The title of my post “Authentic Indian Dishes To Cook At Home” may seem a little off piste, but please bear with me, it will all become clear… I’ve been studying the progress of a Social Media savvy Chef on YouTube for some time now by the name of Chef John. This guy is hugely successful at what he does, he has really worked out how to to get his messages out there, and how to engage with his audience. Every week Chef...

I have some great news to share today. From Sunday 19th September at 9:00am The Business Hub will be also be  broadcasting on KLFM 96.7 We cannot get over just how popular The Business Hub has become in only a few months, and Mark and I would sincerely like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all of the wonderful people who listen to our show every week, either on-air, on-line, or by downloading our podcasts. If you’ve listened to The...

The media loves a good story, particularly when comparing what is ‘currently ‘hot’ and what is ‘not’. Take the phenomenon of social networking for example. First it was ‘Facebook’ and ‘MySpace’ that was hot news and then it was ‘YouTube’ followed by hordes of others. Now it is the simple concept of ‘Twitter’ that is suddenly everywhere. Such is the media frenzy about Twitter that recently we have started seeing reports that ‘blogging is dead’....

Yes – it’s that time of year again when our minds turn to Christmas presents because despite the doom and gloom of the recession we still like to dig deep to give our loved one’s a nice present on Christmas morning. It’s no different for Gordon Brown of course, except he has to dig a little deeper than the rest of us. The banks will want some money to pay for their Christmas bonuses and the Army would like some more helicopters, the...

In August I was invited by Paul Sage of Click4Causes to give a presentation in Milton Keynes to demonstrate the power of Social Media and Social Networking, and how these could be used to engage with their audiences to raise awareness of, and increase contributions to their causes. Paul Sage began the seminar with some very sound advice on the importance of choosing the right words to ensure our messages elicit the desired response. In Pauls...

This guest article kindly submitted to me by Ann Hawkins who attended the recent Travelling Geeks visit to Cambridge where they discussed how small business and corporates are beginning to utilise social networking and social media to properly engage with their clients. Unfortunately I was unable to make that meeting, however I was lucky enough to meet the Travelling Geeks at the Fitzwilliam College in Cambridge the following day (picture...

Unprecedented growth of Social Media As I continue bringing Social Networking and Social Marketing to the masses through my seminars, I find many people are very confused or even intimidated by the sheer number of social network applications available for people to use these days, and the number continues to grow. When we made our “Introduction To Social Networking” training video earlier this year there were around 375 mainstream...