http://www.focusbiz.co.uk Social media is a powerful way to participate in conversations. To listen and understand your online brand reputation and help influence what other people think about you. http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/podcast/images/focusbizlogo.gif http://www.focusbiz.co.uk Copyright 2006, FOCUS BUSINESS en Thu, 28 Nov 2006 13:00:00 GMT With online brand management and reputation becoming critical for businesses Adrian spoke to Matthew Brazil about Radian6, one of the leading analytic and measurement tools available to help track online comments and conversations. Matthew is the CEO/Founder of 6Consulting, a London based agency specialising in Social Media Monitoring and an authorised sales agent for Radian6 in the UK. www.radian6.com www.6consulting.co.uk Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:00:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/podcast/audio/socialmedia/matthewbrazil.mp3 http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/podcast/audio/socialmedia/matthewbrazil.mp3 Adrian spoke to Heather about how she turned her organic gardening and sustainable living business from a turnover of a few thousand pounds to 2.5m pounds using web marketing and now is using podcasting and social media to build her global brand. She talks about how other small businesses could do the same to complete with much larger companies. www.wigglywigglers.co.uk Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:00:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/podcast/audio/socialmedia/heather1.mp3 http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/podcast/audio/socialmedia/heather1.mp3 Adrian talks to David Jennings about his new book "Net, Blogs and Rock 'n' Roll" and how we use friends to help shape shared meanings and values. www.alchemi.co.uk Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:30:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/podcast/audio/socialmedia/davidjennings.mp3 http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/podcast/audio/socialmedia/davidjennings.mp3 Adrian talks to Mike Butcher about TechCrunch UK and WebMission '08 - an initiative to help UK entrepreneurs learn from the US experience. http://uk.techcrunch.com Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/podcast/audio/socialmedia/mikebutcher.mp3 http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/podcast/audio/socialmedia/mikebutcher.mp3 Adrian talks to Lloyd Davis about the London Social Media / Tuttle Club and the concept of it being an open and fluid group where 'conversations' and 'craft' working groups' take place. http://perfectpath.wordpress.com Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:30:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/podcast/audio/socialmedia/lloyddavis.mp3 http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/podcast/audio/socialmedia/lloyddavis.mp3 In this programme Adrian Moss talks to Shel Israel, co-author of the recent best-selling book on corporate blogging NAKED CONVERSATIONS talks about his travels in Europe and about his upcoming book GLOBAL NEIGHBOURHOODS. Thu, 09 Jul 2007 15:00:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/podcast/audio/focus/shelisraelbook.mp3 http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/podcast/audio/focus/shelisraelbook.mp3 Paul Gillin is author of the book The New Influencers. We talk to him about the book, his experiences of social media and how they are profoundly changing the use of traditional media for advertising and marketing. www.paulgillin.com. Thurs, 06 September 2007 18:00:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/podcast/audio/focus/gillin.mp3 http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/podcast/audio/focus/gillin.mp3 Adrian talked to Heather who has used podcasting to help turn her rural farm based business into a multi million pound world wide business. Mon, 02 Jul 2007 10:15:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/podcast/video/Focus/heather.mov http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/podcast/video/Focus/heather.mov The Unicom conference 'Social Tools for Business Use' is being chaired by Dave Gurteen. In this interview Dave overviews the use of social media tools within the business environment. check out www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/ for other interviews for this conference. Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:00:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/gurteen.mp3 http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/gurteen.mp3 Heather Gorringe is CEO of Wiggly Wigglers, a mail order company in rural Hertfordshire specialising in products for people who love gardening and wildlife. Heather talks about how podcasting is helping to build her business. Tue, 20 Feb 2007 13:00:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/podcast/audio/focus/wiggly01.mp3 http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/podcast/audio/focus/wiggly01.mp3 Jenny Southwell is Head of e-Marketing at First Direct and has launched a range of services and e-sales programmes. In 2007 she will be launching FD Interactive - a web-based service using new technologies to improve customer relations. Jenny talks about how podcasting is helping to service and educate her customers Tue, 20 Feb 2007 13:00:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/podcast/audio/focus/firstdirect01.mp3 http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/podcast/audio/focus/firstdirect01.mp3 In this programme Adrian Moss talks to Shel Israel, co-author of the best selling book, Naked Conversations about how he sees the corporate world of blogging and podcasting in the US and Europe. Thu, 28 Nov 2006 13:00:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/podcast/audio/focus/shel.mp3 http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/podcast/audio/focus/shel.mp3