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Have you heard? The Social Brain has won TWO awards in 2023 (so far)!

If you’ve been following my Insta feed, you’ll know that I’ve had some BIG news to share with my clients and followers in the last couple of weeks.

I had to keep schtum about what’s been happening… but I’ve finally been able to let the cat out of the bag and tell you that The Social Brain has won not one, but TWO awards!

At the start of April, I found out that I’d taken home the Best Digital Biz 2023 trophy from the BizBubble Awards. BizBubble champions small independent businesses, and this y…

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Is it me, or has business gone a little… quiet?

I don’t know anyone who hasn’t been impacted by all the craziness of late.

Between coming out of Covid, the conflict in Ukraine, energy hikes, Queen Elizabeth’s funeral, spiralling inflation, and absolute chaos in government, it’s felt like we haven’t been able to catch a breath amongst everything that’s been happening in 2022.

According to data from the latest Opinions and Lifestyle ONS survey, 93% of people in the UK are reporting that their cost of living has increased compared to this time…

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Should you really be cutting your marketing spend right now?

It’s one of the hottest stories to emerge from last couple of months – and it’s sparked a vicious debate around the important role that marketing plays in the growth and development of every business.

Where’s this question come from, Frances?

ICYMI, the government unveiled plans to run a taxpayer-funded ad campaign from July that encourages firms to slash the prices of their products and services. Those behind the idea are saying that organisations in the UK should be doing more to absorb the …

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Introducing… The Social Brain!

It feels like it’s been SO long in the making… but we’ve finally rebranded!

Those of you who have been keeping an eye on our socials will have seen a BIG announcement from our founder, Frances, across our social accounts during the Christmas break.

On 29th December 2021, we officially said a fond goodbye to Jelly Bean Social, and a heartfelt adios to Social Media with Frances (which was always a stopgap, to be honest), before unveiling our new name: The Social Brain.

Why did we settle on The …

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The Top Six Benefits to Social Media Marketing

Did you know that, in 2019, about 40% of the world's population are now on social media? That's almost 3 billion people.

Let's just pause for a moment.

Three. BILLION. People.

It's becoming all the more important for any business selling products or services to have a social media presence, no matter if they are local, national or even international!

We'll be going through the main benefits of social media marketing and why your business needs a presence on social media.

1. Tailormade to su…

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