Do Instagram Engagement Pods Work?
Nicola Hatch LIghterness2021-03-22T21:33:55+00:00Let’s face it, we’ve all had times when we’ve popped a post up on Instagram, and…well…nothing. Or at least, not a lot. Sometimes, posting on [...]
24 Tips to Grow your Instagram Followers
Nicola Hatch LIghterness2021-03-16T21:36:47+00:00If you’re on any of the social media platforms, you’ve probably asked yourself countless times, how do you go about growing your followers? And when [...]
Self-confessed networking junkie Kay Skelton joins 24 fingers
Scheenagh Harrington2021-03-17T15:02:59+00:00It's a documented fact that we LOVE a good natter here at 24 fingers towers, but Norwich-based Kay Skelton might just take it to another level. She's a self-confessed [...]
Cocktails and Cumberbatch: Saffron Hogg joins 24 fingers as Engagement Assistant
Scheenagh Harrington2021-03-05T17:00:02+00:00Like millions of people, lockdown has stopped Saffron Hogg from doing the two things she loves best: expending energy and speaking to people. 24 fingers to the rescue 🦸♀Bubbly, Birmingham-based [...]
How often should you post on social media in 2021?
Nicola Hatch LIghterness2021-02-12T11:52:08+00:00Let’s face it: over the past year, we’ve all had a lot more time on our hands to be scrolling, scrolling, scrolling. And while social media has been fantastic [...]
24 fingers to support the King’s Lynn BID programme: Refocus, Recover & Grow
Scheenagh Harrington2021-02-09T09:19:54+00:00If 2020 taught us anything, it was that the small and medium business owners are a resilient, quick-thinking bunch. When Covid smacked a massive hole [...]
Alex Tuck joins 24 fingers
Emma Goode2021-02-08T18:54:54+00:00Trying to show that crossed arms aren’t always a defensive gesture Say hello to our new resident master of voice at 24 fingers, branded content writer Alex Tuck, who tells [...]
Remember Bebo? After 16 years, it’s back
Scheenagh Harrington2021-02-05T14:04:24+00:00There are some things that, no matter how hard you knock them down, they just keep coming back, again and again and again. Social media [...]
Instagram unveils its Professional Dashboard for businesses
Scheenagh Harrington2021-01-29T11:49:50+00:00For millions of businesses across the country, 2020 was pretty much one to forget, and this year isn’t panning out quite as many had hoped. [...]
24 fingers joins the South Essex College supported internship programme
Scheenagh Harrington2021-01-19T15:02:10+00:00We’ve said a million times that social media gets our blood pumping unlike anything else, but we’re also massive believers in the idea of ‘tribe’ [...]
Introducing Clubhouse: a voice-only platform set to make a social media splash
Scheenagh Harrington2021-01-15T08:29:25+00:00We all love a good chinwag here at 24 fingers towers. We’ll natter about anything, though it’s mostly shoes and social media. Chatting about what [...]
Our top social media trends of 2021
Scheenagh Harrington2021-01-13T15:49:15+00:00Last year was… how can we put it politely? Ah yes, a hot mess, what with all the disruption, stress and grief caused by the [...]
What the Dickens! Our festive look back at social media in 2020
Scheenagh Harrington2020-12-17T16:12:55+00:00“Thank God it’s Kerrrissssmaaaas” sang Freddie Mercury, and ho-ho-so say all of us! Yes, we can barely see our keyboards for the tinsel and we’re [...]
How to use Instagram Live for your business
Scheenagh Harrington2020-12-04T13:22:41+00:00There was a time, not so long ago, when watching live telly was a national pastime, from Saturday morning kids’ shows to special episodes of [...]
Emma Goode joins the Rotary Club of Brentwood à Becket
Scheenagh Harrington2020-12-03T18:44:40+00:00We’re proud supporters of all things community at 24 fingers, and the belief in collaboration is at the core of everything we do. So you [...]
