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In this blog series, our resident girl geek Mel, will be delving into the ‘exciting’ world of data and analytics. You may think this isn’t relevant to your business or ‘yawn’ as many people do, but a few minutes now and then can make a huge difference and it doesn’t need to be drawn out […]Continue Reading

Joining the Social Progress team is like being part of a small family, in which everyone is interested in what each other does on a personal level in their spare time. I was lucky that my Mum, Janet, was willing to let her youngest trouble maker be part of this slice of gold that she’s […]Continue Reading

We’re sure that you’re aware that there’s been a lot of talk recently about the use of personal data from Facebook and Instagram and how this is shared with third party apps. There is no denying that Facebook is now desperately trying to harvest back some control and regain the world’s trust on what happens […]Continue Reading

What I’ve Learnt So Far: My top tips for working at Social Progress So I’m just coming to the end of my 2nd month as the ‘SoPro Newbie’ and have been asked to write a blog about my experiences so far, so here it is: Me I know more than I think I do (and […]Continue Reading

After my big reveal as the newest member of the Social Progress Team, I thought it would be fun to tell you a little bit about what I have been up to and have learned during my first week here – “Yes I really did do more than just drink delicious Fairtrade coffee and Instagram […]Continue Reading

Hello everybody, greetings from Mel in super sunny rural France! (Janet – For those of you who don’t know, Mel lives & works in France. She manages the social media accounts for some of our clients, set up social media accounts, completes reviews, writes some of our blogs and a whole host of other things. […]Continue Reading

In light of Safer Internet Day, we thought it would be worth encouraging and advising parents, guardians, teachers, tutors and carers to be aware of what social media is out there. Esther recently read an article by the Huddersfield Examiner which explains that new apps, similar to dating-style apps, as well as group-chat apps are […]Continue Reading

Did you know that 80% of internet users own a smartphone? We have information available at our fingertips and faster than ever before! A study by the UK Council for Child Internet Safety found that “children predominantly access the internet at home and through mobile devices”. With this week marking Internet Safety Day, we thought […]Continue Reading

It’s official! We’re NATIONAL FINALISTS for the UK Blog Awards for the second year running! We want to say a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who voted for the SoPro Blog. You have enabled us to be in the running for a coveted #UKBA17 trophy! (Esther’s desperate to get her hands on one!!) Will we […]Continue Reading