'The Engaging Brand podcast  covering social marketing , business ideas and  brand marketing tips  has a new episode but before we start.The listener winning an  Engaging Brand  goodie bag - picked from all the people who share, like, tweet about the show to say a BIG thank you from me! is Vivien Boirdron. Anna Farmery  talks with Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg about bringing ideas to life. Thomas is an expert in corporate creativity, Lecturer at IESE Business School and Partner at The Innovation Architects. We discuss. How behaviour is a function of personality and environment. is Vivien Boirdron. MORE >>

'The video app Vine is moving into a golden age. The six seconds format perfectly suits today’s news stream and will probably be an advantage like we have seen it for Twitter’s 140 character format. It makes it shareable and accessible. Some huge brands are already using the new service, but what can you actually do with it? The biggest strength of Vine is its simplicity. With the phone in your hand, you can suddenly be a director. The app allows you to as many frames as you want within the six seconds of video shot. This will make your products come to life. MORE >>

'The Social Marketing Process ©Jeff Korhan. Mainstream small business will more reliably get better results from social media if they view it more as selling  than marketing. Because effective relationship selling is personal, and now marketing is too. As social influences continue to profoundly affect business, just about every business activity is going to require relationship building skills. Traditional marketing or advertising was something you did – to your communities. Whereas, social marketing in our digital environment is something we do – with our communities. MORE >>

'Despite the occasional “death of blogging” pronouncements (often made, ironically, in blog posts), blogs remain the core of a robust social media strategy. The proliferation of themes, tools and plugins have transformed blogs from mere online text collections to powerful interactive, rich-media sites that can attract, engage and educate your potential buyers. For those who still aren’t convinced of the value of business blogging (as well as those who need to convince others), the “why blog” posts below provide compelling evidence. Why Blog. Did you hear that? MORE >>

'Google+ Content Recommendations is a great way to add more interactivity to your mobile site. Google has introduced this new feature to enhance the Google+ integration with your site, recommending the articles which have been +1 by your visitors and lead them to deeper engagement with your site. It will work on the latest Android as well as iOS browsers on the native Android browser, Safari, and Chrome. You can increase mobile site pageviews for sure by adding this feature in a few minutes. Add Google+ Content Recommendations. Here is the code you need to add  or edit. We need to replace. MORE >>