Emma Goode among the industry leaders taking part in the Freelancer Club’s Festive Freelance Fair
Scheenagh Harrington2020-12-04T13:50:20+00:00It’s finally December, and after a 2020 that has put us all through the wringer, many people are decking their halls with boughs of holly [...]
Twitter launches 24-hour Fleets, jumping on the short-term content bandwagon
Scheenagh Harrington2020-11-26T15:18:04+00:00Nothing stands still in the social media world for long, that’s part of the reason we love it so much – there’s rarely a dull [...]
Facebook unveils Vanish mode for Instagram and Messenger
Scheenagh Harrington2020-11-20T13:44:10+00:00In October, Egyptian archeologists made headlines around the world after they uncovered more than 100 perfectly preserved ancient sarcophaguses, buried over 2,500 years ago. History [...]
Instagram enables new keyword search functionality
Scheenagh Harrington2020-11-20T08:11:05+00:00Humans have become pretty good at making life easier for ourselves, going right back to the discovery of fire (🔥) to the digital age, in [...]
Shop while you Chat: WhatsApp adds a Shopping Button
Nicola Hatch LIghterness2020-11-17T13:39:53+00:00In just a few short years, WhatsApp has become a hugely mainstream part of how we communicate. The app, which is owned by Facebook, allows us to chat either [...]
24 fingers teams up with Microsoft for a series of joint workshops aimed at entrepreneurs
Scheenagh Harrington2020-10-28T15:07:28+00:00Lennon and McCartney. Emma and Kathy. Steve Jobs and Wozniak. They are among some of the world’s greatest partnerships, creating music, movie characters and must-have [...]
Official partner 24 fingers backs crowdfunding campaign for The Thing About Artists project from Essex designers Brennan & Burch
Scheenagh Harrington2020-10-25T10:57:15+00:00Canadian philosopher Jean Vanier once said: “one of the marvellous things about community is that it enables us to welcome and help people in a [...]
24 fingers joins Brentwood’s Excel Networking Business Group, launching November 2020
Scheenagh Harrington2020-10-25T10:59:32+00:00Former American football star Tony Dorsett once said: “to succeed, you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to [...]
How to use LinkedIn’s new Stories feature to boost your business
Scheenagh Harrington2020-10-21T12:01:48+00:00What do you get if you blend the glamour of Instagram with TikTok’s snappy video stylings and Snapchat’s ephemeral (content that disappears after a short [...]
How The 42 Club achieved a 650% increase in Facebook visits in just four weeks
Scheenagh Harrington2020-10-10T14:52:30+00:00“Alone, we can do so little: together, we can do so much,” said American author Helen Keller. She made a good point: everyone in business [...]
Nominate 24 fingers’ Emma Goode for this year’s Enterprise Nation Top 50 Adviser Awards
Scheenagh Harrington2020-10-10T15:00:40+00:00It’s fair to say there’s been a LOT going on in the news lately, and there’s been no escaping who and what has been grabbing [...]
How to Manage Your Instagram Account from your Desktop
Nicola Hatch LIghterness2020-10-10T12:52:33+00:00Wondering if you can manage your Instagram account through your desktop? Wonder no longer. Instagram, as its name would suggest, was originally created to share [...]
Instagram Reels: To reel or not to reel
Villene Hyam2020-09-24T09:37:45+00:00This time last year, life was very different on social. Some of us thought a dancing puppy GIF was as snappy as a piece of [...]
How one 24 fingers 1-2-1 session boosted Glenys Chatterley’s Pinterest visitors by 172%
Scheenagh Harrington2020-09-20T13:49:52+00:00There isn't much that fazes Glenys Chatterley. She's done everything from being a member of senior management at the Post Office to serial entrepreneur, running an interior design business, [...]
How can women entrepreneurs support other women? Emma Goode leads the discussion in Facebook’s Virtual Conversation
Scheenagh Harrington2020-09-07T13:21:00+00:00The Covid-19 pandemic has thrown many things into sharp relief, from work-life balance to why more women entrepreneurs are still having to juggle their careers with domestic tasks than [...]