Virtual Reality back in the day… I remember, when I was about 12 years old in 1997 walking into the arcade on Portsmouth Pier. Right near the entrance were 2 massive machines. The aim of these machines was for you and a friend to step into each one, put a gigantic...
Facebook Ads: the hidden gem of B2B marketing and recruitment?
Facebook Ads in 2014 Long before Facebook started offering “suggested posts”, “sponsored ads” and the variety of different options they have today, Opace were offering more traditional B2B internet marketing services, including SEO, social media and of course Pay Per...
Social Media PPC: Facebook Ads vs. LinkedIn Ads vs. Google AdWords, which would you choose?
Small business advertising and brand promotion using Facebook Ads In the previous blog I looked at the benefits of using Facebook Ads for B2B marketing and recruitment: https://opace.agency/blog/facebook-ads-the-hidden-gem-of-b2b-marketing-and-recruitment. I explained...
Does Twitter Marketing work?
Push and Pulls for Twitter Every social media or online marketing agency will encourage businesses to look at social media marketing as part of their overall marketing strategy. There are ‘pushes and pulls’ for this belief. The push is greater engagement with clients...
What are viral videos and how can they benefit my business’s online marketing?
There seems to be a misconception when it comes to getting your online video seen by a lot of people and that is that you need a big budget to reach thousands of people. The only thing you need is a good idea and you can reach thousands of people without having to pay...
Introducing #TWIPS (Twitter Tips)
What’s a #TWIP? What’s a #twip? Well it as Twitter Tip – and we have lots of them designed to make your Twitter marketing really deliver. Twitter is increasingly being used by organisations to maintain contact with their customer base on a regular basis. It’s a great...
The age of the hashtag – How following search streams and keywords can help you seize business opportunities on Twitter
Why consider Twitter? When I talk to friends that aren’t yet on Twitter, they tend to respond with ‘Why would I want to know what some celebrity has had for breakfast’. Although this may be the case with some accounts on Twitter, there is a vast ocean of potential...
When Google says don’t worry, should marketers reach for the paracetamol?
Last week saw reports of two major changes introduced by Google, removal of keyword search data from Google Analytics and their biggest algorithm change for 12 years, codenamed Hummingbird. If it was a bad week for marketers, the ultimate sufferers may be hard pressed...
Is micro web video a good idea?
Why Micro Web? The growth of Twitter as a social and marketing tool has encouraged businesses and marketers to think small – concentrating key messages within 140 characters. With a few years of honing this technique, is it now the time to do the same for video? Many...
Is it time to clean up your social media activity?
Is it time to fling open the windows, let the fresh air blow away some cobwebs and start all those essential household chores you have put off in time for the long cold winter. For businesses, now would be a good time to do something similar for their social media...