Engagement Matters Blog

If you're wanting to ride the web app tidal wave and have considered some ways of making money from an app, it is time to recognise and negate some of the more obvious reasons why web apps can fail so you can make sure yours is successful.  Read full post

Regardless of whether you have kept abreast of the latest web app trend there is no doubting their influence. The problem is there are a whole lot of completely useless apps out there. So if your objective is to make money out of an app how do you go about it and how can you make consumers see that your app is not just one of the pack?  Read full post

More than 80% of businesses fail in the first 5 years, a large part of this failure is attributed to lack of planning - never was a more accurate saying than Alan Lakein's "failing to plan is planning to fail".

A strategic business plan is a pre-requisite of running a business, providing the essential focus and clarity that all successful businesses have.  Read full post

SWOT analyses are often bandied around the office as though they provide all the answers to the business’ greatest dilemmas. In actual fact a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis is as good as useless unless compiled with a few basic principles in mind.  Read full post

I am sure you have had similar experiences to me in reading case studies – often you read the first few paragraphs only to toss the article aside, unable to identify with the issue, see any relevance or interest in the article, or find it nothing more than a company’s hyped up sales pitch.

On the other hand there are those case studies that grab you from the first sentence and draw you in. By the end of the article you have related the situation to your own and are running over potential solutions in your head.

If you are charged with writing case studies, it is obviously pretty important that they fall into the second category or you may not have your job for long! Let’s look at how you can make your case studies more effective.  Read full post

In our previous post we discussed the pros and cons of social media in your business-to-business engagement and marketing plan.

If your organisation considers that the pros outweigh the cons, it’s still not a good idea to jump straight on the bandwagon and start furiously posting or tweeting information.

Given the time and monetary commitment you’re going to make, it makes sense to spend some time planning your approach first. Work out what your purpose in social media is, who are you trying to appeal to and what you will focus on. Build a strategy and plan, then jump on the bandwagon.  Read full post

The global market leader for fast food recently shared its view on social media marketing. The presentation made its way onto Slideshare. Even though this is business-to-consumer, it makes for interesting viewing.

What makes this presentation interesting is the second-last slide - McDonald's key learnings from social media. Regardless of the market you are in, they are all relevant points to consider in any social media strategy and reiterate aspects of our recent post: To social media or not to social media.  Read full post