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'Social' Media - what is it really?

It's a question that gets asked time and time again and is often not answered satisfactorily. The problem is compounded if you try to define the terms themselves. When you try to do that you often find that they don't sit comfortably together and don't actually explain exactly what it is. Adding Marketing onto the end simply makes it worse!

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Added by Rob Willox on November 6, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

GREENTREE 10% OFF LAWNMOWER SERVICING IN NOVEMBER MURRAY POWER TOOLS FREE BOSCH DRILL ON PURCHASE OF WOODSCREWS

Hi Fellow Members, As our company has only just joined the Falkirk Business network, I thought it best to introduce us. Greentree - service and repair of garden machinery and small plant. From lawnmowers and hedgetrimmers to generators and whacker plates we can service and repair these machines provided parts are available. We also repair paslode nail guns. We offer a priority service to trade customers and have an offer of 10% off lawnmower servicing in November. Murray Power Tools is involved… Continue

Added by Anna Clark on November 6, 2009 at 9:02am — 2 Comments

Your help is needed!

If you are one of the members of this site that have an online shop you may have thought about or considered it and even if you haven't or don't trade online most of us will have bought something or other at some time. Your opinion is wanted and valuable Apart from the unstated objective of getting visitors to buy your product or service there are factors that influence the process and contribute to the successful completion or otherwise of the task. Some of these are (not an exhausti… Continue

Added by Rob Willox on November 2, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

How precise, targeted copywriting wins out!

I've mentioned the following writer a number of times as his thoughts, primarily based on testing and experience, is instructive, often humourous and as a direct marketer, always practical. There is a ongoing discussion whether short copy is best or longer copy sells more. The length might depend on the medium, as with Adwords which has a maximum of 95 characters to attract attention, pitch the sale and elicit a response, or newspaper lineage ads which charge by the word or col/centimetre. Whe… Continue

Added by Rob Willox on November 2, 2009 at 12:09pm — No Comments

4Networking Group Launch..........Only 1 week to go!

Hi Everone, It`s all very exciting, only 1 week to go until the launch of the 4N group in Falkirk! The venue is the Falkirk Wheelhouse restaurant near the Falkirk Wheel on Friday 6th November, starting promptly at 8am until 10am(can continue networking after this time!) For only £10, you get a hearty breakfa… Continue

Added by alex atkinson on October 30, 2009 at 11:00am — 3 Comments

Santa For Christmas

Anyone out know where I can get a good santa outfit or have one made. Got an idea for santa walking dogs during December, Thought it may raise myprofile in the Falkirk area. Continue

Added by Mr Gary Oliver on October 29, 2009 at 10:39pm — No Comments

Does Google PageRank Count Anymore?

Seen this article, but not sure what to make of it? Iam rather worried about this title?...What is Google playing at, or is this so they can promote Google AdWords more! Does Google PageRank Count Anymore? by Titus Hoskins Posted on October 26, 2009 Being a full-time SEM (Search Engine Marketer) I have been conditioned like Pavlov's dog (not a pretty picture) to jump every time Google twitches. Lately Google has been doing a lot of twitching. Specifically, the rather sta… Continue

Added by Chris Harley on October 26, 2009 at 2:06pm — 1 Comment

22 Things you did not know about your website visitors

This is a great article on how site visitors look and read the content on a site, some interesting reading on the related articles too. http://www.conversationmarketing.com/2009/08/22-things-you-dont-know-about-customers.htm I will be testing some of these ideas with my new technology website and will update this post with some results. Continue

Added by Mark Logan on October 22, 2009 at 3:30am — No Comments

WE'RE INTO OUR FIFTH YEAR IN BO'NESS

October marks the end of four years trading in Bo'ness for PEBBLES during which there have been many ups and downs - thankfully more ups than downs! If we knew then what we know now would we have done anything differently? I'm not sure that we would - life is about the journey to coin a cliche, and on the whole it's proving to be a very enjoyable and interesting journey. There are perhaps systems and procedures we would have liked to have in place more quickly, but doing that would have meant t… Continue

Added by Val Trotter on October 16, 2009 at 3:43pm — No Comments

Happy Brides & Seeking work

It always makes my day to get photos and emails from happy customer. Its an affirmation that I am doing something right in my little hobby business. If you got to my gallery page you will see the last three most recent happy brides. The most recent letter is from a bride to be, the next one is my niece and the third one from a wedding which took place in September. http://www.dizatiaras.co.uk/SOG.htm Although I describe this as a… Continue

Added by Diana on October 16, 2009 at 3:38pm — No Comments

Soccer Centre @ The Falkirk Stadium

Hi folks! Just thought I would let everyone know about our fantastic state of the art 5-a-side pitches at The Falkirk Stadium. We have 6 pitches in total, all available to hire per the hour. Why not have a go for some corporate exercise - maybe even beat the boss?! Or how about a birthday treat? For prices, availbility and special offers, please call 01324 618740 Continue

Added by Aleida Purves on October 15, 2009 at 4:29pm — No Comments

New Business? Know how you feel!!

