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My Social Media Job: What Have I Learnt? I have now been working at Lucky 6 Marketing for about four

Nobody really knows what is going to happen on the 29th March 2019. The mainstream media are covering the doom and gloom angle. There is chance that without an agreement imports and exports may be delayed at the boarder. The pound may drop and inflation may rise. Now is the time to develop your Brexit business strategy. 

Since 2010, users have been uploading, editing and hash-tagging images to Instagram. The platform now has 600 million monthly active users (as of January 2019). Is your business tapping into this audience?

Video blogs or Vlogs have been growing in popularity over the past three years. This growth is the result of two main factors. Firstly, they make for powerful content on social media and secondly, they only require a smartphone to produce.

When creating content for your business you must have value at the forefront of your mind. Particularly, think about what may be of value to your customers and target market.

A quick list containing five of the key ways you can quickly access Facebook page data to help inform future marketing for your business.

In Lancashire, we have a great business community with many using Twitter. If you wish to connect to other Lancashire organisations use the following Twitter hours.

What’s Your Facebook Role? Page Roles offer some fantastic ways to manage your Facebook page with a team of marketing

Recession rears its ugly head I have been fortunate to have managed a limited company for the past seven years.

Facebook! You’re doing it all wrong The average Facebook user will spend 20 minutes a day on the platform. In

PR in Lancashire Having your business featured in a publication goes hand in hand with social media. The perception of

Should your business use emojis? In its most basic form, social media is simply a method of communication. Emojis are

Lucky Tip: Facebook for Business A basic mistake and surprisingly common. As with many pursuits in Marketing a strong foundation

Social Media - Sharing is Caring Social Media is all about sharing. Sharing what you’ve had for dinner is popular

Social Media - The Marathon It is always inspirational to watch the London Marathon. The drama of the elite athletes pushing

To get the most from social media and your efforts managing it, be sure to plan and plan well. With

#OscarsFail Admittedly the UK isn’t that crazy about the Oscars. Granted there will be those that watch the entrance to

There are plenty of guides about things your business should be doing on social media but have you ever thought

Instagram has recently announced its 10 most used emojis of 2016 and surprisingly most of them involve a heart. Since

While being an established business affords many advantages, there are a few common marketing mistakes many experienced businesses make. These

5 Social Media Game Changers From November 2016 As the festive season rolls in we look at five huge developments

There is certainly big news in October. Facebook launches a new platform whilst Twitter kills off one of theirs. Viewing

There is no doubt that Facebook is the king of social media platforms but with the great opportunities that comes

Predicting the future of social media is often difficult but every now and again there are developments that you just

From new technology to new platform names and US voting, September has been a most interesting month for social media.

Back in the 90s we were promised virtual reality that would free us from our body and allow our minds

Autumn 2016 is upon us and Instagram, for a second month, leads the charge with new developments and updates to

That’s right it is August already! Only 30 days ago we were saying the same about July. How has your

Last week Pokémon Go swept the UK, and the Lucky 6 Offices. As Pokémon was a childhood favourite of mine,

In a month that saw the UK vote to leave the EU it is easy to miss important social media

It is not every day you are offered the chance to attend one of the most exclusive networking events in

Marketing post Brexit It is not certain but it seems likely England is to leave the EU. With this shock

May has not disappointed in terms of social media developments. From a simpler Twitter, to political intrigue and a new

The Lucky 6 Marketing team have graduated from The Old Pigsties to the Cart Shed at Clifton Fields in Preston.

Full of developments, April has been a fairly quiet but significant month for social media. In the background huge changes

One of the most misunderstood parts of business is marketing and sales. Two distinct roles that influence each other greatly.

How was your social media in March? The month of Easter has brought a 10-year anniversary, interesting reports and tweaks

As social media specialists we often encounter businesses that have yet to consistently use social media. Their main concerns which

Join me as the Lucky 6 Marketing team setup for the biggest, most influential and by far most fun business

How was your February social media? This month’s main developments have seen Facebook tweak its core ‘Like’ feature and Twitter

For the past five years networking has helped me develop Lucky 6 Marketing. It currently makes up a large part

The first 31 days of 2016 have not disappointed on social media. From iconic images, viral trends and big announcements

One of the largest business Expos in Lancashire is about to roll into town. Say hello to the Lancashire Business

2015 was a great year for social media but the question everyone wants to know is what will 2016 bring?

4 Different Types of social media managers Successful social media is a long-term pursuit. You need to set a strategy,

The literal meaning of ROI is Return On Investment. However, it is commonly misused or at least misunderstood. Most business

Last month Mark Zuckerberg revealed that Facebook is to rollout a dislike button. More recently visuals and videos for this

This is a strange story about my face, Vine and an overnight success. It just highlights the quick-fire quality of

Tweets will now be shown in Google search results. For years there has been talk of this but now it

How much do we really say on our Facebook page? Or even how much should we say on Facebook in

6 Facebook Marketing Strategies There is no doubt that Facebook is the most popular social media platform in the world.

For quite some time now I have harboured a dull, quiet fear for SMO (Social Media Optimisation). I think it

If a picture is worth a thousand words than a Vine video, at six seconds long, must be worth 24,000

Live Social Media From Best of Britannia Last week we had the pleasure of heading down to the old post

6 Basics on Twitter You Cannot Afford To Miss Just like inspector gadget Twitter is full of handy little tools

Basic Business Lessons - 30 Years In The Making This feels like quite a landmark for me. I am turning

Trending on Twitter – Over a million uses of the hashtag #lbe2015 Last week it was a distinct pleasure of

Postal Coffee If you saw a sponsored update on Facebook that read "The best coffee you've ever made" would you

6 Steps To Improve Your Luck On LinkedIn At Lucky 6 Marketing we don’t believe luck happens by chance. We

Tweeting after hours As a household rule we say "no business tweets after 7pm" and it's a household rule that's

6 Ways To Use Facebook Like A Pro If Facebook was a country it would have the largest population in

Digital Marketing in the Lake District Yes that’s right Terri and I hung up our business jackets for a weekend

6 Key Tips For Amazing Social Content All good social media begins with great creativity. One of the questions we

#QuickTip: Profile Pictures Be social and use a photo of your face for your personal online profiles. The human mind

So after hearing you could make bath bombs from every day household items I decided to look into it a

Outsource or in-house? When it comes to managing your social media you have two choices. Firstly, you can hire a

Three Key Questions To Plan Your Social Media How much time do you have? Social media is not free. It

6 Ways To Ace Your Social Media in 2015 Did you know that in the film Back To The Future