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FlasheForward Communications launched!

September 16, 2010 By Fiona Ashe Leave a Comment

With social media and web video growing in popularity at the speed of light, I’ve launched FlasheForward Communications to offer an extensive range of services. Full details at our new website: FlasheForward Communications

I’ll be starting social media training courses in the next few weeks to teach businesses – step by step – how to set up their social media profiles and how to leverage the power of the internet to source new customers. If you’d like to receive information about upcoming training courses, please subscribe to my social media blog: FlasheMe!

My new brand identity was designed by the extremely-talented Caoimhe Mulroy from Once Upon Design. Many thanks to Caoimhe for what is – in my opinion – a superb design!

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Social Media is a Success in Dundalk!

July 2, 2010 By Fiona Ashe Leave a Comment

It poured rain all morning (1st July). So it was up to me to bring sunshine to businesses in Dundalk. The recession has hit the North East hard, as is the case nationwide. But professionals in Dundalk turned out in droves at the Ballymascanlon Hotel to find out how social media could help to grow their businesses. The session was run by Dundalk Chamber and funded by the Louth County Enterprise Board. The Chamber tell me that 180 people signed in. 180 people! That’s a reflection of how businesses in Dundalk are engaging with the new digital world we live in, which orients around community and engagement. I look forward to the follow up sessions.

Bill Tosh (Dundalk Chamber), Ronan Dennedy (LCEB), Fiona Ashe (Social Media Consultant) & Paddy Malone (Dundalk Chamber)

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Social Media Revolution

May 6, 2010 By Fiona Ashe 2 Comments

Social media has revolutionised the way we communicate and do business:

This is an updated YouTube video of facts and figures from Erik Qualman, author of the book Socialnomics. It contains extraordinary insights into the massive impact of social media.

I’d love to hear your thoughts on this, so please leave a comment below.

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GPS for your Online Marketing

April 20, 2010 By Fiona Ashe Leave a Comment

Imagine setting out on a journey with oodles of routes to choose from to get to your destination…

How do you choose the best route? What are your needs: shortest time vs cost-effectiveness (no tolls) vs safest roads vs nicest scenery?

The same criteria applies to online marketing. There are many ways to achieve growth and source new clients for your business through the use of online tools such as your website, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn and Twitter to name but a few. But which one(s) are right for you?

My Social Media Marketing Audit analyses your current use of social media tools, what you would like to achieve using online marketing and creates a roadmap for you to get there.

It identifies the most effective route for you to get where you want to go and makes your journey a whole lot easier! So click here to drive more traffic to your website!