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Sales funnels, marketing funnels, business funnels. It's enough to make your head spin, isn't it? 

Here at The Social Brain, we talk a lot about marketing funnels and the stages of a marketing funnel: brand awareness, nurturing, decision making and the sale.

But did you know there’s more than one type of funnel?

I recently spoke with my friend Rebecca Wise on The Social Brain Podcast to discuss all things business funnels, including the relationship between sales funnels and social media mark…

Now, I’m not exactly a stranger to TikTok. I’ve been playing around with it for a while, and I love it.

It’s fun, it’s fast-paced, and it’s an absolute dream for content creators like me who want to be able to produce, edit, and share recordings quickly.

I also put together an article a little while ago on the benefits of using TikTok for businesses – particularly those that rely on user-generated videos to create a buzz around their brand.

Pretty much all of the things I mentioned here still…

According to research from 123reg, January is THE month to start a new venture.

In 2022, there was a spike in the number of web addresses being registered, leading the domain provider to estimate that at least 10,000 new companies will have been launched by the end of that month.

I don’t know about you, but I certainly see this trend continuing now in 2023. Times are tough, with people having to find more creative ways to make ends meet – and for many, that means starting a side hustle, or per…

(Want to listen to this blog post instead? Check out Episode 1 of The Social Brain podcast.)

Social media marketing can help to grow your business, increase brand loyalty, and boost your sales.

But it can also be overwhelming and confusing when you don’t know what you’re doing.

If you follow me on Instagram and are part of my close friend crew, you’ll know I often pop up the little question box sticker to help you with your struggles.

I recently asked you what you most needed help with on so…

Ready to level up your Instagram marketing?

My new digital course talks you through EVERYTHING you need to know to create a winning Instagram strategy that’s less about boosting your followers and more about generating meaningful interactions that lead to actual results for your brand.

Enter: InstaBrains.

Why did I put together InstaBrains?

I’ve got more than 12 years’ experience in running Instagram accounts for my clients. I’ve been exploring every nook and cranny of this platform since i…

When it comes to marketing your business, there are endless ways you can generate more exposure and get your products or services in front of those all-important customers.

But because it’s often perceived to be the ‘easiest’ and one of the most effective routes to more brand awareness, most companies focus their attention on social media.

Don’t get me wrong, I obviously LOVE social media. (I must do – it’s my business, after all!) It’s arguably one of the most powerful ways you can connect wi…

It’s the go-to ‘business’ social media site of our times – and LinkedIn can be a great source of leads, if you know how to use it correctly!

Generating actual enquiries and sales from LinkedIn takes time, but with a bit of commitment, you really can start seeing brilliant results from this platform.

Here are my top 5 tips for using LinkedIn’s features to find potential customers and get them interested in everything you have to offer.

To be clear, in this post, I’m talking about getting more …

If you follow me on the ‘gram, you’ll have already seen the announcement I made a few days ago about the changes to time feeds on the platform.

Instagram has recently introduced two hotly anticipated news feed features, which are designed to give you tonnes more control over who and what you see when you log in for a scroll.

There are now three options in total:

1. Home

This is the default option – the one you’ve been using recently, up until now. It displays content based on your habits wit…

So, we’re a good couple of months into 2022.

How are things going for you?

How’s your business doing?

And more specifically, how well are your social media campaigns performing?

Are you getting the kind of response you were expecting from your social posts? Or do you feel like all your carefully crafted content is falling on deaf ears?

As we waltz our way into the second quarter of the year, now is a great time to carry out a bit of a social spring clean. It’s a great way to spruce up your …

Have you lost your social media mojo?

Believe me, it happens to the best of us. (Even I have had my moments in the past!)

I speak to so many clients on a weekly basis who feel like throwing in the towel on their social media campaigns. Some of these business owners are burnt out, while others just aren’t seeing the results they expected from their work. They’re disheartened by the fact that all the time and energy they’ve spent on their accounts isn’t translating into actual sales or enquiries…