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How to use digital marketing to reach and engage your target audience – without paid ads

If you’re a small business owner looking for digital marketing...
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January 22nd 2024

Create images from text with DALL·E 3 via the Bing App AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is everywhere as more mass-market platforms integrate...
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December 18th 2023

New: Enhance Your Google Business Profile with Social Media Links
In the ever-changing world of digital marketing, keeping up with...
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October 11th 2023

How to Improve your Website Ranking on Google
A Guide to Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) for Beginners If you’re wondering how to drive...
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October 4th 2023

A Guide to Instagram for Business in 2024
This post was updated in March 2024. See current Udemy offer at the end of...
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September 4th 2023

Goodbye Twitter, Hello X
July was quite the month: a new social media platform arrived and an old favourite...
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August 1st 2023

Threads: First Impressions
Are you ready for a new social media platform? Yesterday Meta launched Threads, a new...
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July 7th 2023

What is Meta Verified?
Towards the end of February, Mark Zuckerberg shared a new feature coming to Instagram and...
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March 27th 2023

New Funding Opportunity for Small and Medium Businesses in Scotland
Looking to enhance your team’s digital skills? The Flexible Workforce...
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March 1st 2023

What is ChatGPT and How Can It Help Your Business?
In recent months, triggered by the launch of ChatGPT by...
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February 10th 2023

3 Things That Can Supercharge Your Social Media Marketing
If you’re a new business or you’d like to improve...
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January 12th 2023

How to easily move your website to HTTPS
Business owners looking to take their security and SEO efforts up a notch should consider...
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December 29th 2022

Social media management doesn’t have to be scary
If you currently outsource your social media marketing the idea of managing your own social...
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October 31st 2022

5 Digital Marketing Tips for Beginners
If you’re just starting out with social media here are 5 digital marketing tips for...
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June 8th 2022

Google My Business Becomes Google Business Profile
Things rarely stay the same in the digital world and one of the latest things...
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May 23rd 2022

5 Tips for Instagram Business Growth
Instagram is “no longer just a square photo sharing app”. This was the announcement in...
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May 5th 2022

4 Apps for Creating Engaging Social Media Content
It’s more important than ever to create social media content that stands out. News feeds...
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March 10th 2022

Why you should be using Reels
If you’re not sure what a Reel is think TikTok. Reels are short 15-60 second...
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November 26th 2021

Social Media Updates You Should Know About
Nothing stays the same for long in the digital world and as there have been...
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November 10th 2021

Instagram Video
When it comes to content video is the long-reigning king, and recently we’ve been discussing...
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October 11th 2021

Are You Using These Instagram Features?
Editor’s Note: This post was originally posted in August 2021 and updated in December 2021....
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August 9th 2021

Should My Business Be on TikTok?
It’s the question that we have been asked more and more frequently over the last...
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July 8th 2021

How to embed Facebook & Instagram content on WordPress.
Up until now, you could simply paste a link to...
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October 22nd 2020

How to Create a Facebook Premiere using Creator Studio
Facebook Premiere is a great option if you want to...
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October 15th 2020

New Facebook: What You Need to Know
If you manage a Facebook page then this probably won’t be news to you: Facebook...
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September 8th 2020

Promoting Your Content
A Guide to Content Marketing Part 3 In parts one and two of this series...
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August 26th 2020

Instagram Rolls Out New Reels Feature
It was announced back in July that Instagram was planning to launch a new TikTok-like...
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August 7th 2020

Tips for Creating Videos
Videos get more engagement than any other type of content on social media and are...
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June 4th 2020

Ask Tuminds Social Media Q&A: Week 4
For our fourth social media Q&A, we went live on Instagram instead of Facebook. As...
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April 29th 2020

Ask Tuminds Facebook Live: Week 3
Week three of our live social media Q&A covered the difference between page likes and...
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April 28th 2020

Ask Tuminds Facebook Live: Week 2
In our second social media live Q&A we covered video apps for android, how to...
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April 20th 2020

Ask Tuminds Facebook Live: Week 1
The Tuminds team went live on Facebook on Tuesday 7th April to answer your social...
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April 9th 2020

Tools for Remote Working
In the advent of Coronavirus, and in line with current advice, all of us at...
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March 20th 2020

5 Digital Marketing Tips for 2020
How can you improve your digital marketing in 2020? Here are 5 small things that...
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December 16th 2019

