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 Search

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 & Search

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, Search & 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.
As London Fashion Week is in full swing, this quote from one of the doyenne’s
As London Fashion Week is in full swing, this quote from one of the doyenne’s of the industry reminds us that we should never give up. . . . #londonfashionweek #londonfashionweek2020 #cocochanelquotes #inspirationalquotes #digitalclarity #digitalmarketing #digitalconsultancy #motivation

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As London Fashion Week is in full swing, this quote from one of the doyenne’s of the industry reminds us that we should never give up. . . . #londonfashionweek #londonfashionweek2020 #cocochanelquotes #inspirationalquotes #digitalclarity #digitalmarketing #digitalconsultancy #motivation

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An intriguing and alternative way to assess agencies – AI . Ad World Masters A
An intriguing and alternative way to assess agencies – AI . Ad World Masters Agency of the Year highlights the best agencies around the world, based on its underlying technology and unique data. Digital Clarity - Silver Winners . The company uses AI (artificial intelligence) and a unique combination of crowdsourced, raw and verified data to assess the calculation for the Agency Score and ranking . The data of over 10,900 agencies has been processed and assessed by the company’s artificial intelligence algorithms . The Agency Score is a representation of both digital and human-controlled data such as Reviews, SEO, Social, Web performance, Awards, and more. This Agency of the Year title elevates and promotes the best agencies through factual and objective data . . . . #digitalclarity #awardwinning #ppc #seo #digitalagency #digitalmarketingagency #digitalconsulting #digitalconsultant #socialmediamarketing #socialagency #contentcreator #contentmarketing #ai #guildford #surrey #hants #london

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An intriguing and alternative way to assess agencies – AI . Ad World Masters Agency of the Year highlights the best agencies around the world, based on its underlying technology and unique data. Digital Clarity - Silver Winners . The company uses AI (artificial intelligence) and a unique combination of crowdsourced, raw and verified data to assess the calculation for the Agency Score and ranking . The data of over 10,900 agencies has been processed and assessed by the company’s artificial intelligence algorithms . The Agency Score is a representation of both digital and human-controlled data such as Reviews, SEO, Social, Web performance, Awards, and more. This Agency of the Year title elevates and promotes the best agencies through factual and objective data . . . . #digitalclarity #awardwinning #ppc #seo #digitalagency #digitalmarketingagency #digitalconsulting #digitalconsultant #socialmediamarketing #socialagency #contentcreator #contentmarketing #ai #guildford #surrey #hants #london

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Bring your wellies! Guildford this morning #stormdennis #stormdennis💨 #☔️
Bring your wellies! Guildford this morning #stormdennis #stormdennis💨 #☔️ #guildford #guildfordsurrey

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Bring your wellies! Guildford this morning #stormdennis #stormdennis💨 #☔️ #guildford #guildfordsurrey

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As Napoleon Hill says in his book, Think and Grow Rich, “Most great people hav
As Napoleon Hill says in his book, Think and Grow Rich, “Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.” . In these volatile times business needs to be resilient and build those business muscles that have carried you this far . One armour that can project confidence and strength is marketing . Sharing your business in the right way, on the right platform at the right time can reap huge benefits . . . . #business #resilience #wilsonluna #growthmindset #digitalclarity #guildford #mondaymotivation #monday #marketing #digitalagency #digitalconsultant

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As Napoleon Hill says in his book, Think and Grow Rich, “Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.” . In these volatile times business needs to be resilient and build those business muscles that have carried you this far . One armour that can project confidence and strength is marketing . Sharing your business in the right way, on the right platform at the right time can reap huge benefits . . . . #business #resilience #wilsonluna #growthmindset #digitalclarity #guildford #mondaymotivation #monday #marketing #digitalagency #digitalconsultant

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After a great few days in Amsterdam, it’s stroopwafels all round 🧇☕️ .
After a great few days in Amsterdam, it’s stroopwafels all round 🧇☕️ . . #stroopwafel #amsterdam #ise2020 #integratedsystemseurope #officelife #digitalclarity #guildford #digitalmarketing

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After a great few days in Amsterdam, it’s stroopwafels all round 🧇☕️ . . #stroopwafel #amsterdam #ise2020 #integratedsystemseurope #officelife #digitalclarity #guildford #digitalmarketing

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Great visiting our client Chatsworth House yesterday . A long drive was rewarded
Great visiting our client Chatsworth House yesterday . A long drive was rewarded by seeing the House, set in the backdrop of the landscaped gardens bathed in beautiful winter sun . Currently working on enhancing the brand online and developing the ecommerce offering . #chatsworthhouse #chatsworth #derbyshire #ecommerce #royalfamily #royalhouse #art #gardens #fineart #statelyhome #prideandprejudice #janeausten #farmshop #sustainability

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Great visiting our client Chatsworth House yesterday . A long drive was rewarded by seeing the House, set in the backdrop of the landscaped gardens bathed in beautiful winter sun . Currently working on enhancing the brand online and developing the ecommerce offering . #chatsworthhouse #chatsworth #derbyshire #ecommerce #royalfamily #royalhouse #art #gardens #fineart #statelyhome #prideandprejudice #janeausten #farmshop #sustainability

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In a world of immediate social media gratification, it is sometimes easy to forg
In a world of immediate social media gratification, it is sometimes easy to forget the impact one person can have on society . With the sad passing of Kobe Bryant and the no doubt countless tributes he will receive, it shows that the force for human good will always outweigh the bad . His career and legacy will show how one man overcame negativity to become the top in his profession and inspire countless individuals to do better in their lives. . . . . . #kobe #kobebryant #lalakers

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In a world of immediate social media gratification, it is sometimes easy to forget the impact one person can have on society . With the sad passing of Kobe Bryant and the no doubt countless tributes he will receive, it shows that the force for human good will always outweigh the bad . His career and legacy will show how one man overcame negativity to become the top in his profession and inspire countless individuals to do better in their lives. . . . . . #kobe #kobebryant #lalakers

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Great day at Bett 2020 @excellondon - Bett is the first industry show of the yea
Great day at Bett 2020 @excellondon - Bett is the first industry show of the year in the education technology landscape . The show brings together over 800 leading companies, 103 exciting new EdTech startups and over 34,000 attendees . People from over 146 countries in the global education community come together to celebrate and find inspiration . The show is designed to demonstrate how technology and innovation enables educators and learners to thrive . . . . . #bett #bettshow #bett2020 #bettshow2020 #edtech #technology #education #ict #excel #excellondon #digitalclarity #digitalmarketing #digitalmarketingagency #consulting #digitalconsultant #digitalconsulting

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Great day at Bett 2020 @excellondon - Bett is the first industry show of the year in the education technology landscape . The show brings together over 800 leading companies, 103 exciting new EdTech startups and over 34,000 attendees . People from over 146 countries in the global education community come together to celebrate and find inspiration . The show is designed to demonstrate how technology and innovation enables educators and learners to thrive . . . . . #bett #bettshow #bett2020 #bettshow2020 #edtech #technology #education #ict #excel #excellondon #digitalclarity #digitalmarketing #digitalmarketingagency #consulting #digitalconsultant #digitalconsulting

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