Every Friday the Pomegranite team gathers for a skills share where one of us shares our knowledge with the rest of the team. Sometimes these sessions are very skills-focused and informative. Sometimes they’re more focused on fun.
Sometimes they’re very specific to our offering as a digital agency. Sometimes a team member is asked to share an interest of theirs that the team wants to know more about.
Whatever the topic, these sessions mean that, on a weekly basis, we learn more about digital marketing, new trends, useful skills, the world around us – and each other.
Below you can browse through a selection of presentations that team members created for their skills shares.
By Mulesa
This skills share offered a brief overview of the ways in which social media is used for human rights advocacy. It explored trends in the social media marketing strategies of organisations whose core work centres on the protection and advancement of human rights. It also briefly examined best practices, potential challenges and a few tips for crafting social media strategies geared towards human rights.
By Melissa
Work-life balance is often elusive and challenging to maintain. When work moves from an office to your home, the lines you had previously drawn between your personal and professional life can easily blur.
Each person’s definition of work-life balance is unique to them. Here are a few ways you can define and achieve it for yourself while working remotely.
By Liz
Before Liz started Pomegranite with Sarah, she completed a Master’s degree at UWC in South African crime fiction. The team asked to hear more about it so she dusted it off and talked through what got her hooked: how we live in fear of crime so much, yet sales stats show that we also choose to curl up in our safe, private moments with a good local crime novel.
By Mulesa
with its raw and human approach to social media. The way that big brands such as Nike, The Washington Post, Samsung and, closer to home, Spur, have used the platform for marketing has paved the way for businesses to develop ways of engaging with their target audience and tap into new ones. Here’s a brief overview of four ways that brands, big and small, can make the most out of the platform to market themselves.
By Melissa
Coronavirus has many of us glued to our smartphones. Whether it’s checking the news regularly, scrolling through social media or keeping up with endless WhatsApp chats, it can quickly feel quite overwhelming. I think it’s incredibly important to look after our wellbeing and practice social distancing from our mobile devices during this uncertain time, but there are ways that we can use the apps on our phones to our benefit and make our stay at home that little bit easier.
By Sarah
In this skills share, Sarah shared some tips on writing and addressed a few common mistakes we all make. The second half was more fun. The team were given prompts, 30 seconds, and a chance to tell the start of a story…
By Sarah and Liz
In the midst of the global pandemic, stress levels are high. For our clients, our suppliers, and our team members. As a result, an extra level of care needs to be take in everything we do – from making sure that clients feel seen, heard and appreciated, to treating ourselves and each other with kindness and understanding.
Among other things, this skills share covered: language, tone, a roadmap to apologies, and how to show that you care.
By Mulesa
In her Tedx Talk, public health specialist, Portia Jackson-Preston, discusses the missing ingredient from self-care as we understand it today. Self-care has become synonymous with bubble baths, shopping sprees and stuffing your face with baked goodies while binging on your favourite Netflix shows, but it can be so much more meaningful than that.