I ended up shouting at the so-called marketing expert

I ended up shouting at the podcast episode I was listening to on my morning cycle over around Kinnegad, Clogherinkoe and back home. The so-called expert, Mark Schaeffer, on the Social Media Marketing Podcast was talking about Social Media Marketing nowadays and how much it has changed over the last 10 or 20 years. He… Continue reading I ended up shouting at the so-called marketing expert

Not losing sight of the original purpose of my YouTube channel

It is easy for me to produce all sorts of video content for my YouTube channel. And I have now reached 27,000 subscribers on the channel having only recently reached 25,000. I am aware that much of the content I publish may have little or no benefit for my business, which is the whole purpose… Continue reading Not losing sight of the original purpose of my YouTube channel

My YouTube channel has taken off (and I’m not sure why)

I am not sure why my YouTube channel has experienced such a spell of growth as it has in the last month or so. To put the growth in context, in December I was growing at a rate of 200-300 new subscribers every 28 days. In the last 28 days, however, I have gained 1,600… Continue reading My YouTube channel has taken off (and I’m not sure why)

Small business marketing is about making choices about your time

When you are a small business owner and you are doing your own marketing your time is valuable and limited. Therefore, you must make decisions as to where to allocate your time in the most efficient and effective way. This involves choosing one social media site over another-for example, are you better off making posts/tweets… Continue reading Small business marketing is about making choices about your time

My long form video experiment on YouTube seeks to exploit the ‘binge watch’ phenomenon

I am trying something new on my YouTube channel today. I am going to upload an extra-long video-up to 1 hour or thereabouts-to see how it performs. And the great thing about this particular tactic is I do not have to make any new content, or only an extremely small piece of new content. What… Continue reading My long form video experiment on YouTube seeks to exploit the ‘binge watch’ phenomenon

I’m still surprised by the stunning power of video

Video is powerful. This is something I have read, observed, and written about for a long time now. But no matter how many times I write about it I will invariably be struck again by a consultation with someone. The person, in the course of conversation with me in a consultation, will quote back something… Continue reading I’m still surprised by the stunning power of video