Behind the Scenes at Tuminds
Tuminds Social Media is a small team consisting of Rene Looper, Founder and Managing Director;...
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November 20th 2019

Instagram Scheduling in Creator Studio
At the end of last month it was announced that Instagram has been added to...
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August 6th 2019

Instagram has officially launched its new ‘Join Chat’ sticker for Stories
Following the launch of the “Close Friends” feature for Instagram,...
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July 9th 2019

Tips and Tools for Creating Content
A Guide to Content Marketing: Part 2 In part 1 of our Content Marketing series...
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September 23rd 2019

Social Media Updates
Things change quickly in the digital world – but don’t worry, we are here to...
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July 5th 2019

New Google My Business Features
Google My Business is a great tool for promoting your business online and improving your...
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June 24th 2019

Facebook Removes Info and Ads Section on Business Pages
We have noticed a change on Facebook business pages. Up...
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June 12th 2019

6 Steps for Creating a Content Marketing Plan
A Guide to Content Marketing: Part 1 Do you plan your content? Do you create...
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May 31st 2019

An Introduction to Google Analytics
To measure the effectiveness of website Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) and social media activity it...
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April 30th 2019

What You Need to Know About the Google+ Shutdown
As of 2nd April 2019 the consumer version of Google+ will be no more –...
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March 26th 2019

How-Tu Tuesday: How to Create Instagram Stories
If you’ve read about why and how you can be using Instagram Stories to promote...
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March 19th 2019

Posting and Scheduling Directly from Hootsuite to Instagram
Posting Single Images Direct from Hootsuite to Instagram (It’s Back!)...
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February 25th 2019

8 Social Media Resolutions for 2019
Tips and Trends for 2019 We’ve combined some of our best practice tips for digital...
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January 7th 2019

Instagram launches new Nametag feature
It’s been in the works for some time now, but we’re happy to announce that...
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October 17th 2018

Basic steps to protect your Facebook Account after recent hack
You may have noticed Facebook in the news for the...
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October 1st 2018

Ask Tuminds Facebook Live: October 15th
#AskTumindsLive Whether you’re just getting started with social media or you’re an experienced marketer, there’s...
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September 28th 2018

7 Tips for Live Video
Live video is a great way to increase organic reach.  Stats show that people watch...
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September 10th 2018

How-Tu Tuesday: Create Engaging Content
With increasingly crowded news feeds and users scrolling through posts at speed, businesses today need...
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August 28th 2018

How-Tu Tuesday: Create a Twitter List
Your Twitter feed is a busy place; with news updates, mentions and interactions, it can...
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August 21st 2018

How-Tu Tuesday: Claim and Improve your Google Listing
We are obviously big fans of social media here at...
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August 14th 2018

How-Tu Tuesday: Create a YouTube Channel
Creating a YouTube Channel for your business is easier than you might think. This how...
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August 7th 2018

How-Tu Tuesday: How to view your competitors Facebook Adverts
It’s incredibly important in business to keep your eye on...
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July 31st 2018

Why VSCO is one of the Best Tools to Enhance Your Social Media Content
While app stores are inundated with a multitude of options...
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July 26th 2018

A Week in the Life of a Tuminds Intern
For many students my age, the beginning of summer is synonymous with relaxation and enjoying...
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July 25th 2018

Free Stock Photos to improve your Marketing Campaigns
Photos have always been an important part of marketing, especially...
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July 19th 2018

Digital Development Loan now launched for Scottish Businesses!
Does your business need financial investment to improve its digital...
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July 4th 2018

Best Practice Tips To Improve Your LinkedIn Profile
Unlike other social media platforms that promote your business, LinkedIn...
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May 9th 2018

Did Wetherspoon do the right thing by deleting all their social media accounts?
This article on Wetherspoon deleting their social media profiles was...
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April 22nd 2018

Tuminds Reading List: March Roundup
Make a cup of tea and catch up on what’s been happening in social media...
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March 31st 2018

How to Use Instagram for Business
Instagram for Business Before we look at how to use Instagram for your business, let’s...
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March 26th 2018

Schedule and Publish to Instagram with Hootsuite
Like many other Hootsuite fans, we were excited by yesterday’s announcement that you can now...
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February 1st 2018

Facebook’s News Feed Changes – What Now?
The new year has kicked off with the big announcement about Facebook’s News Feed Changes. ...
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January 14th 2018

End of Year Social Media Review – Where to Start?
  Thinking about your social media for 2018 but not sure where to start?  This...
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January 4th 2018

