{"id":4576,"date":"2014-06-24T13:58:59","date_gmt":"2014-06-24T12:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4576"},"modified":"2020-03-12T13:07:56","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T13:07:56","slug":"social-media-for-retailers-whats-the-fuss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/blog\/social-media-for-retailers-whats-the-fuss\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media for Retailers &#8211; What&#8217;s all the Fuss About?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"504\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/slideshow\/embed_code\/36280513\" width=\"800\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tHere are the slides from my talk on social media for retailers given today at the Widdop Bingham showrooms in Manchester. I will be writing further info into this post in August,&nbsp;which you will also be able to read&nbsp;in that month&#39;s&nbsp;edition of Progressive Greetings trade magazine.&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tIn the meantime, you might also like to read:\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-set-up-a-twitter-page-for-your-retail-business\/\">How to set up a Twitter page for your retail business<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-set-up-a-facebook-page-for-your-retail-business\">How to set up a Facebook page for your retail business<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-get-started-on-linkedin\">How to get started on LinkedIn<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/blog\/two-simple-steps-to-get-yourself-to-the-top-of-google\/\">Two simple steps to get yourself to the top of Google<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tYou might also be interested in these small business social media stats from Sage:&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sage.co.uk\/business-advice\/running-a-business\/infographic-social-media.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sage social media infographic\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sage.co.uk\/ui_images\/infographic-social-media.gif\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\tThis infographic was produced by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sage.co.uk\">Sage UK<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are the slides from my talk on social media for retailers given today at the Widdop Bingham showrooms in Manchester. 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