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What I want to achieve or get, what I am after and what comes to me in a natural effortless way is almost always inexplicable to me. Sometimes there are so many struggles involved in a process of finishing something...

Two years ago there was no hesitation – YouTube all the way to the bank, but NOW is a whole new ball game! How would you like over 12,000 views and 100 shares and 47, 000 post reach! Video Marketing is a great way of showing your clients what you do. You may have seen myGoogle+ Hangouts on Air Playlist for Costa Women, or some of my top-tips Playlist on YouTube This week I have been working with Nando Brown from In The Dog House DTC and we have both been somewhat shocked and delighted at the effectiveness of Facebook’s Video platform vs YouTube. I had read  sometime ago that Facebook had improved their platform and were now giving their own homegrown videos more Facebook Real-Estate in the newsfeed than YouTube videos, but didn’t have the video catalogue or stats to compare it with … enter stage right Mr Brown. Nando already has two very well performing Facebook Pages,https://www.facebook.com/Incredimal & https://www.facebook.com/ITDHDTC and a great YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/InTheDoghouseDTC, but we wanted to establish which way we should be focusing to get more video views Facebook or YouTube Here is the video I am talking about Post by Incredimal – Raising Fizz. – over 12,000 views and 100 shares and 47, 000 post reach! Now, we (Nando & I) are working on some Top-secret stuff that I can’t share until later on in the New Year, but in the mean time there have been some cool things to come out of the last week or so I can tell you about. Essentially the key piece of information is Facebook Videos ROCK! If you want to  get a message out there try uploading a video to your Page newsfeed featuring something you and your audience are passionate about. A home grown one is best – use your phone, just like Nando, nothing fancy. Or try animoto for creating animated videos using still photos. Here ¡s an example of one I created for Lovin Letters The video reporting stats in Facebook are really efficient and the layout is easy to follow and gives you tons of information. Here is a screenshot showing the different stats you can get. From these we have learnt how to make some tweaks so that future videos get even better results. The first 3 seconds is key, followed by the next 27 seconds to get full Facebook thumbs-up stars. Interestingly, for a geek like me, the largest number of likes has come from outside of Nando’s own Page, where the video has been shared to.   The downside is the lack of video organisation. As shown at the top of the article I have inserted links that take you to a Playlist on YouTube, but currently Facebook doesn’t offer this and the display panel of videos uploaded is a bit lame – but you can’t have everything If you would like to know more about how to use Video Marketing for your business then please ask me how fiona@fionacatchpowle.com #AskCyberGran There are also some great stats here on the impact of a Facebook video http://www.theguardian.com/media-network/2014/nov/13/facebook-youtube-video-platform-marketing

This week, I was honoured to have been featured by the Sur in English.  Read the interview below, or on page 33 of their digital edition here – http://services.surinenglish.com/virtual/20141114/...

When I was little, we lived in leafy Kew opposite the Botanical Gardens near London. ‘50s England was a time of innocence and unhurriedness.  Although the road we lived on was relatively quiet compared to now, it was classed as a ‘main’ road into London as perhaps one car would speed by at 40mph every minute or so.   There in our front garden, organizing my bears ready for a tea party, I would suddenly get the urge to go, just go – somewhere – anywhere.  So, with my favorite teddy under my arm, I would click open the gate and start walking, ever ready for adventure and the open road even then. Many of us need some adventure in our lives, or a sense of it at least.  Maybe it starts when we are asked the question “And what do you want to be when you grow up?” though searching for an answer can lead us no further than previously explored territory.  I remember I wanted to be a part-time Vet and part-time Hairdresser; I stated this firmly aged about 5.  Without the benefit of the world-wide web, this was the extent of my wishful experience at that point; I loved animals and cutting my own and my dolls’ hair… To continue reading this blog, please visit: http://jeangilhead.com/the-art-and-magic-of-following-our-dreams/

I love meditation. It is like a chocolate that I can eat without worrying about calories. It is like holidays without any costs. It gives me feeling of peace, relaxation and clarity. And I get all these...

On behalf of the team at Positively Pink/Blue I would like to thank each and every one of you that contributed towards the fund raising for this year. Without you we could not continue the amazing work and screening programmes that are in place at the moment. We raised 23,500 euros at the Pink Ball this year which, when added to all the other money raised, we can now definitely announce that we can carry on with the screening in 2015 for both Pink and Blue. I will let you all know the final amounts and how it will be spent next year when we have our meeting later on this year. THANK YOU FROM ALL THE LADIES THAT HAVE BENEFITED FROM YOUR KINDNESS XXXXXX www.positively-pink.com for the ladies www.positively-blue.com for the gents