Showing posts with label Facebook. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Facebook. Show all posts

Friday, 24 September 2010

How to Get the Most Out of Your Facebook Business Fan Pages

This was originally posted on www.ryanfmc.co.uk by 5or6 Managing Director Ryan McNamara, to view the whole post you can find it here.

It's now offical people now spend more time on Facebook than they do Google. Which could be a possible explain for Google's new money making scheme with Google Instant, and the very strong possibility of losing advertising revenue to the new web super power, Facebook.

So how do you get a piece of the ever increasing Facebook pie? And how can you make the most out of your Business Fan Page? Because being on Facebook is important.

In the beginning
So how do we start? First of all we need a plan. What do you what to achieve from you page? Increased sales? 5 interactions with customers per week? Increase the overall awareness of your brand? The list could almost be endless that's why it is always important to define your goals.

If you want to get those all important customer interactions, you need to begin posting interesting questions or useful tips and tricks. However if you want to increase sales you are going to have to increase traffic to your page and make your product appealing. You could do this by hosting competitions to entice customers on to your page to win your product, if they don't win at least they know about your product and if they are willing to take the time to enter a competition for it they may well be willing to take the time to purchase it to...

This was originally posted on www.ryanfmc.co.uk by 5or6 Managing Director Ryan McNamara, to view the whole post you can find it here.

Friday, 2 July 2010

IAMLUFBRA #6

So IAMLUFBRA has finished for this year yet the videos have not! The latest IAMLUFBRA video has hit Facebook and YouTube today and is a tad different from the others, as it documents all 3 events and the making of this years IAMLUFBRA. 


This will be the final video of the University year, however this is only the beginning...


Wednesday, 5 May 2010

MUL goes social...

With the Midlands Universities League (MUL) grand final drawing ever closer the league have taken the next step to further their reach the players and supporters in the league by setting up a Facebook and Twitter account. This is so that information on fixtures, results and league standings can reach the players and supporters quicker.


The MUL final is being held on Monday 10th May at Stadium:MK, home of the MK Dons, and here at 5or6 we wish both Loughborough and Nottingham the best of luck!


Tuesday, 27 April 2010

5or6 feel the Power!

5or6 have teamed up with Power Balance UK to implement a new social media campaign for the company. Power Balance products work in harmony with the human body to improve athletic performance and health, for more information check out their website.

Or check out Power Balance user Shaq O'Neal's video below praising Power Balance products.

Monday, 26 April 2010

#SA10

Street Athletics 2010 is coming! This years Street Athletics will be kicking off in the next few months, with bigger events and an even bigger social marketing campaign. Watch out for a new Street Athletics Facebook page, Twitter accounts and YouTube page. This year is going to be exciting with more athletes competing on the track and on the net. So keep an eye out for the latest SA news.

Wednesday, 21 April 2010

IAMLUFBRA gathers pace

With the first of the IAMLUFBRA events fast approaching, the hype behind the event has begun to snowball, with nearly 4000 members on the Facebook group and the new posters and fliers beginning to circulate, the message has defiantly hit home with the students. "It has gone better than we could of expected, the response from the Loughborough Students has been amazing," said 5or6 MD Peter Simmons, "the hype surrounding the events has been phenomenal and they are sure to live up to expectations" he finished.


12th May 2010 - THE REAL Varsity RUGBY Match - Loughborough v Bath

19th May 2010 - Dan James Memorial RUGBY Match - Loughborough v England U20s

23rd may 2010 - Loughborough International Athletics - Loughborough v England v Scotland v Wales v GB u20 v BUCS Select

For more information visit:
www.iamlufbra.com or www.facebook.com/iamlufbra

Wednesday, 10 March 2010

IAMLUFBRA Video goes viral

This afternoon see's the launch of the IAMLUFBRA social marketing campaign with the new Facebook campaign in full swing and the uploading of a new video depicting the brand message.

The Facebook fan page has been a great success with over 1000 people joining to find out what IAMLUFBRA is, and with the launch of the new video we hope to give them a teaser of things to come!

If you want to get involved head over to www.facebook.com/iamlufbra for more details and a peek at the new video.

Friday, 11 December 2009

Uni Football takes the leap into cyberspace

England Universities Football programme has taken massive strides in the last few years, with numerous players going pro, and many others turning semi pro over the last few years. The most recent being former Wolverhampton University colossal center back Exodus Geohaghan joining Peterborough in January and former UWE Hartpury player Matt Smith joining Robbie Fowler in Australia at Queensland Fury FC.

5or6 have been heavily involved with in the programme over the last few years, yet inn recent weeks programme has begun to develop its on line presents, with a new Blog, Twitter account and Facebook fan page, all being set up to try on draw attention to one of the most successful University sports programmes around.

Over the next few months there will be many more updates regarding the England Universities Football programme as they bid to push more and more players into the professional game. Watch this space.