012 – CyberSafety Report which alerted me to the term FaceBragging. Facebraggers Almost a third (29%) of social media users only update their Facebook status or tweet when they want their friends to know what they Read more [...]

Linked In just had a major makeover. The profile pages are much crisper and cleaner and it’s easier to see the recommendations from happy customers. So, it was great to receive this infographic from Boot Camp Digital Social Media Training on 37 Ways to thrive on Linked In. With a few pointers, Read more [...]

Great post from Social Media Examiner about finding the right influential people to help your business using social media. I have my own experience of how this works. Nearly three years ago, I was friended and contacted by the Sales Manager of Keltic Clothing via LinkedIn. He had noticed that I Read more [...]

I saw the first announcements of these about two weeks ago on the Linked In Blogbut the UK were not one of the markets where this was being rolled out.  And then I received my first emailed notification that someone had endorsed me.  The lovely Steve Dickinson – and, when I checked my profile, I Read more [...]

I watched two webinars about using Linked In over the weekend. Sad, I know, but it had to be done. No stone is left unturned in the search for information about how to put my clients in front of potential new customers. And that is effectively what Linked In does. It’s a business networking opportunity. Read more [...]

It’s a question which always amuses me because, first of all, I don’t like to promote myself as an ‘expert’. I give guidance on the latest information, changes and strategies relating to using the various social media platforms to promote a business. The only people who are truly experts in Facebook, Read more [...]

Great infographic which talks you through the pros and cons of each of the different social media networks so you can decide which one is the best for your business. Click on the image to go through to the full size at source. In a survey of 1500 Facebook users, 60% said they only knew 20% of their Read more [...]

I am indebted to SmallBizTrends for drawing this infogrpahic from Manta about small business growth strategies to my attention. Manta bill themselves as the largest online community dedicated entirely to small business and have made some major enhancements to their site to help small businesses to Read more [...]