FAILS Everybody should be proud of who they are but rightly so, the timing of Thursday’s #HeterosexualPrideDay did not go down well on Twitter. It prompted a particularly vivid backlash [...]
An irreverent review of social media news with Rebecca Davies-Nash, head of content at 24 fingers. This message will self-destruct after reading Snapchat has done something strange, it’s gone in for [...]
Without sounding horribly dramatic, the future is video. And then more video. With the ever-increasing popularity of apps such as Snapchat, short, snappy video content is where it's at, offering brands the [...]
#WINS Chipotle champions Chipotle filled us with pride (... sorry, couldn’t resist) with this sponsored tweet. On Tues 21st June, quote “PRIDE” at the counter and 50% of sales will [...]
So the Brexit thing happened. And when things happen, the internet likes to have its say. Here’s a round-up of our favourites. This overwhelming subtlety. I plan [...]
An irreverent review of social media business news with Rebecca Davies-Nash, head of content at 24 fingers. See other professionals in your network Microsoft is buying LinkedIn. For £18.5bn. [...]
#WINS You’re kitten me Just when you thought an attractive man in uniform couldn’t get any better, you find out there’s a kitten involved. Tigger the kitten accidentally travelled 300 [...]
#WINS Marks & Spencer matchmaking Colin the Caterpillar is a much-loved classic cake so updating the brand was always going to be tricky. M&S flawlessly pulled it off with the [...]
An irreverent review of social media business news with Rebecca Davies-Nash, head of content at 24 fingers. Video killed the... 140-character star Bloomberg reports that Snapchat sees an average [...]
Media Production student Natasha Websdale has joined us as part of her course at Bournemouth University. Not quite the McJob she’d dreamed of, but we’ll give her a gold star [...]
When days like #NationalBestFriendsDay roll around, brands have a great opportunity to make the most of a trending hashtag. The only question is: is the trending hashtag right for the [...]
Emoji lovers rejoice, Facebook Messenger is adding a whole new set of diverse icons to its app. Love them or hate them, you can’t avoid emojis. They are popular mostly [...]
An irreverent review of social media business news with Rebecca Davies-Nash, head of content at 24 fingers. Right to reply Twitter did its own version of Monty Python’s ‘Confuse a [...]
#WINS To me, to Craig David Finally, something surprisingly good has come out of Radio 1’s Big Weekend. Paul Chuckle took this epic selfie with Craig David. Take note that [...]
#Wins #HoldTheDoor What do Game of Thrones and IKEA have in common? […]
Today we’re chatting with Gary Smith, Account Director of Rival Colour. Our Gary started in the print industry nearly 30 years ago at Morgan Grampian Publishers, moved into the production office [...]
Search engine optimisation, or SEO, is all about making yourself visible on a search engine’s unpaid results. It’s also referred to as natural or organic. Most people find what they’re looking for [...]
Want to begin a successful email marketing campaign but not sure where to start? Have no fear, the 24 fingers four-step guide to email marketing is here. 1. Content for [...]
Don’t really ‘get’ Snapchat? It’s time to get on board. Snapchat announced recently that it’s now serving 10 billion video views per day - that’s two billion more than Facebook. [...]
Yes, a lot of Pinterest is wedding pictures but that doesn’t mean it’s not a profitable place for your business. Pinning can create plenty of [...]
From Scooby Doo to Danny Dyer insulting ducks to Kim Kardashian’s bum – these aren’t your average answers from Rebecca Davies-Nash, 24 fingers’ Head of Content. […]
When I heard there was a new Facebook algorithm coming out, I geared myself up for a ranty blog about spoonfed social and curated Instagram algorithms. […]
When 24 fingers’ accountant Gem Parekh isn’t number-crunching, she’s number-crunching. Though getting her away from the Excel spreadsheets proved to be a difficult feat, we finally sat down with Gem to talk [...]
Today, class, we shall be studying grammar. Recent guidelines from the Department of Education advises children to restrict their use of exclamation marks and advises teachers to only mark their [...]
There are certain idiosyncrasies that set the British race apart from the rest of the world. First and foremost is the sheer quantity of tea consumed on these shores. The [...]
So, Instagram has ditched its chronologically ordered feed and with it, caused outrage across the internet. Instead of pictures from the people you follow as they are posted, an algorithm will [...]
Instagram’s ever-growing popularity means it’s now officially bigger than Twitter - but how can you utilise this for your business? It’s time to forget the filters and take things to [...]
I'll have what she's having. It’s the immortal line from When Harry Met Sally and still taps into a basic human desire not to miss out on anything good. [...]
We may be commemorating 404 years since the death of Shakespeare, the greatest English writer of all time, but it’s not all sad. In fact, [...]
He wanted to be John Travolta when he grew up – with the quiff and everything. Nowadays he helps personal development coaches build their business and think big. We present Elliot Kay of [...]
