Nick Blane

Nick is a recent graduate of Music and Live Events Management from Bucks New University in High Wycombe. Though his business background centred within the music industry, his exposure and involvement in marketing and social media engagement for brands, helped him take a more holistic approach and apply his connection of digital with sociology along with his entrepreneurial skills.

Posted by Nick in News

23/12/16

2016 In Google, Social Media, And Emojis

2016 has been far from a dull year, whether positive or negative it seemed that everyone was talking about a new global news story every day. From celebrity deaths to politics, sporting events to global crazes, Google and social media has it all covered

Posted by Nick in Social

13/12/16

3 Tips For SME’s To Up Their Social Media Game

Firstly, what is an SME or Small to Medium Enterprise? According to Government sources, these are companies who employ up to 250 people. It constitutes 99% of UK businesses.

Posted by Nick in Insights

09/11/16

Vine – In Memoriam: 2012-2016

The popularity and almost overnight success of Vine in 2012 was startling. People’s attention spans really had shortened to just 6 seconds.

Posted by Nick in SEO

14/10/16

SEO & PR: The Perfect Match?

Estimated Reading Time [est_time] Over the years, there has been a blurring of lines between what is construed as online PR and SEO.

Posted by Nick in Insights

20/09/16

A Racing Car Is Only As Good As Its Driver

4 reasons not to be over reliant on marketing tools. As digital marketing evolves so do the tools and software we use. These tools make the work more streamlined, accurate, cost effective, and easier to manage. Reliance on these tools though in the main is positive, however they must be indexed against human interaction.

Posted by Nick in Social

02/09/16

Snapchat Unveils New Advertising Updates

At the beginning of the year I wrote a blog about the potential that Snapchat and their then ad platform had and how brands would be able to utilise this as part of their marketing strategy, I thought it would be a long time before it would be worth revisiting; I was wrong.

Posted by Nick in Insights & News

21/07/16

Pokémon Go And The Digital Landscape

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last two weeks, you should be aware by now of Pokémon Go; the augmented reality game for both Android and Apple phones

Posted by Nick in Insights, News & SEO

28/06/16

A Brief History of The Penguin Algorithm

With Google on the verge of rolling out Penguin 4.0, now would be a good time to have a quick recap on what Penguin is; previous versions and more importantly, what it means for your website.

Posted by Nick in Insights & Social

03/06/16

The Rise of Influencer Marketing

Despite PPC and SEO maintaining their positions atop the digital marketing food chain, brands are looking at other brands, and people are looking at other people in order to facilitate their advertising and marketing goals. This is where Influencer Marketing is becoming a more prominent advertising tool, but just what is it, and how effective can it be?

Posted by Nick in Insights, PPC, SEO & Social

29/04/16

Social Media Marketing: Paid vs Organic

The debate continues to rage about what is the best method of marketing your business digitally; it is a never ending back and forth between PPC and SEO. As this argument continues, there is a parallel taking place in the world of social media; paid ads or organic marketing?

Posted by Nick in Insights & News

15/04/16

Can Ads Make Spotify A Profitable Company?

With Spotify now hitting 30 million paid users , 100 million overall; they have hit a notable milestone in the company’s short history. It will however not be known if the company has finally turned over a profit for the first time until later in the year, with last year’s financial results showing an operating loss of $165.1m (£119m).

Posted by Nick in Insights & News

24/03/16

Digital And Print Media; Enough Room For Both?

With the impending change to one of the UK’s most popular tabloids ‘The Independent’ going digital towards the end of March, it will give yet another insight into how national papers could make a successful run of serving their content online.
Digital Clarity have been shortlisted for the prestigious UK Search Awards in t
Digital Clarity have been shortlisted for the prestigious UK Search Awards in the ‘Best Use of Search in B2B’ . The UK Search Awards are recognised across the digital marketing industry and the judging is a robust, credible and transparent two-step process, involving pre-scoring and a judging session where the panel discusses each entry in detail . We are delighted to be recognised in the competitive landscape of B2B Marketing especially amongst our peers that include leading search and digital agencies from across the UK and the globe who are delivering work for the UK market . . . #digitalclarity #digitalagency #digitalmarketing #uksearchawards #uksearchawards2019 #ppc #seo #b2b #softwaresales #propertymarketing #luxurymarketing #guildford #surrey #socialmediamarketing #topseo

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Digital Clarity have been shortlisted for the prestigious UK Search Awards in the ‘Best Use of Search in B2B’ . The UK Search Awards are recognised across the digital marketing industry and the judging is a robust, credible and transparent two-step process, involving pre-scoring and a judging session where the panel discusses each entry in detail . We are delighted to be recognised in the competitive landscape of B2B Marketing especially amongst our peers that include leading search and digital agencies from across the UK and the globe who are delivering work for the UK market . . . #digitalclarity #digitalagency #digitalmarketing #uksearchawards #uksearchawards2019 #ppc #seo #b2b #softwaresales #propertymarketing #luxurymarketing #guildford #surrey #socialmediamarketing #topseo

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Some of the DC team visiting Decorex today at Olympia, London . Decorex is the i
Some of the DC team visiting Decorex today at Olympia, London . Decorex is the international interior design show featuring exceptional furniture, fabric, lighting and craft . . . #interiordesign #furnituredesign #lighting #lightdesign #kitchendesign #bathroomdesign #wardrobes #decorex #decorex2019 #digitalmarketing #digitalagency #guildford #olympia

Posted 1 week ago.

