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#MarketingTitbits - Google+, Instavid, Guinness

1. The beginners guide to Google+ When Google+ first launched in 2011 they had 10s of millions of users sign up within the first few months. Despite constant scepticism since, the platform has been growing steadily and now boasts in excess…
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#MarketingTitbits - John Lewis, squats, Google

1. John Lewis' Christmas advert set to break its own records! John Lewis have been gracing our screens with captivating Christmas adverts since 2007. The first one, in 2007, “Shadows”, showed a range of different Christmas gifts set up…
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CamKids Update 2013

This week we received our Child Sponsorship Annual Update from the Cambodian children’s charity CamKids. We sponsor a young girl called Sreylim, whose parents are sadly too poor to support her and her brother. Sreylim is now 14, she is…
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#MarketingTitbits - 'Selfie', Pinterest and Coke Zero

1. And the Oxford Dictionary’s word of the year is…“Selfie”Every year, The Oxford Dictionary announces their International Word of the Year, in previous years we’ve had “bovvered”, “simples” and “credit crunch”. Arguably…
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TLC Business Marketing Seminar 2013

Last Thursday, TLC Business hosted our annual marketing seminar at Southampton Science Centre. This year, we focused on ‘Marketing for SMEs in 2014’. The guests were treated to a working lunch, tackling topics such as:   Digital…
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What SMEs need to know to market effectively in 2014 - seminar summary

Last week, TLC Business hosted our annual marketing seminar at Southampton Science Centre. This year we focused on ‘Marketing for SMEs in 2014’. The guests were treated to a working lunch, tackling a range of hot topics on marketing for…
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#MarketingTitbits - Viral ads, Scroogled and Coca-Cola

1. 2013's top viral advertsEvery month, more than 1 billion unique users visit YouTube. Those users watch over 6 billion hours of footage each month, which works out at almost half an hour per person on the earth today. Every minute 100 hours…
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#MarketingTitbits - Small Biz Saturday, Cow Waterbeds, Stats

1. Small Business Saturday comes to the UK Small Business Saturday is already a $5.5 billion phenomenon in the United Sates, which began in 2010. Despite this, it has only just made its way over to the UK. It’s UK debut was last Saturday…
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#MarketingTitbits - Snapchat, Christmas, trends

1. The brands that are rocking Snapchat Over the last few years we have seen an increase in the number of video and photo sharing apps and social networking sites. You are probably already familiar with the likes of Instagram and Pinterest…
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from TLC Business

We would all like to wish you and your business a very Merry Christmas and a fantastic New Year. 2013 has been a great year for TLC Business. We have welcomed Connie and Ben to the team, had the pleasure to work with brilliant people and businesses…
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#MarketingTitbits - Evian, 2014, resolutions

1. Evian launch their January marketing campaign Yesterday, Evian launched their new marketing campaign for 2014. The month long campaign has launched on Facebook and Twitter asking fans to act young and banish the back to work blues. The slogan…
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#MarketingTitbits - Jelly, Lucozade, emails

1. Ben and Jerry’s marijuana tweet The first of January marked not only the beginning of a new year but also the legalisation of recreational marijuana in Colorado. The state is now the first place in the world to allow stores to sell cannabis…
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#MarketingTitbits - Pizza Hut, shopping, Twitter

1. Pizza Hut's new Xbox 360 app  In April 2013 Pizza Hut released a new app for the Xbox 360. The app allowed Xbox 360 users to order and pay for pizzas and sides to be delivered to their home, without even having to move from the sofa. In…
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#MarketingTitbits - media mentions, coding, Twitter

1. The companies with the most media mentions in 2013  Each year, Dow Jones publish their Global Dow Index which includes a list of the companies with the most media mentions for that year. Unsurprisingly US tech giants topped the list with…
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CamKids 2010 Charity

TLC Business has always placed a great deal of importance on its charitable activities. Having raised £1000s of pounds for local hospice Naomi House over the last few years, this year we have decided to direct our fundraising towards a project…
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