As some of you may know Ili’s apartment (where most of the work we do takes place!) was robbed about a week ago. The door was crow-barred open and nearly $7,000 worth of equipment (cameras, hard drives, computer) was stolen.

We’ve got public liability insurance but we just hadn’t been bringing in enough yet for contents insurance.

Our friends responded really quickly, and will be putting on a benefit show with some amazing Brisbane bands on May 17th, and we’d really like it if you could come.

We’ll be putting up a donations button on the website shortly, which we’ll link to on our Facebook page.

If you’d like to come to the event, here’s the invitation.

There are some amazing prizes up for grabs, a bake sale, and more.

Thank you so much for your support. From total despair we’re starting to see the light again and there is nothing better than the feeling of being looked after by your community. x0

As admin for your fanpage, if you hit ‘like’ on your content, it shows up that your fanpage likes it.

You may have done this in the past thinking that it would show up that your personal Facebook profile liked it. Eg “Joe Blogs likes ABC Mechanics”, and might then be good for post views. It’s not. It shows up that your page likes your page’s post (“ABC Mechanics like ABC Mechanics”), as per our example above.

So our tip is that, if you’re an admin, don’t hit ‘like’ on what you post unless you really like it and want to show the world how much you do.

What we recommend instead, is having a link as part of your fanpage’s status update. Then you can ‘Share’ it to your friends using the share button (we’ve circled it in pink below on a Dangerous Minds post).

You’ll be able to share content with friends on your personal profile then, as well as with those who’ve already liked your page, and you’ll be able to achieve more views for your content that way.

It’s just one way of doing things. Hope it helps.

It’s actually essential to your business to ensure your image on the internet remains consistent, and also that it’s easy for your customers, fans and clients to find and Like your Facebook page quickly.

Why Use The Merge Tool: 

• You want to target published content and ads to users who have Liked your Page. But if you have Likes on duplicates of your Page this can decentralise your efforts.
• You only want to manage one Page, and it’s preferable not to lose the fans of your duplicate Pages.

This is why instead of deleting the duplicate Pages, you can merge them. However you need to have rights to your duplicate Pages to do so. If you can’t merge duplicate Pages, you can report all community or unofficial fan-controlled duplicates of your primary Page as duplicates.

Instructions on Using the Merge Tool: 

Go to your Facebook Page and click “Edit Page”, then click the “Resources” tab, from there select “Merge duplicate pages”. A list will show up of any duplicate Pages that you have permission to merge into your Page. Currently, duplicate Pages must be under your control to be eligible for a merge. To gain control of community Pages or unofficial fan-controlled Pages which are the same as the official Page, you’ll need to look for the “Is this your business?” link or “Report: duplicate” link beneath the duplicate Page’s profile picture.

This process can take some time and in some cases requires an electricity bill to be scanned and uploaded to Facebook to prove beyond a doubt that you are the  rightful owner. It can also take a few weeks to take effect, so you can check back in to see if you have been granted admin rights to the duplicate page later.

Our new slogan ‘Who’s Afraid of Ola Media?’ is actually a tribute to a famous campaign done by Ben & Jerry’s icecream in the 1980s. The company were being bullied by bigger competitors. You can read a little bit more about it in this fantastic book.

While we are not bullied by bigger competitors, we have felt pressure in the past to conform to what they’re doing. This year is going to be different though. This year we’re taking a stand, we’re going to be different, we’re going to celebrate our uniqueness and we’re going to enjoy what being a small business means for how we can contribute within the local community too.

We want to shout it loud and clear that we’re not afraid of the amazing things set to happen as we grow this year, and you shouldn’t be either.

Dealing with us is a breeze, we really do care about your needs, we offer competitive pricing on graphic design and digital media services, and we take time and care in our customer relations.

We look forward to building great things with you in Brisbane, in Australia, and beyond in 2012. And Happy Chinese New Year! What an exciting year to be in. Who’s afraid of Ola Media? NOT US!

Dates of Workshops are:

THE EDGE, State Library of Queensland, Southbank:
Thursday 12th 5-7pm at The Edge PODCASTING
Saturday 14th 12-2pm at The Edge REVIEWING
Thursday 19th 5-7pm The Edge PODCASTING
Saturday 21st 12-2pm The Edge REVIEWING

Please have a look at the 4ZZZ website to enroll in these and for more information.

MORETON BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL:
Monday 16th 10-12pm at North Lakes Library SO FINE, WEB DESIGN
Tuesday 17th 10-12pm Strathpine Library PHOTOGRAPHY
Thursday 19th 12.30–2.30pm Redcliffe Library SO FINE, WEB DESIGN
Friday 20th 10–12.30pm The Hub Caboolture PHOTOMEDIA ART

Please see the Moreton Bay Regional Council website to enroll and for more.

Any questions please email us at info@olamedia.com.au

You’re fantastic! See you in the new year.

The BOO, Reid Industry Group, The Waverley Bullride, 4ZZZ, Bollyfunk Brisbane, Between The Walls, Bamboo Brisbane, Visible Ink, Youth Arts Queensland, Dave Fregon, Michael Fullard, Innez Tulloch, Carmel Tulloch, Will Learmonth, Ellie Freeman, Roger Hawley at Hawley Accounting, National Carer Respite, The Smith Family, New Farm Village News, Mino Design, Jim Pearce, The Edge, Marisa Allen, Bremen Town Musician, National Youth Week, Jessica Whiting at White Canvas Gallery and Interiors, Moreton Bay Regional Council, Ideal Birth Brisbane, Horse Outback Magazine, The Waverley Hotel, The Capricorn Tavern, The Mayfair Ridge Tavern, CMTO, Seniors Wellbeing, MARS Art Space.

Ola Media out of the office from December 13 — January 4 but still on email: info@olamedia.com.au

Here’s a link to our lovely end of year newsletter.

We’re going to take a punt that this will continue to grow, but have a look at our capability statement here now!