Some of the DC team visiting Decorex today at Olympia, London . Decorex is the international interior design show featuring exceptional furniture, fabric, lighting and craft . . . #interiordesign #furnituredesign #lighting #lightdesign #kitchendesign #bathroomdesign #wardrobes #decorex #decorex2019 #digitalmarketing #digitalagency #guildford #olympia

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There's everything to be said for being nimble, but rushing for the sake of proc
There's everything to be said for being nimble, but rushing for the sake of proclaiming agility is foolhardy . Be measured . The time spent thinking through all possible scenarios and consequences is well spent . whether it's considering a difficult conversation . or a new pitch to a prospective client . . . #shakespeare #shakespearequotes #friday #businessquotes #business #wordsofwisdom #successquotes #stoicism #meditations #midfulness #digitalclarity #romeoandjuliet

Posted 1 week ago.

There's everything to be said for being nimble, but rushing for the sake of proclaiming agility is foolhardy . Be measured . The time spent thinking through all possible scenarios and consequences is well spent . whether it's considering a difficult conversation . or a new pitch to a prospective client . . . #shakespeare #shakespearequotes #friday #businessquotes #business #wordsofwisdom #successquotes #stoicism #meditations #midfulness #digitalclarity #romeoandjuliet

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A Banksy artwork depicting MPs in the House of Commons as chimpanzees has been s
A Banksy artwork depicting MPs in the House of Commons as chimpanzees has been sold for almost £9.9 million, in what organisers say is a record for the street artist . Devolved Parliament, which is four meters wide, was first unveiled as part of the Bristol artist's exhibition Banksy vs Bristol Museum in 2009 . It went under the hammer at Sotheby's in London on Thursday and after 13 minutes of bidding, sold for £9,879,500. It had a guide price of between £1.5-2 million . . . #banksy #art #artistsoninstagram #artist #contemporaryart #satire #artinvestment #artinvestor #sothebys #sothebysonline #artexhibition

Posted 1 week ago.

A Banksy artwork depicting MPs in the House of Commons as chimpanzees has been sold for almost £9.9 million, in what organisers say is a record for the street artist . Devolved Parliament, which is four meters wide, was first unveiled as part of the Bristol artist's exhibition Banksy vs Bristol Museum in 2009 . It went under the hammer at Sotheby's in London on Thursday and after 13 minutes of bidding, sold for £9,879,500. It had a guide price of between £1.5-2 million . . . #banksy #art #artistsoninstagram #artist #contemporaryart #satire #artinvestment #artinvestor #sothebys #sothebysonline #artexhibition

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Happy 21st Birthday Google 🎂 Google is the world's most visited website - it'
Happy 21st Birthday Google 🎂 Google is the world's most visited website - it's even one of the most-searched terms on Bing. . As a Google Premier Partner, we have been delighted to have been on this journey. . Want to learn more about the Google eco-system and how you can benefit your business? . Call +441483 388 270 | Email: info@digital-clarity.com | @digitalclarity . . . #google #googleads #ppc #seo #ppcagency #seoagency #ppcexperts #digitalmarketing #digitalagency #digitalmarketingagency #socialmediamarketing #facebookads #guildford #surrey #london #hants #berks #bucks

Posted 2 weeks ago.

Happy 21st Birthday Google 🎂 Google is the world's most visited website - it's even one of the most-searched terms on Bing. . As a Google Premier Partner, we have been delighted to have been on this journey. . Want to learn more about the Google eco-system and how you can benefit your business? . Call +441483 388 270 | Email: info@digital-clarity.com | @digitalclarity . . . #google #googleads #ppc #seo #ppcagency #seoagency #ppcexperts #digitalmarketing #digitalagency #digitalmarketingagency #socialmediamarketing #facebookads #guildford #surrey #london #hants #berks #bucks

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Success is a series of small wins. If you get one percent better each day for on
Success is a series of small wins. If you get one percent better each day for one year, you'll end up thirty-seven times better by the time you're done. . . . #suntzu #suntzuartofwar #succes #successquotes #digitalagency #digitalclarity #digitalmarketing #content #mondaymotivation #winning #strategy #digitalexperts #motivation #businessquotes #growthmindset

Posted 1 month ago.

Success is a series of small wins. If you get one percent better each day for one year, you'll end up thirty-seven times better by the time you're done. . . . #suntzu #suntzuartofwar #succes #successquotes #digitalagency #digitalclarity #digitalmarketing #content #mondaymotivation #winning #strategy #digitalexperts #motivation #businessquotes #growthmindset

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It’s that time of year! Sunny Brighton and BrightonSEO #brightonseo #seo #digi
It’s that time of year! Sunny Brighton and BrightonSEO #brightonseo #seo #digitalmarketing

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It’s that time of year! Sunny Brighton and BrightonSEO #brightonseo #seo #digitalmarketing

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Great meeting our team at Google HQ - what a view! . . . #google #googleuk #goog
Great meeting our team at Google HQ - what a view! . . . #google #googleuk #googlelondon #ppc #seo #googleads #digitalagency #digitamarketingagency #analaytics #digitalmarketing #guildford #socialmediamarketing #socialmedia #marketingdigital

Posted 1 month ago.

Great meeting our team at Google HQ - what a view! . . . #google #googleuk #googlelondon #ppc #seo #googleads #digitalagency #digitamarketingagency #analaytics #digitalmarketing #guildford #socialmediamarketing #socialmedia #marketingdigital

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