Social Snippets – 19/08/2016
Emma Goode2019-08-26T17:15:57+00:00Social media saw lots of improvements this week, so we’ve picked out the ones you need to know about… […]
Social Media #Wins of the Week – 19/08/2016
Yvette Murrell2019-08-26T17:15:57+00:00It has been a champion week for Team GB, as Rio 2016 became Britain’s most successful Olympics to date, and it would seem that social media followed the winning suit… [...]
Social Media #Wins and #Fails: Olympic Special
Yvette Murrell2016-08-12T16:47:59+00:00Social media has been going for gold this week as the Olympics gets into full swing… #WINS Adam Peaty’s #OlympicNan […]
Social Snippets 12/08/16
Yvette Murrell2019-08-26T17:15:59+00:00A quick peek into the world of social this week… Instagram’s ‘Save Draft’ feature After rumours have been circling the past few weeks, Instagram has finally confirmed that they are [...]
This week’s social media #wins and #fails 05/08/16
Yvette Murrell2019-08-26T17:15:59+00:00#Wins Nissan asks athletes to #DoItForUs How do you promote a car manufacturer in a clever way to the Olympic and Paralympic games? I must admit, when we saw this [...]
Instagram introduces Snapchat-like “Stories”
Yvette Murrell2019-08-26T17:16:03+00:00This week, Instagram introduced a new dimension to their app, with Instagram Stories - which looks remarkably similar to Snapchat. The new function allows users to post instant photos and video clips [...]
This week in social media
Yvette Murrell2019-08-26T17:16:04+00:00#WINS After a sunny weekend, the week started off with the usual dose of much needed #MondayMotivation https://twitter.com/UKHaunted/status/757559731661701120 #GottaFeedThemAll Pokemon Go continues to dominate our news feeds with no signs [...]
This week in social media
Yvette Murrell2019-08-26T17:16:06+00:00#Wins It’s getting hot in here Whilst temperatures rose to unbearable levels this week, Greenpeace tweeted this cute little elephant doing what we all wanted to be doing… […]
What can marketers learn from the success of Pokémon GO?
Yvette Murrell2019-08-26T17:16:07+00:00In case you hadn’t noticed, Pokémon GO has now become available in the UK. It has seen more active users this week than Tinder, and is on target to take [...]
Hello Miss Sunshine
Emma Goode2019-08-26T17:16:07+00:00Just like the sunshine, bright and cheerful Yvette Murrell has joined us for the summer as our dazzling social media intern. We catch up with her to find out what [...]
This week in social media #wins and #fails
Emma Goode2019-08-26T17:16:07+00:00Wins/Fails He’s offended more countries than we’ve had Diet Cokes, and now he’s the Foreign Secretary. Time will tell how Boris Johnson handles this one, but until then Twitter has [...]
This week in social media #Wins and #Fails
Emma Goode2019-08-26T17:16:08+00:00#ALLLIVESMATTER The most powerful man in the world (no, not David Beckham), Mr Barack Obama has waded into what is becoming a seriously contentious debate. […]
This week in social media #Wins and #Fails
Emma Goode2019-08-26T17:16:08+00:00FAILS 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 [...]
Social snippets 1/7/16
Rebecca Davies-Nash2019-08-26T17:16:08+00:00An 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 [...]
Lights + camera + action = engagement
Grace Scott2019-08-30T06:24:13+00:00Without 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 [...]
The week’s #wins and #fails 24/06/16
Grace Scott2019-08-26T17:16:08+00:00#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 [...]
Brexit #wins and #fails
Grace Scott2019-08-26T17:16:08+00:00So 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 [...]
Social snippets 16/6/16
Rebecca Davies-Nash2019-08-26T17:16:08+00:00An 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. [...]
The week’s #wins and #fails 16/6/16
Grace Scott2019-08-26T17:16:08+00:00#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 [...]
The week’s #wins and #fails 10/6/16
Grace Scott2019-08-26T17:16:08+00:00#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 [...]
Social snippets 10/6/16
Rebecca Davies-Nash2019-08-26T17:16:08+00:00An 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 [...]
Gold stars all round
Grace Scott2019-08-26T17:16:09+00:00Media 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 [...]
Which brand got it right on National Best Friends Day
Grace Scott2016-06-10T08:46:16+00:00When 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 [...]
The emoji revolution
Grace Scott2019-08-26T17:16:09+00:00Emoji 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 [...]
Social snippets
Rebecca Davies-Nash2019-08-26T17:16:09+00:00An 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 [...]
The week’s #wins and #fails
Grace Scott2019-08-26T17:16:09+00:00#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 [...]
#Winning on Social Media
Grace Scott2019-08-26T17:16:09+00:00#Wins #HoldTheDoor What do Game of Thrones and IKEA have in common? […]
24 essential questions with Gary Smith of Rival Colour
Emma Goode2019-08-26T17:16:09+00:00Today 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 [...]
She is D-I-S-C-O, D-I-S-E-O
Grace Scott2019-08-26T17:16:09+00:00Search 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 [...]
The Four (email) Marketeers
Grace Scott2016-05-23T14:08:02+00:00Want 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 [...]