Welcome to JC Social Media

by jodie on August 3, 2011

We help companies and individuals generate sales and leads through the use of social media.

Social media is fast becoming the best way to really engage with your current and potential customers, by being where they are every day: online. It has transformed the way the world does business, and its impact will be even greater in the future. It’s local, global and immediate.

Don’t let the biggest single opportunity to develop and grow your business since the arrival of the internet completely pass you by.

Effective use of social media enables you to achieve the following:

- Generate sales and leads
- Let people find your business and discover more about what you do
- Provide a fast and responsive customer service function
- Create awareness of your brand
- Position yourself as experts in your industry
- Higher search engine (Google/Yahoo) results for your business

Have a look at our blog below, or get in touch using the contact form.


The Graduate Guru investigates experiences of work experience

May 15, 2012

Source: The Graduate Guru Case Study: Jodie Cole Name: Jodie Cole Age: 23 Graduated from: University of Sheffield After I graduated I felt ready for my career to begin, having accepted a place on a graduate scheme with the National Skills Academy for Social Care. I knew I had a long summer before this work [...]

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9 Tweet Types For Your Twitter Strategy

April 30, 2012

The original post is by Lisa Barone and can be found here. Working as a social media consultant I’ve noticed that it’s not the social media sites themselves that clients have a difficult time mastering, it’s figuring out what to say once they get there. They’re excited to have a new platform to talk to [...]

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How to make best use of Pinterest

April 23, 2012

This is a guest blog written by Shirsh Agarwal.  Shirsh is a digital marketing enthusiast, with a proactive attitude towards the ever-changing world of technology. With just over 3 months experience, he has developed off-page SEO and enhanced social media skills. Shirsh graduated from the University of Sussex with a 2:1 in MSc International Marketing, [...]

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Dear Samantha

April 11, 2012

This is a response to Samantha Brick’s infamous Daily Mail article ‘There are downsides to looking this pretty’: Why women hate me for being beautiful, which created a complete social media storm. The response is written by Ben Cook.  Dear Samantha, I was so glad to read your article in the Daily Mail; it made [...]

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An interview with Sir James Dyson

April 2, 2012

James Dyson reinvented the world – at the very least, the way we think about it and the way we keep it nice. The billionaire innovator reveals the plusses of perseverance, his gin-less wonder and his plans for 2027. The original post was written by Herbert Völker and can be found here. He has many [...]

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Things To Do On Twitter Besides Tweet Spam & Coupons

March 22, 2012

The original article was posted March 18, 2012 here, and is written by Pam Moore. One of the number one social media questions I hear from business leaders is “what should I tweet?” It’s funny because most business owners start a business because they have a passion for something or at minimum have an interest [...]

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Social Media Platforms – What they really do

March 20, 2012

Facebook – making boring people seem interesting since 2004 Twitter – making celebrities seem boring since 2008 Pinterest – making everyone an interior designer/gourmet chef since 2010 Instagram – making everyone a professional photographer since 2010 LinkedIn – making unprofessionals look professional since 2003 Youtube – making your own pet seem boring since 2005 Google+ [...]

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The new Facebook brand pages – what do they mean? (Part 2)

March 13, 2012

Part 2 as promised: According to Facebook every fan page will be automatically moved over to timeline on 30th March. So what are the main changes, and how can companies use them to their full advantage? 4. Milestones Milestones let brands highlight important news or accomplishments, such as reaching a certain number of fans, new [...]

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Social media and word of mouth are not the same thing

March 12, 2012

The original post was written on 6 March 2012 by David Brennan and can be found here. Ever since the emergence of Web 2.0 there has been a tendency to confuse social media and word of mouth. In reality, as we have discovered through valuable tools such as Keller Fay’s TalkTrack research, one (social media) [...]

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