Tuminds Reading List: December Roundup
Working in such a fast-paced, ever-changing industry, it is important that we keep up to...
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December 28th 2017

Social Media Image Sizes 2017
It’s important that you share eye-catching images on social media, but also that your images...
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December 12th 2017

#AskTuminds October Q&A Round Up
Thank you to all those who sent us a social media question last month when...
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November 10th 2017

How I Became a Certified Digital Marketing Professional in 4 Weeks
At the end of August, I attended the Professional Diploma...
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October 13th 2017

Tuminds Reading List: September Roundup
As you might imagine, here at Tuminds HQ we read a lot of blog posts on...
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September 30th 2017

Why Your E-commerce Business Should be Using Pinterest
The results of our social media marketing survey showed that,...
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September 6th 2017

Social Media Marketing Survey Results
Social Media Survey – The Results Are In! You may remember that we recently invited...
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August 25th 2017

Tuminds Awarded Cyber Essentials Certification
Cyber Security is Essential Did you know that cyber security breaches cost UK businesses almost...
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August 15th 2017

More Changes to Facebook Cover Photos
With the vast amount of video consumed on Facebook every day, it was only a...
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July 27th 2017

Guest Post: Using Twitter in B2B Marketing
Are you using Twitter as part of your business to business (B2B) marketing strategy?  For...
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June 6th 2017

Are You Managing Your Facebook Business Page Correctly?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We recently shared a blog post by comms2point0 on our...
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May 25th 2017

Social Media MOT
It’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day running of social media business pages...
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May 9th 2017

Professional Diploma in Digital Marketing
Digital Marketing Training Looking to grow your digital marketing knowledge?  Keen to pursue a career...
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May 3rd 2017

Two Weeks at Tuminds HQ
When I walked into the office at Wester Inshes Farmhouse on my first day at...
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April 12th 2017

Instagram Stories for Business
Editor’s Note: This post was originally posted in April 2017 and updated in February 2019....
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April 5th 2017

Three New Tools for Visual Discovery on Pinterest
At the beginning of February 2017, Pinterest CEO Ben Silbermann, along with co-founder and chief...
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March 15th 2017

Shetland Business Week 2017
A week of talks, panel sessions, speakers and networking opportunities, all for FREE!   We...
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February 25th 2017

Not So Stupid Cupid? Dating Sites and Data Science
Or How Data Science is being used to find Your Perfect Match As we approach...
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February 7th 2017

Tuminds Digital Survey 2017
We need your help! The last 10 years we have seen dramatic Digital change. To...
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January 18th 2017

Has Tuminds Turned Into a Bunch of Slack-ers?!?
Here at Tuminds, we’ve recently adopted Slack as our in-house communication tool of choice. We’ve...
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December 12th 2016

Facebook cover photo size changes. Again.
UPDATE: Facebook has again changed the business page layout. We saw a preview of this...
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July 22nd 2016

Instagram Best Practices to Build Your Audience
Are you using Instagram to promote your products and services? If so, it’s a good...
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July 6th 2016

New Challenge on the Horizon for Tumind’s Strategist
It seems odd that on the same day that the...
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June 24th 2016

#hellodigital: Making Movies with Mobile
We’ve talked a lot on this blog about the merits of using video for your...
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June 17th 2016

Using Social Media to attract Tourists in 2016
These days, people are more likely to turn to review websites and social media to...
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May 27th 2016

#TumindsTen
Today Tuminds celebrates ten years of being in the business of Social Media. To celebrate...
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May 24th 2016

How Tu-Tuesday: LinkedIn Special Part 3 Apps
Using the suite of LinkedIn Apps As mobile technology is becoming far more convenient to...
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May 17th 2016

How Tu-Tuesday: LinkedIn Special Part 2 Why
Why we Use LinkedIn and When Should we Use it? Like all other communication platforms,...
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May 10th 2016

Using Visuals in your Social Media
Over the last few years, it has become increasingly apparent that using visuals in your...
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May 6th 2016

How Tu-Tuesday: LinkedIn Special Part 1 What
What is LinkedIn and Who is Using it?  LinkedIn is a social network designed exclusively...
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May 3rd 2016

Tuminds Newsflash – April
WhatsApp Brings In Encryption At the beginning of the month WhatsApp enhanced its encryption technology,...
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April 30th 2016

