It's December, time to get set for a new year ahead - once we enjoy the festive season of course ??

Hi there!

Can you believe it's already December? Santa's packing his sleigh, shops are crazy with shoppers and the festive celebrations and decorating are all underway!

This day next month we'll be into 2024 so festive season aside, it's important to be mindful that we're weeks to new opportunities, planning, and taking on all the challenges that a new year brings.

We'll be kicking off January here at The Marketing Shop with three great training sessions - Introduction To Canva, Advanced Canva and LinkedIn - The Next Level, now is the time to secure your seat so you're kicking off the new year on the right note.

We've had a fabulous year here at The Marketing Shop, some great new projects underway right now, just finished?a couple of new websites which we'll share more on in the next newsletter and, in the past few weeks specifically some group trainings that have given us food for thought as we make plans for what's happening here in the months ahead.

And, it would seem this morning I celebrate 14 years on?LinkedIn - that's a post for the weeks ahead to review my time on the platform right there!

In this edition of The Marketing Shop News (LinkedIn edition) we've got a selection of posts with themes you may find useful, our thoughts on Chat GPT which turned one year old yesterday and there's a handy post on setting goals too.

We've also got some news from around the web as we get set for what's next. And for those who know they need a helping hand with marketing, you can book a call for January now to discover if we're the right fit for your business on Marketing Strategy, Support, Social Media Training, Canva or, WordPress Web Design.

We'll be back before Christmas and can squeeze just a couple of discovery calls in before then too - if you need us!

Until next time.

Best wishes,

Debbie.

As always we've got a post on our blog with themes that may be useful during December on your social media, no more blank screens! You can read that post here.

Chat GPT arrived one year ago yesterday, we're not overly concerned it's coming for our jobs yet and have put our thoughts on how it can actually work for your business in 'One Year Of Chat GPT: Revolutionising Business Communications', read the post here.

Goals are essential to the success of any business, 'Setting Goals For Your Business, A Guide For The New Year' does exactly what it says and you can read this post right here.

'Content Strategy In The World Of AI' - your strategy is more important than ever and this post from Social Media Examiner is time well spent.

Finally, it seems we're about to get the META app Threads, 'Meta's Set To Launch Threads In The EU' from Social Media Today has the details.

Trend predictions are always worth a read, this post from Marketing Week covers 'The Key Trends In Marketing Production For 2024'

If updating your social profiles for the year ahead is part of your plans, this post from the Hubspot blog on '27 Of The Best Professional Bio Examples We've Ever Seen' is one to bookmark