LINKEDIN CUTS COMPANY PAGE

Today LinkedIn has announced yet another change to its platform, this time its the Company Page section that is having a upgrade. Company Pages have been a welcome addition to LinkedIn, making it a custom area for companies to be able to promote business news and updates which are visible to those that ‘opt-in’. The…

BEWARE OF CHEAP IMITATIONS

We came across this image the other day on one of the many social media sites we belong to and simply had to share it with you… The photo came with the caption ‘Beware of cheap imitations’ and talked about how a service costing far less than the quality alternative, is probably not a cheaper…

BESMA – BRITISH EXCELLENCE IN SALES & MARKETING AWARDS 2013/14

This year’s BESMA set a new precedent for success, with over 500 companies attending the prestigious awards which were held on the 27th February at the luxury London Lancaster hotel, across from Hyde Park.In the third year running, Brighter Directions were announced as finalists in two categories for ‘Sales Team Excellence’ & ‘Customer Service’ – as well as sponsoring the ‘Student of the Year’ category this year…

TWITTER MAJOR RE-DESIGN ON THE CARDS!

Twitter as we know it may be obsolete in just a few months time as Twitter is considering a major re-design to its software and dashboard, and unfortunately (we think) its heading towards more of a Facebook and Google+ ‘look’. We have had a strong love affair with Twitter since the very beginning and was…

#FACEBOOK IS 10

Facebook turns 10 today. A great story of American creativity and innovation. From a Harvard dorm room to creating jobs and becoming one of the leading American profitable companies!Facebook celebrated the only way it could, by creating a newly designed #Facebookis10 tag and a section dedicated to ‘looking back over your years in Facebook’ a very clever campaign…

BEWARE OF FACEBOOK COMPETITION RULES

Small Businesses are often trapped when they look to promote their businesses on Facebook by running competitions including wording such as ‘LIKE OR SHARE this to….’ Many small businesses need to BEWARE of the legal and Facebook regulations that can create dramatic legal implications and result in having your Facebook pages closed permanently as well. Facebook…

GOOGLE PASSWORD UPGRADE

Forgetting your password is a lot like losing your keys. Not only could you get locked out of your account, but if someone has stolen your password, they could change it so you can’t get back in. Google (being the market leader that it is) has invested a new system which combats this issue and…