Author: Tesni Kendell

  • Finding time for your social media |ft. Dani Louise Smith

    Finding time for your social media |ft. Dani Louise Smith

    Finding the time to post is a very common challenge that I see small businesses struggling with. And, if you’re a regular reader of my blog, you’ll know that I don’t believe there is a one-size-fits-all social media strategy, but having a plan in place is definitely a must! I’ve had a chat with Dani…

  • Main vs secondary social media platforms

    Main vs secondary social media platforms

    My main platforms are Facebook and LinkedIn. My secondary platforms are Threads, Pinterest and Zzatem. What does that mean? What is a secondary platform? What’s the difference between a main and a secondary platform The big difference between your main and secondary platforms is the goal – I’ll go into more detail about this in…

  • Why I love working with social media

    Why I love working with social media

    Social media has a bad rep. It’s addictive, the doom scroll wastes hours of your day, the fake news and negativity can be deafening, and the algorithm makes us run in circles – so why did I think it would be a good idea to build a business relying on it? How Ace of Media…

  • How to run a successful giveaway

    How to run a successful giveaway

    Am I the only one whose feed has filled up with giveaways recently? Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining, I love a good giveaway and I love seeing so many small businesses get that engagement and reach boost. That’s the point really – to get more people excited about your products or services. Unfortunately,…

  • Avoid social media burnout this Christmas

    Avoid social media burnout this Christmas

    Christmas is a weird time on social media, isn’t it? Those who usually interact with our content might only be popping on social media to post a few family photos while those who are usually too busy to doom scroll might be spending more time doing so. There are a lot of “perfect” pictures and…

  • Black Friday for small businesses

    Black Friday for small businesses

    Black Friday is on the 24th November 2023, but I’ve already seen some Black Friday offers popping up! With many people going online over that weekend specifically to grab sales and get their Christmas shopping sorted, it’s a very noisy weekend on social media. The big brands will be able to afford huge campaigns and…

  • The non-digital side of social media |ft. Jeni Machon

    The non-digital side of social media |ft. Jeni Machon

    Do you find it easier to make sense of the ideas in your mind when you put pen to paper? Of course social media marketing is a digital job, but a lot of the background work can be done in a non-digital way. I’ve had a chat with Jeni Machon, of Blue Raspberry Box, to…

  • Is Threads still alive?

    Is Threads still alive?

    Back in July, Meta (the parent company of Facebook and Instagram) launched a new platform: Threads. It was to be a rival to X (aka Twitter) and within four days they had over 100 millions users! A month after Launch Day, I wrote a blog about my first impressions of the platform – if you…

  • Being human to connect with your audience

    Being human to connect with your audience

    People buy from people. But it’s not always that easy, is it? As we hover the Post Now button on a personal post we often ask ourselves “Who cares?”. It can be hard to find the right balance between being the face of our brand, not oversharing and allowing our audience to feel like they…

  • The power of a social media vision board | ft. Lisa Williams

    The power of a social media vision board | ft. Lisa Williams

    While working on your social media marketing, it can be very easy to focus on the day-to-day maintenance and to forget about the bigger picture. Why are you doing it? How do you want people to feel when they come across your page? I’ve had a chat with Lisa, aka The Vision Board Queen, to…