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Did you spot our prank earlier this week?... Revealed below!
How hackers might use ChatGPT... 🔎🔒😲 Be careful!..

I ran out of time on this video (Loom free accounts only allows 5 minutes of recording time!), but you should get the gist...

➡️ https://www.loom.com/share/3411da2630ee43fa868999e5a92ed559?sid=c37c6903-0069-4622-b2b5-c6e73af4b5a7

Delighted to have achieved our for another year. Here’s a wee selfie with our shiny new certificate. Obviously I’ve scored out the actual certificate number, since you never know who might zoom into this picture and use the details against us!..

Strongly recommend that you get Cyber Essentials certified yourself. Not just for the certificate. Not just because it’ll reassure your clients (some might demand it - our public sector clients require us to have this before we can tender for work). But simply because by going through the process, it can hugely help you identify the various cyber risks and expose where you might be vulnerable.

Worth doing.

To outsource or not to outsource? This is the question many businesses ponder when it comes to social media. So let's take a look at the pros and the cons: https://www.nsdesign.co.uk/outsourcing-social-media-how-to-get-it-right/

Honest…. It’s work 😂

A fun day delivering an AI (to drive economic growth, innovation, and prosperity) workshop at Renfrewshire Council’s “Renfrewshire Economy Conference” at the beautifully renovated Paisley Town Hall (in their amazing “media room”) Thanks to Renfrewshire Chamber of Commerce for the invite, and to everyone who attended (and chatted afterwards).

OpenAI has announced the launch of ChatGPT-4o!

Let’s take a look at who can access the new tool, and what features are available: https://www.nsdesign.co.uk/what-is-chatgpt-4o/

Looking forward to my visit to Islay and helping local businesses get to grips with and more! 👇

An introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI) for small businesses | Business Gateway This practical webinar will examine how AI can help make your marketing more efficient. AI isn’t the future, it’s here now, with free tools and systems that could help businesses of all sizes.

My workshop for 2 weeks ago was so popular, we repeated it again today. Another full house!.

Thanks to all the businesses that attended for their participation and debate. A fun day with lots of laughs, learning and lightbulb moments!.

I dressed “on brand” for today’s Business Gateway workshop at The Circuit in Irvine 😂

A fun session for helping some small business owners with their social media strategies.

Plus we got donuts - always a bonus! 👍

Online reviews can make or break a small business. Let’s look at how to get them and how to respond to both the good and bad!
https://www.nsdesign.co.uk/how-to-leverage-the-power-of-online-reviews-for-your-business/

I know I say this a lot, but what an absolute pleasure to spend the day with the staff from , helping them with their social media and digital content. Their passion and commitment to supporting those who truly need it is inspiring, and always delivered with a smile. I also met some of the people they care for on a daily basis, got lots of hugs, and nearly ended up singing at their Friday Karaoke!.. what a way to end the week. A hugely fun (and humbling) day, and I get to call it work!

Hugely enjoyable afternoon spent yesterday running 4 back to back workshops for the staff at Booth Welsh. All part of their team building “away day” held at the awesome CentreStage in Kilmarnock.

Can AI predict the future? No of course it can’t.. but it can help you visualise what that future might look like, helping you brainstorm ideas for new future products and services, exploring new ideas and concepts, and helping you prepare for inevitable change.

How are you using AI?

Now that we're pretty much 'back to normal' following the pandemic, are businesses still delivering training and events online or has in-person made a comeback?
https://www.nsdesign.co.uk/online-vs-in-person-events-which-is-best-for-your-business/

Fed up of being “tagged” by people and businesses who’ve simply used the “all followers” option?..

Here’s a wee Facebook tip you’ll be glad you read today. You can turn this off in the Facebook settings. It’s called “batch mentions”:

Talk about being on “the pulse”.. great idea from a great college! I hope Taylor Swift herself turns up to join in the fun!..

Ahead of Taylor Swift bringing her Eras Tour to Scotland in June, we're offering a free one-time-only masterclass aimed at preparing parents and plus ones of Taylor superfans, providing the full Love Story on all things Eras Tour to help them have the best night of their lives.

📌Tuesday 7 May, 6-7:30pm
📌Langside Campus

Find out more and book here https://bit.ly/4bgnbhx

Google’s Helpful Content Update (HCU) has some businesses worried about how it could impact their website and rankings. Are they right to be? https://www.nsdesign.co.uk/is-your-content-helpful-google-wants-to-know/

Have you recently received training from any of the NSDesign team? Maybe a webinar, or a workshop on social media or AI?.. If yes - we'd love a wee Facebook Review!

Thank you in advance! 🙏❤️

https://www.facebook.com/nsdesign/reviews

NSDesign NSDesign provide training and consultancy to people & businesses to improve their digital skills. 👍

A pleasure to spend a fun day with North Ayrshire Council’s employability team Working North Ayrshire - delivering some CPD training on all aspects of social media to deliver better client outcomes.

The best email marketing content in the world is pointless if nobody reads it. So how can you encourage more people to sign up to your email list?

https://www.nsdesign.co.uk/6-ways-to-grow-your-email-list/

By popular demand - you can now take home your very own Geeky Gary. Available to buy after attending any social media or AI webinar. All other NSDesign trainers coming soon! 👀

Huge thanks to for allowing me to chat about all things AI with you this afternoon! Respect to you for upskilling your staff and partner organisations.

Think you need access to a film studio to make professional-looking videos for social media? Think again...

Here's how you can make slick, engaging videos with your smartphone:
https://www.nsdesign.co.uk/how-to-make-social-media-videos-with-your-smartphone/

The buzz of AI as the perfect marketing tool for organisations isn't going anywhere but what does it have to offer small businesses?

https://nsdesign.co.uk/how-to-use-ai-as-your-small-business-marketing-tool/

Mark photographed about an hour ago...

To celebrate our 25th birthday last month.. we sponsored the Glasgow Hornets youth team…. and don’t their new shirts look awesome!! 🐝🏈👍

Today NSDesign turns 25. We're a quarter of a century old!..
Happy Birthday us.

In previous years to celebrate our 'milestone' birthdays it's been somewhat of a tradition to do something "sports" related.

On our 10th birthday we teamed up with the (back when they were called the Glasgow Rocks) and took 150 customers to a basketball game! For our 20th birthday, we did something similar with the Ice Hockey.

For our 25th birthday - we're focussing on something a little less "glitzy" and a little more 'grass roots'.

We're proud to be the new kit sponsor of the Flag Football Youth (u16) team. You've maybe not heard of Flag Football. It's essentially the non-contact version of American Football, and given it's inclusion in the 2028 Olympic games in Los Angeles, there's currently a lot of excitement over the growth of the sport, and where it might lead to for kids across Scotland.

The Glasgow Hornets is a new team, only recently setup, but already they've had a number of their youth players seleted for the GB national flag team, and with further support and sponsorship, their future is looking very bright indeed.

And they've done it all without Taylor Swift ;)

That time we made a advert 😂

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