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Status Social's Mark Saxby tells #BBC Radio #Derby's Andy Potter, why he wrote a song to represent the UK in the 2016 #Eurovision song contest, alongside singer Kezia Gill, Ben Haynes and Brett Turner.

On the tenth anniversary of Facebook, Status Social's Mark Saxby was invited onto BBC Radio Derby to talk about how Facebook, and other social networks, could be of benefit to businesses. Ian Skye is the interviewer...

The deputy team principal of the Williams Formula 1 team says it is vital that drivers are allowed to carry on tweeting – despite the possibilities of PR disasters. Claire Williams reckons F1 drivers need to be accessible so the sport doesn’t become boring. Claire gave an exclusive interview to Status Social and told us how she thinks social media and #Formula1 are a perfect fit. You can also read what Claire thinks at http://www.statussocial.co.uk/formula-1-social-media/

When it's hot outside, the last place you want to be is inside a restaurant. But that wasn't the case for diners at Restaurant Zest - Derby's restaurant of the year. Owner Stuart Baddiley proved that with a social media strategy, you can bring in the customers - even when it's against the odds...

When turf industry marketeer Ellie Parry decided to use Twitter, she was determined to use it properly. Positioning herself as an expert in the industry, the Forte Marketing and Public Relations chief has found countless opportunities through Twitter. She told Mark Saxby her story in The Status Update... #Futurescape

How can accountants use social media? Don Powell from Certax Accounting in Derby asked that question and decided to invest in a social media strategy workshop and LinkedIn training for his business. Within days of his session, he'd picked up business worth tens of thousands of pounds. So how did he do it? Don features in today's Status Update...

Will Facebook die? Will we see the end of Twitter? Has Google+ got a future? And what about the young upstarts Pinterest and Instagram? In their final Status Update together, Mark Saxby and Martin Broadhurst discuss the future of social media (and talk about THAT moment which caused Martin to leave the business...)

Is it worth your business being on Instagram? With the millions joining this photo sharing social media network, its potential to influence is growing. Mark Saxby and Martin Broadhurst discuss why businesses should consider joining the Instagram revolution... (find out more about Status Social at http://www.statussocial.co.uk)

Social media is more than about generating sales for your business - it can also be used to improve your customer service and turn your buyers into brand advocates. Mark Saxby and Martin Broadhurst discuss the success stories that are BT Care and Giff Gaff...

How do you get customers through YouTube? Do you have to have slick, professional-looking videos to gain business traction? Not according to Birmingham entertainment agency LNP Sounds who gained their first customer through YouTube without really trying. Mark Saxby caught up with a director of the company at the Business Growth Show...

How do you know if your social media campaign has been a success? Measurement is a key part of your social media strategy but how do you do it. Mark Saxby and Martin Broadhurst discuss the issue in part 4 of How to Create a Social Media Marketing Strategy in today's Status Update...

Who should run your social media marketing campaign? How can you protect yourself from social media harm? And how can Manchester United help you with your Twitter marketing? In part three of our look at how to create a social media marketing strategy, Mark Saxby and Martin Broadhurst look at time-saving, roles and responsibilities and having a social media policy. It's today's Status Update...

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Trying to promote your business through social media without a strategy is an uphill task. Without having objectives, knowing where your audience is and examining your resources, your campaign could be doomed to disaster. In the second in our four-part series of Status Updates looking at creating a social media marketing strategy, Mark Saxby and Martin Broadhurst talk about platforms and content…

There's little point trying to attract customers or get more business through social media without a strategy. Yet the temptation to dive in without having a plan is easy to give in to. So how do you put together a social media marketing strategy and what needs to be included? In the first of a four-part series of Status Updates, Mark Saxby and Martin Broadhurst talk about how to create a social media marketing strategy...

A court has decided that businesses need to do more to stop fans abusing their Facebook pages. So what does that mean to you? What is classed as abuse? And what can you do about it? In today's Status Update, Mark Saxby quizzes Martin Broadhurst about what could be a landmark in social media marketing...

When you retweet, are you endorsing that tweet whether you like it or not? Do your followers assume that if you retweet, you are saying you agree with the content? In today's Status Update Mark Saxby and Martin Broadhurst argue the rights and wrongs of a retweet...

Want more followers on Twitter, then how do you get them? Is it worth joining a "follow back" scheme? And just how important is it to have lots of followers anyway? Mark Saxby and Martin Broadhurst discuss how to get genuine followers on Twitter - ones you actually might like to engage with...

With the London 2012 Olympics just days away, what part has social media in it? Should athletes be tweeting while they compete? Should there be a special Social Media Olympics? In today's Status Update, Mark Saxby and Martin Broadhurst let their imaginations run away with them in our Olympics Special...

What is this obsession with Facebook 'likes'? Why do businesses measure the success of their Facebook pages on the number of 'likes' they get? After a week of media criticism of "fake likes" on Facebook, Mark Saxby asks Martin Broadhurst whether we're right to be so in love with 'likes'...