3 Essential LinkedIn Steps to Boost Your Career In 2016

Top ten social media predictions for 2016

Here I offer my ten predictions for social media in 2016, sharing the top social media trends and opportunities for business.

LinkedIn profiles – first or third person?!

    How should you write your LinkedIn profile? First person – I am the UK’s leading authority on … Or Third person – John Smith is the UK’s leading authority on …     There is no definitive right or wrong answer and we

Director LinkedIn profiles – how to write them?

Writing a LinkedIn profile for a chief executive or a director can be surprisingly difficult. While you want some personal information, it generally should convey passion and commitment for their company or organisation. And take care if you are actively

Using LinkedIn to win business

LinkedIn is the undisputed champion of the B2B social media sector and is recognised as the most powerful marketing tool of the 21st century. But, how do you make the most of LinkedIn? How do you use LinkedIn to win business? How do you use LinkedIn to

Keeping business communications alive over the holiday season

It’s that time of year again when half the country ups sticks and abandons Blighty for two weeks of sunburn, sangria and the squirts. Holiday season is upon us once again and that can present major problems for businesses of all sizes as they work to

Building social media into your stakeholder engagement strategy

Stakeholder engagement is considered by 82 per cent of senior communicators across Europe to be important to their organisation’s success, according to research by Brunswick Insight – and 90% expect the scope and scale of stakeholder engagement activities

Networking tips – making the most of business events

Networking events are a powerful tool in the business arsenal. Cold calls are exactly that, cold and inpersonal, but networking events and business conferences allow you to walk up to your target client and shake them warmly by the hand. You can start

Professional services firms and social media – too old at 50?

I was delighted to be invited as guest speaker at a dinner to discuss ‘Is social media turning Professional Services firms upside down?’. The debate is – or should be – relevant to businesses in every sector, but one comment has left me deeply

Why your business needs you to write thought leadership papers

Have you considered writing a thought leadership paper? You don’t have to be an academic to do this – you’ve already got the skills. Being a thought leader is just a way of sharing your knowledge with others. So what is thought leadership? In

Social media and REF score: how universities are helping academics to increase engagement

The Guardian recently highlighted how public engagement for universities is changing. Engagement as a two-way process is now a necessary part of university research and the publication of academic work. But for many academics and researchers, it involves

What businesses can learn from mental health practitioners

I was delighted to be asked by Victoria Betton to co-author an ebook for the NHS on using social media to help mental health practitioners. Packed with examples of best practice and case studies, I have been so impressed at how professionals are using