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Managing your brands instagram presence just got easier with Schedu.gram

There’s no doubt instagram is the social media platform to focus on in 2015. The site announced 300 million active users in December 2014, a 50 percent increase from just nine months prior. We know that Australian consumers are active on intagram and [...]

By | May 18th, 2015|App Reviews, Social Media|0 Comments

How to optimise your visual social media performance: Canva

A picture can paint a thousand words. But not all brands can afford access to a graphic designer or professional photographer to create beautiful branded images on social media. Whilst there’s certainly merit in obtaining professional photos for some [...]

By | May 18th, 2015|App Reviews, Social Media|0 Comments

Using Iconosquare to analyse your Instagram performance

Iconosquare (formerly Statigram) is a useful tool to have in your instagram marketing toolbox. It was one of the earliest programs to be web based and allow you to gain some insights into your brand performance. Iconosquare works in conjunction with [...]

By | February 26th, 2015|App Reviews, Social Media|0 Comments

THREE DAYS OF ROSÉ: The Rosé Revolution Continues in 2013

What better way to kick off the start of summer than with a three-day festival of rosé?  Now in its fourth year, the groundswell of support for the Rosé Revolution from rosé lovers over the last three years is testament to the popularity of this dry, [...]

By | November 12th, 2013|Wine Marketing|0 Comments

Taking the time to smell the roses

Important sometimes to take the time to stop and smell the roses.

By | October 21st, 2013|Other|0 Comments

The Power of a Call-to-Action

Want to know how to dramatically increase your social media reach? It is as simple as including a call-to-action (CTA) in your posts. It turns out, if you ask people to Retweet, Like or Share then chances are they will. Social media analyst Dan Zarre [...]

By | September 13th, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Taking a stand: Marketing Alcoholic Beverages Responsibly

You’d have to be living under a rock to have missed the recent increase in binge drinking and alcohol-fuelled violence among Australians. It’s a scary shift of what used to be acceptable behaviour – having a few drinks with good friends formed part o [...]

By | September 2nd, 2013|Consumer Trends|0 Comments

LIKE it or NOT: Facebook introduces a new promotions policy

For the last few years I’ve been hounding on about facebook’s promotional guidelines and how to play by the rules. Previously you’ve not been able to run promotions directly on the wall, or use facebook functionality (like, share, comment) to be able [...]

By | August 28th, 2013|Social Media|0 Comments

Why Your Company Needs a Social Media Policy

It’s so great to see so many companies embracing social media as a marketing tool these days. Only a few years ago, mention “facebook” or “Twitter” to company decision-makers and watch them squirm for fear of adopting these new communication tools. B [...]

By | August 21st, 2013|Social Media|0 Comments

Wondering How to Re-launch a Winery Website? Start Here.

So where do you start when launching a winery website? The list is long and the process can often be intimidating. There’s new technology to navigate, creative considerations to agree on, messages to craft, not to mention a significant financial and [...]

By | August 20th, 2013|Social Media|0 Comments