Category Archives: Social media

Case study / how to guide – audience insights for the Foreign & Commonwealth Office

One thing I often do is use free tools for things they're not built...

Disruptive start-ups and banks – putting the ‘me’ in disintermediate*

Like Caz, I was also at the Finextra Social Media day last week...

Money for old rope?

Earlier this week, FSA exec, Martin Wheatley, hit the business ...

We’re excited about Datasift Historics

A couple of weeks ago Datasift announced Historics. This got us...

Could Timeline turn Facebook pages from shop windows into company scrapbooks?

So, it's been announced, then. Facebook's 'Timeline' is coming for...

A guide to Pinterest for brands

You've probably heard about Pinterest by now. But do you know what ...

How can a brand gain trust in social media if it doesn’t trust its employees?

Corporates are starting to recognise the external forces that c...

A guide to Facebook’s new private messaging feature

Facebook is testing private messaging between Pages and Fans. Ba...

Guide to new Twitter and Twitter pages for brands

As you may know, Twitter has rolled out some new features recently ...

NixonMcInnes Academy: We love training

This is a good time for training at NixonMcInnes. A very good time....

Current themes around social media and fundraising

Max and I did a presentation last week on the current themes around...

Digital crowds and wasted opportunities

Last week I took part in a small but inspiring event at Fabrica in ...