The average Internet user spends around two hours a day engaged on social media channels. By leveraging various social and digital channels possibilities and opportunitiues can increase business value, brand perception and profitability
Watch Edward Snowden’s LIVE at SXSW here
Edward Snowden will give his South by South West (SXSW) seminar at 4pm GMT today. You can watch this live via the stream below.
This will be a rare opportunity to hear thoughts directly from Snowden, who has been living in Russia since shortly after leaking the trove of secret government documents. These exposed the broad surveillance programs to the press which has led to debate, reform and outrage across the globe. Surveillance is the hot topic at SXSW this year and Snowden's speech is arguably the most anticipated happening at SXSW since the festival began
Social Media Strategist is a member of the open rights group. Their work on issues ranging from e-voting to copyright, open data and privacy. They do this by talking to policy-makers and other activists and working with other campaign groups (both here in the UK and abroad). The Open Rights Group raise the profile of these issues and present arguments through conventional and social media.
I find it unsettling that a UK internet law will be passed without any real debate. @David_Cameron wants it to happen so it will #censorship
— James Norris (@JamesNorris) July 22, 2013
SXSW Infographic
Social Media Strategist is currently out of London and over in Austin, Texas for SXSW. Below highlights the 'Evolution of SXSW' since it first began
What’s better Social Media or SEO
There's only one way to find out…..FIIIIIIGHT
Mobile World Congress Meetings
I am currently scheduling meetings to be held during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. I offer a range of highend marketing services at a lower cost then digital marketing agencies. My low overheads (shared office in Camden) are reflected in my day rate (£280 per day).
My clients range from Vodafone and Nokia to Shell, Channel 4 and a number of start-ups. If you are currently being overcharged by one of the many overpriced marketing agencies or need effective marketing services to increase sales, loyalty etc then get in touch.
I will be in Barcelona and free for meetings between 25th February and 2nd March. Feel free to email me / call +44 (0)7868 823055 / skype: jamesnorris123
Speaking at Global Entrepreneurship Week
On Friday will I will be speaking as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week in Camden alongside creative ideas agency Saint and the serial entrepreneur and founder of Frank PR. It is a free, informal event held in partnership with University of the Arts London. It runs between 3.30pm – 6pm at the Camden Collective, London. Tickets for this event can be attained by clicking here!
Since its inception, Global Entrepreneurship Week has spread to 115 countries, with nearly 24,000 organisations planning more than 37,000 activities. As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2010 in the UK, over 207,200 people attended 2,577 events, run by 983 organisations. Global Entrepreneurship Week is a worldwide movement of entrepreneurial people, with millions unleashing their enterprising talents and turning their ideas into reality. Find out what happened in previous years of Global Entrepreneurship Week.
Pope Benedict’s Social Media speech
Above is a video highlighting the Pope’s recent speech about how the Church needs to use new platforms to engage with today’s audiences. Below is a screen shot of the Christian social networking site XT3. XT3 state to be… “so good even the Pope uses it”. I will let you create an account and let me know 🙂
Swedish TV License Interactive Viral Video
This epic viral video that was ‘Facebooked’ across to me this morning. It intertwines user generated content (UGC) into the video in order for it to become personal to the recipient. The viral video template has been created in order for it to drive awareness (and ultimately sales) of Swedish TV licenses. This is a very different approach to the TV License adverts that we have in the UK. Their key focus is on fear and imprisonment. The swedish approach on the otherhand focuses on celebration and unison.
Send FREE Picture Messages To Radio 1
Radio 1 listeners will be able to send picture messages from their mobile phones to Radio 1 for free this Friday (11th December).
Listeners in the United Kingdom will be able to send free picture messages to the BBC Radio 1 messaging number (81199), for a chance to see their images featured on the Radio 1 website. UK participants on both pay as you go & monthly contracts will not be charged as part of the Radio 1s ‘free picture message day’.
It will be interesting to see how much over the air exposure Radio 1 DJs such as Pete Tong & Annie Mac give to this project. The Mobile Data Association (MDA), brought together each of the UK’s major mobile network operators to form a partnership with the BBC which aims to get more young people involved with the station. The MDA has also launched an educational website with the long-term aim of helping people to send picture messages: http://www.getsettings.org .
Ben Chapman, Interactive Editor at BBC Radio 1, said: “Our goal is to mix the listeners’ picture messages with images of our DJs in an innovative way, so they all follow the theme of a well known piece of music. It’s a brilliant opportunity for Radio 1 to produce interactive content while explaining how to get the most out of mobile phones, and it encourages more interaction with our DJs.”
Martin Ballard, Operations Director at the MDA, said: “BBC Radio 1’s Picture Messaging Day should provide a springboard to generate further interest in the medium. Our getsettings website aims to address configuration issues around older handsets in circulation and SIM-only contracts. But the emergence of increasingly sophisticated and affordable devices means users can begin to capitalise on the rich mobile messaging facilities which are now available, as they did with text messaging at the beginning of the decade”.
Sources: The Mobile Data Association newsletter, Radio 1, GetSettings
Facebook Marketing Strategist
Facebook's social media market share, 2014
There are now over 1 billion (monthly) Facebook users responsible for 1.13 trillion "likes", 219 billion photos & 17 billion check-ins. The graph below higlights Facebook's market share in January 2014 (via Global Web Index).
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There are a huge number of ways in which marketers and brands can use Facebook as an effective marketing platform to increase loyalty, awareness, sales and profit. These range from custom cross platform strategies using Facebook to Pay Per Click adverts served on the Facebook Platform.
If you would like to discuss your current Facebook marketing strategist we would love to hear from you.
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