MAL Blog

Weekly tit bits from the world of social media and marketing in general. There'll be a mixture of ideas, concepts, reviews and random points for your learning and comment. Main blog by Anna Woolliscroft, Creative Ideas Director along with guest bloggers.
The New Team

The New Team

December 19, 2011  |   Posted by :   |   Social Media,The Team   |   0 Comment»

There's been a slight delay in celebrating the news of Market Avenue taking on two social media apprentices. At the end of October Sammyjo and Joe joined the team to take on social media management projects for posting, blogging, campaign planning and building connections. Their work so far has been varied from digital picture frames and health supplement drinks to a local catering establishment and ...

5 Tips for Networking

5 Tips for Networking

December 06, 2011  |   Posted by :   |   Social Media,Uncategorized   |   0 Comment»

1. Question customers already using the product or service. Demo machinery, Products, Talk to operators. Always try and question customers who are already using the products or service. They are already advocates of your business because they have purchased from you in the past and they have a positive reason for making this decision. Think about giving a demonstration of machinery or products ...

Don’t use don’t

Don’t use don’t

December 01, 2011  |   Posted by :   |   Social Media,Uncategorized   |   0 Comment»

Ever wonder why, when you ask someone to don’t do something, they do the complete opposite. For example, when you ask a child in a shop to not touch an item and they touch it any way. This is because the human mind doesn’t register words like “don’t” and “no”, and from a young age they associate the words as ...

5 Basic Tips for Copywriting

5 Basic Tips for Copywriting

November 01, 2011  |   Posted by :   |   Social Media,Uncategorized   |   0 Comment»

1. 70% Brain Storming, 5% Writing and 25% Editing. When writing a document make sure you spend 70% of the time brain storming, 5% writing and then 25% editing to ensure it is written how you want it to be. 2. Understand the types of questions people will want to ask about your product or service ...

Ramblings: The Importance of Words and Spelling

Ramblings: The Importance of Words and Spelling

October 11, 2011  |   Posted by :   |   Social Media,Social Media Ramblings,Uncategorized   |   0 Comment»

I was driving down the motorway the other day only to be overtaken in the fast lane by someone clearly suffering from White van syndrome! To make matters worse his sign writing skills (or proof reading) were a little to be desired because 'no job to big or to soon' stuck out like a sore thumb! I know it's only a minor mistake ...

BTEC Qualifications for Employees – The Benefits

BTEC Qualifications for Employees – The Benefits

October 04, 2011  |   Posted by :   |   Social Media,Social Media Qualifications,Social Media Training,Uncategorized   |   0 Comment»

Sometimes it can be difficult to decide what training programmes to invest in to improve your own skill set and as part of a continued professional development (CPD) programme. There are so many options out there these days, with many offering rich content across a variety of disciplines, so how do you know what to choose? Below are just a few of the key elements in choosing the brand new professional BTEC ...

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