Archive for May, 2011

Social Media Savvies – Our Favourite Yorkshire ‘Young guns’

Friday, May 27th, 2011

Aptly named the social media generation, young people are leading the way in building lucrative businesses both on and offline. Yorkshire’s young entrepreneurs - as highlighted in the Yorkshire Business Insider’s recent 42 Under 42 awards -  are certainly no strangers to the benefits of online communication tools and are instrumental in shaping the region’s business environment.

Providing inspiration to decision makers everywhere, Quest PR takes a look at some of Yorkshire’s ‘young guns’ who are kicking up a social media storm… (more…)

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Popular social media FAQs answered

Friday, May 20th, 2011

Making social media work for you as a business requires a planned, focused and integrated approach to ensure that your PR, social media and marketing activities are turbo charging your business plan.

Business owners, MDs and managers signing up to Quest’s social media workshops leave buzzing with ideas about great content they can roll out across the social media platforms. They also have a wealth of questions – some of which are below – about how to approach and manage their social media campaigns. We’d also love to hear your questions and comments. (more…)

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How the food and drink industry is cooking up a video storm

Friday, May 13th, 2011

The food and drink industry is the UK’s biggest manufacturing sub-sector, representing over 15 per cent of the industry’s turnover and employment. Research from the Food and Drink Federation highlights that over 1,500 new products are introduced each quarter –  presenting a wealth of opportunities for companies to whet their target audiences’ appetites  via marketing, PR and social media. With videos forecast to make up 60 per cent of online content by 2013, below are some fab industry examples.    

Video is great way to engage with customers and achieve standout from the competition in the crowded restaurant and cafe marketplace.  Restaurants can harness video to showcase their best dishes and upload video recipes for customers to sample at home. (more…)

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WordPress Plugins I Use and Why – Guest Post by Daniela Baker

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

One reason so many people love WordPress as a blog platform is that the thousands of available plugins make it incredibly versatile. You can do anything from make sure your SEO is spot-on to track traffic, to selling ads and affiliate marketing. No matter what type of WordPress blog you’re running, there are some great plugins out there to help you do it

My WordPress goals might be different from yours, but we may still agree on some of the best plugins out there. Here are some of the WordPress plugins I use and why I love them. (more…)

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To business leaders, with love – Quest’s tips for CEOs from the Gini Dietrich ebook

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

Quest PR is delighted to be the only UK business included in the ebook Dear CEO: Letters to the C-Suite from Experts on Vision, Culture, Community, and Integration.  

The book, edited by public relations professional and business owner Gini Dietrich of Spin Sucks blog fame, is a collection of letters from 32 business leaders who are experts on vision, culture, community, or integration and offers honest and practical advice to CEO’s globally. 

It features advice on everything – from where to spend your marketing dollars and how to build community – to creating a customer-centric business and integrating all of your customer-facing departments into one hub. Some talk solely about social media, while others talk about how to integrate the old with the new.

The first ten people to post their own Dear CEO tip on this blog post will receive a free copy of the ebook. If you’d like to buy a copy of Dear CEO visit Spin Sucks.

Our latest blog post features the ebook contribution from our Quest PR MD Sharon Cain.

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