Pippin Communications - Social Media

12/06/2015

Stuff nobody says about Facebook - Love this!

Enjoy :)

09/03/2015

Do you use WhatsApp? This article has some great tips to update your settings! I always found it annoying when images & videos sent via WhatsApp ended up saved to my phone. I've fixed that now, woop! (check out the first tip!!)

From making your iOS notifications more private to hiding your "last seen" status, our tweaks will take you up a level.

09/03/2015

Time-Saving Templates and Tools for Social Media - Great resource, well worth a read! (via Social Media Examiner)

A list of time-saving templates, tools, techniques, and hacks to help you get more done on social media and your blog.

05/03/2015

Facebook Business Page Likes are changing!
You might see a slight drop in your Likes, but this is due to Facebok removing Likes from people who have deactivated their account, or those that have passed away.

You can find out more in the link below, and the Facebook announcment here: https://www.facebook.com/business/news/page-likes-update

Facebook is changing the way it counts Likes, the company announced on Thursday.

04/03/2015

I've never been a fan of stock photos, I'd always, always prefer to use a real photo of a real team/event etc (but know that's not always possible). If I had to use a stock photo, it'd be these ones!! Love :D Enjoy!!

Stock photos have a bad rap. They're campy and cheesy and the butt of plenty of jokes. But what's great about them is they're often the catalyst for promotions or gags—sort of a comedic blank slate. Enter the new Vince Vaughn movie Unfinished Business, which comes out Friday.

23/02/2015

Do you have a product you want to share with new customers?

This article shows why Instagram could be just what you need -
Did you know Instagram boasts 15 times more engagement than Facebook, Twitter or Google+? Crikey!

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/use-instagram-to-promote-products/

Are you using social media to reach customers? This article shows how to use Instagram to gain brand recognition and reach new customers.

23/02/2015

Have you checked your privacy settings recently? Take a look at this article which explains how ensure you are only sharing things with the people you really want to!

Are you concerned about your online privacy? This article shows how to adjust and control your social media privacy settings.

25/01/2015

10 Tips for Growing Your Social Media Audience from Socialbakers - Some really good tips in here, worth a read!

The first step to running a successful social media operation is to build an audience you’ll later be able to turn into conversions. To help you get started, we compiled our 10 best tips for growing your social media audience.

09/12/2014

Oooh yes please, Father Christmas!! :D

09/12/2014

Would you know how to spot a fake LinkedIn account? Thanks to Lesley Whiteman Social Media for sharing this one!

Don’t you just hate it when people are fake? When they turn out to be someone different than you initially thought, someone you thought you knew? Wasting your time, making you feel like you’ve been duped? LinkedIn is fake Profile heaven. Why? Because the stakes are high and the pickings ...

27/11/2014

As Vanessa of Social Catapult has said, Mari Smith has given a great summary here, so I'll share her comments too - please do watch the video to ensure you are aware of the latest News Feed changes and how it could impact your page!

Mari's words: "With Facebook's latest round of News Feed changes, as you likely know by now, any Page posts that are 'overly promotional' will see significantly less organic reach, starting in January 2015 (or sooner). But what exactly does this mean? How will the new algorithm weights work? Is it based on keywords?
Well, here's some inside intel that may help you to put things in a bit more perspective and get better prepared for the changes ahead.
First thing to know is that if you consistently share content that is high quality (and I don't mean high-resolution images here!), value-adding, contextual, relevant, and that your audience responds well to, then you likely have nothing to worry about and won't need to adjust your strategy (much!).
However, for those marketers who publish content that is overly pushy, or especially if it's hypey, pitchy, salesy, adds little value, is mostly focused on getting clicks and takes people to a scant website with various gimmicks - including landing pages with nothing but an autoplay video with no player controls - then the good news for the rest of us is that type of content won't appear in the News Feed. Even in paid posts, that type of content will be minimal to non-existent.
Here's the thing, despite the rumblings and frustrations out there among the business community, Facebook is truly on a mission to foster more TRUST and ENHANCE the user experience.
Back in 2007, when Facebook first rolled out Pages and social ads, the buzz was, "When the marketers move in, the members move out." The fear was that Facebook would become overrun with ads and it would alter the platform's primary focus of helping people to personally connect with close friends and family. So, fast forward seven years, and you may be able to see why it's important to keep overly promotional type of content in the ad/sponsored sections of the News Feed.
Yes, we all had it so good for many years with the high organic reach. But, alas, there's nothing as certain as change, right? Besides, I've always said the secret to success (on Facebook and all social media), is to think and act like a MEMBER first, then a marketer. That way, we can ensure that the members *won't* move out.
Please do watch this video and share with your friends and fans!"