Identity fraud and data leaking is becoming a genuine risk with users interacting within social networks on the web. Millions of people share personal information and details online, without really thinking of the possible consequences.
The Media Cube would hate to see vulnerable people fall victim to such crimes and have therefore compiled some information to take onboard when socialising in such sites as Facebook and Twitter.
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2010 is the year companies get social. Social media is rapidly in demand and is being firmly placed as a productive platform for business growth.
As with most new and slightly unknown tools, many companies remain obvious to how social media works or can be beneficial to their business success. The Media Cube are experienced, Kent based social media experts, capable of teaching businesses the trade of social networking and integrating compelling social campaigns into business needs.
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What is the main influence towards social networking? Is it the opportunity to pry on competitors’ activities, a chance to advertise your own brand or simply the need and desire to have presence within a growing market? One thing is for sure, the social media world provides a use for anyone.
With a large and varied audience for advertisers to target, companies are discovering an alterative method, or for some, a combined method, for pay-per-click (PPC) campaigns.
PPC requires time and investment. Though social media demands time, it is free. A PPC campaign can take months to trigger and discover what works well towards budget and keywords. Social media provides flexibility and the opportunity to direct messages straight to your followers. However, that is not to say that a social strategy is not required, it definitely is.
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Facebook is the most demanding social site online with more than 350 million users worldwide, however the majority of companies still struggle to make an impressive marketing impact.
The growth of Facebook has fundamentally progressed through personal interaction. Users associate Facebook as a social platform to communicate with friends and family, with the prospects of following groups and brands.
This provides the foundation to establish a brand online and present growth through presence within the site. Unfortunately for some companies, Facebook can present an uphill challenge to successfully promote themselves via this channel.
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We’ve just finished a new video for a company based down in Sevenoaks Kent called Croc n Craft. They do pottery painting sessions where you can come in, choose a piece of pottery and then just go mad with the paints.
This is an example of one of our services, whereby we produce short video pieces that can be used online as a way of promoting a company through online video sources or on a blog. As I’ve written before, this is incredibly effective due to the huge appetite Google and other search engines have for video content.
These videos can be used as part of your own website blog, a YouTube channel or even advertising online through various other media portals. The key is to have good quality video production that doesn’t just look like someone shot it on their mobile phone. We use proven techniques in both shooting the footage and editing and uploading to the internet.
Croc n Craft also run parties for children as well as various other group events. It’s also very reasonably priced as you only pay about £3 for a session and then whatever pieces of pottery you want to paint. A mug can start from only £6 so you can get your own unique piece of artwork from your child for only a few quid. Plus they love the creative side of things.
Have a look at the video to see what you can do.
I’d love to hear your comments and if you’d like us to do something similar for your business please contact us.
Twitter has become a powerful platform to expose a topic or express opinions to millions of potential people who want to hear what you have to say.
The micro-blogging site is instrumental for reinstating others’ thoughts (tweets) or encouraging followers to reignite your pitch. There are even cases for big news stories breaking on Twitter, as the Hudsen River plane crash proved earlier this year.
Twitter users are extended all over the globe making the potential for growth astronomical when carried out right.
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