Have you had your Digital Boost?
For the last few years, Tuminds has been delivering social media training as part of...
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April 29th 2016

How-Tu Tuesday: Engaging Users on LinkedIn
Whilst many marketers now see the importance in creating and implementing a social media strategy...
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April 26th 2016

Leadfeeder analytics tool
Get business leads directly from your website with Leadfeeder Wouldn’t it be great if you...
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April 24th 2016

Twitter: Back to Basics
Last month saw Twitter enter into its second decade, and for the 320 million people...
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April 22nd 2016

How-Tu Tuesday: Using Demographics To Improve Your Social Media Strategy
Marketers are continuously thinking of ways to target their audiences...
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April 20th 2016

Making the most of Social Media at Trade Exhibitions
This month see’s two major events take place for the...
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April 15th 2016

How-Tu Tuesday: Social Media In The Classroom
Social media use in the classroom is still considered somewhat of a taboo. However, as...
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April 12th 2016

Facebook Changes: Again
In the last fortnight, we received a number of enquiries from business owners who, when...
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April 11th 2016

Orkney Business Festival
Orkney is set to host its first ever Business Festival in April, aimed at providing...
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April 7th 2016

How-Tu Tuesday: Snapchat For Business In 2016
It was just over a year ago that we first posted about Snapchat on the...
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April 5th 2016

Discovering Digital in the Highlands
Organised by Highlands and Islands Enterprise, the ‘Discover Digital 2016’ conference and business showcase in...
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April 1st 2016

How-Tu Tuesday: Using Social Media In The Retail Industry
Retail is an industry known for its proactive adoption of...
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March 30th 2016

Tuminds Newsflash – March 2016
YouTube Rivals Periscope The Google-owned video platform YouTube is set to take on Twitter’s Periscope...
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March 30th 2016

How-Tu Tuesday: Celebrating Seasonal Holidays On Social Media
Seasonal holidays such as Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah or Chinese...
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March 22nd 2016

How-Tu Tuesday: Respecting Consumer Privacy
Privacy is now considered the number one concern of internet users across the world and...
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March 16th 2016

Social Media and Recruitment
Social Media has quickly become the place to find job vacancies, research your prospective business...
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March 11th 2016

How-Tu Tuesday: Curating User-Generated Content
Feeling a wee bit tired of having to churn out endless streams of content to...
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March 9th 2016

How-Tu Tuesday: Winning Over The Millennials
Millennials are not only the largest group of people in today’s society, but they are...
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March 1st 2016

Tuminds Newsflash – February 2016
Instagram Finally Gives In and Makes Life Easier Since Instagram came into existence, it’s users...
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February 29th 2016

How-Tu Tuesday: How Luxury Brands Can Best Use Social Media
There was a time when the luxury industry had no...
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February 23rd 2016

Social Media & Sports Cars
Towards the end of last year, Ian Forsyth at DP Digital Media invited me to join...
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February 19th 2016

How-Tu Tuesday: Using Instagram As Part of Your Marketing Strategy
As one of the fastest growing social media platforms in...
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February 16th 2016

100 Days at Tuminds
Since I started working for Tuminds back in September I’ve been keeping a daily log...
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February 12th 2016

Hashtags: What Are They?
‘What is a Hashtag?’ This is one of the most frequently asked questions at our...
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February 10th 2016

How-Tu Tuesday: Sharing The Love On Social
With Valentine’s Day almost upon us, we’re taking a look this week at the importance...
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February 9th 2016

How-Tu Tuesday: Making The Most of Your Social Data
Social data is a powerful tool for any marketer; it...
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February 3rd 2016

Tuminds Newsflash – January 2016
WhatsApp Is Now Free After reading this headline, you’re probably thinking – was WhatsApp not...
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January 29th 2016

Should You Invest in Social Media Advertising?
Wondering whether or not to take the plunge and run a social media advert? More...
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January 29th 2016

How-Tu Tuesday: Engaging With Employees On Social Media
Social media should not be seen only as a tool...
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January 26th 2016

#StormJonas Hits New York
Instead of talking amongst friends, neighbours and work colleagues about the biggest news stories going...
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January 25th 2016

Social Media Tips: Creating Topical Content
At the first Tuminds social media workshop I attended, around five years ago, Rene cited...
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January 20th 2016

How-Tu Tuesday: Mastering The Art Of Being Concise
Waffling on is something most of us are guilty of doing. However, when it comes...
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January 19th 2016

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