We Mean Business With The Facebook #SheMeansBusiness Programme
On Friday 1st March 2019, We travelled down to Facebook, London for a “Train the Trainer” Event as part of the “Facebook #SheMeansBusiness Programme”. Although we’ve been to the Facebook Partner Centre in London before, we experienced the social media giant’s London HQ for the first time. You may have watched the Facebook Live video […]
Facebook Spam!
It’s 2019, but this still happens far too much! What is Facebook spam? It might be that you know someone that is a serial Facebook status updater, but that’s up to them, and you can choose who your friends are…BUT, have you ever seen someone posting or sharing a competition that sounds too good to […]
From Chef Whites To Shirts – Alex’s First Few Weeks
Joining the Social Progress team is like being part of a small family, in which everyone is interested in what each other does on a personal level in their spare time. I was lucky that my Mum, Janet, was willing to let her youngest trouble maker be part of this slice of gold that she’s […]
What is a #Hashtag?
What is a #hashtag? Hashtags are used all over Social Media, it’s almost a sin not to use one now. Companies regularly create their own for their brand as well as advertising campaigns, so they can gather momentum over time. They are usually keywords but can also be slogans and adding the # hashtag symbol […]
Back To School – Safeguarding Against Social Media
With the new educational year about to start and students moving up to high school or going back to school, we wanted to revisit the topic of the impact that Social Media now has on our children as well as how safe they are online. We’re fairly certain that the majority of parents will use […]
Are You Missing A Simple Marketing Trick?
Many people think that marketing and social media are confusing and scary. However, we’re often explaining to our clients that social media really isn’t rocket science. Sometimes, we just need a bit of guidance to use it more effectively and efficiently. There are a few tips and tricks we share during social media training and […]
SEO Masterclass – Women and Broadband
Superfast West Yorkshire held an Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) Masterclass for fourteen delegates of the Women and Broadband Programme which was skilfully presented by Pascal Fintoni. Esther was one of the delegates who attended the SEO Workshop hosted at The Media Centre in Huddersfield and this is her overview of the presentation. Pascal Fintoni split the SEO […]
We’re Finalists for The UK Blog Awards 2016
You may or may not know that at the back end of 2015 Janet entered the Social Progress Blog into the UK Blog Awards 2016. We’re not usually very shout-y about our work or the clients we work with – unless we appear in the Close Up Magazine, Topic UK Magazine or in the local […]
“Janet named among UK’s top 50 business advisers”
Just in case you missed it, Janet was in the paper again last week! A fantastic article was placed right in the centre of the Huddersfield Daily Examiner on Tuesday 3rd February with the proud heading: “Janet named among UK’s top 50 business advisers” – Did you see it? The award itself is from Enterprise Nation […]
Guest Post: Blogging and LinkedIn Training
We’re pleased to introduce Adrian Bird from The Apprentice Finder! Adrian came on our Blogging and LinkedIn Training Workshop last year (2014). He’s kindly and enthusiastically written this post for you to read about his experience with Social Progress. So if you’re wondering whether or not to invest in some training for yourself or your employees/colleagues, […]