Lime Design is a fairly new business so I know that starting a business at any time can be a challenging experience as limited resources are being stretched to breaking point. With all the demands on their start up budget some companies choose to cut corners when considering their company identity and how professional they will look in a marketplace where competition is tough. Lime Design are offering a new business start-up package which includes a design consultation, company logo and a range… Continue

Added by Karen Henderson on October 15, 2009 at 2:40pm — 1 Comment

Here is what I did with a spare domain name and some double sided sticky tape.

I set up a site to share my findings while roaming around the web last wekend and I thought I would share. Have a look through and see if there is anything that you might like, most of the stuff I post on there is free but there is the odd paid service, it is far from a finished site but it works and it might be worth bookmarking as I wil be adding items daily.

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Added by Mark Logan on October 12, 2009 at 9:31pm — No Comments

4Networking Group coming to Falkirk.........

Hi I’d thought you might like to know about the launch of a new networking group in Falkirk. 4Networking is a rapidly expanding group of unstuffy and vibrant breakfast network groups held fortnightly from 8am until 10am. Cost to attend the launch is just £10, which gets you a fu… Continue

Added by alex atkinson on October 11, 2009 at 8:30pm — 3 Comments

Business In Falkirk - List Your Business FREE

Hi everyone, The free business directory for Business in Falkirk is up and running, you can now add your business with the following features for free: 5 Categories Your Logo Website Link, Business Description Meta Data The individual listing pages all have a clean layout with website link, email link and Google Maps link to your address. The mainsite has a number of advertising opportunities for local Retailers, Tradesm… Continue

Added by Mark Logan on September 28, 2009 at 5:19pm — 1 Comment

CALLING ALL BO'NESS BUSINESSES

It's that time of year again - the AGM of Bo'ness Means Business will take place on Tuesday 6th October in the IVY TEAROOM on South Street and all local businesses are invited. The AGM is scheduled for 6.30 and will last no longer than half an hour. Following the official business we will host an informal social networking event from 7.00 until 9.00 (refreshments provided). This is an ideal opportunity to get to know other local business people and have a blether. The blethering usually conti… Continue

Added by Val Trotter on September 22, 2009 at 5:06pm — 1 Comment

The Procurement Process - A justifiable process to ensure fairness?

At the Central Scotland Business Women’s Network Event there was a certain amount of angst at having to go down the procurement route to get business. Business people, especially SME’s get frustrated and their concerns tend to be: it takes up to much time; the process takes too long; the documentation asked for is not relevant to SME’s; getting through the first stage (PQQ) is impossible. However, get it right and you have has much chance as the larger organisations in winning bids. My company w… Continue

Added by Susan Park on September 18, 2009 at 11:04am — No Comments

Central Scotland Business Women Network Event

I was at the first event held by the new Central Scotland Business Women’s Network last night at the Inchyra Grange Hotel. The speaker, Jane Gotts from Business Club Scotland (http://www.businessclubscotland.co.uk/ ), gave an excellent insight into how Business Club Scotland can help Businesses in Scotland capitalise on the business opportunities available on the run up to the 2014 Commonwealth Games and other major events. A great speaker, great venue, excellent business opportunities and good… Continue

Added by Susan Park on September 18, 2009 at 9:53am — 1 Comment

www.celebratingalife.co.uk

www.celebratingalife.co.uk is a new and exciting Life Stationery provider. Our parent company Print Central Ltd was born in January 2009. We believe that the quality of service we provide to our clients is one which is not currently available in the industry. At Celebrating a Life we are dedicated to providing our clients with first class products and services. We offer Birth Announcement, Religious Ceremony, Special Occasion and Funeral Order of Service Cards. Our website has been designed wit… Continue

Added by Stephen Matthews on September 17, 2009 at 2:22pm — No Comments

Interested in ladies networking in the Central Region? Come join our club!

Central Scotland Businesswomen's network launches in October 2009 and is affiliated with The Association of Scottish Businesswomen's Network. This affiliation also brings along many additional benefits including free membership of SCDI. Interested in joining? Come along to our events on Thursday 17th September and/or Tuesday 13th October....or contact me for further details. Be part of an exciting new network and build new relationships with like minded women! Continue

Added by Yvonne Wilson on September 14, 2009 at 2:03pm — No Comments