Many social media resources suggests that you should invest more in your social media optimization programs, yet they don’t tell you much about how to cater such platforms to your business needs, they would perhaps show you how to register a twitter account, put up a facebook fan page, a youtube channel & maybe show [...]
SproutSocial Review – A Social Media Monitoring tool

Sproutsocial – what is it? it is an awesome social media monitoring tools that supports various social media platforms such as twitter, facebook & linkedin… SproutSocial features: Organize & access social networks in one place Advanced search options, reach more customers, prospects & find what do they want Get the tweet bubble history, get to [...]
Principles of design and usability in “everyday things”

Have you ever wondered how our brain achieves a specific task and expects a specific feedback in return? Like pushing a button would probably power on the stereo system, flipping the switch would turn on a specific device or a light, and how do we map things in our brain. [ Mapping ] Not just [...]
I am a google analytics qualified individual

I always thought I’ve published this but it seems that i haven’t so… Yes I’am now officially a google analytics qualified individual! you can grab the original “copy” from my CV – Resume section
The future is mobile, but …

The mobile web is evolving & its changing the way we interact online, this is a fact and we can’t change it. We’ve recently witnessed an increase use of what we call smartphones (Blackberry, Iphones, android etc …) which enables us to carry the internet with us everywhere we go ( keeps us connected). The [...]
Email marketing best practices

Whether you are using it or not, Email remains the digital marketers #1 choice, its the big block engine that consumes a big share of our digital marketing strategy, using it the wrong way could really harm your entire strategy… Below is a list of email marketing Do’s, if correctly followed you will notice a [...]
A quick note on local permission marketing

“Beep Beep” an SMS alert, i pick up the phone to see the message and i go oh shoot, there ya go again, another zain message and without even reading the message i delete it with passion… Seriously, how often do you get interrupted with such ads? whether you are checking your email or watching one of [...]
5 things clients say and what they really mean

I came across this well written ( and true VERY true ) article published by Brian Yerkes, he basically quotes: “Working with all types of clients on a daily basis can be as challenging as the actual design or development work that they are hiring you for. As a freelancer or a project manager, you [...]
Online advertising in Bahrain

We’ve all noticed the appearance of online advertising in our country/region which leads to the conclusion that business owners are now realizing the power of the digital medium and the channels behind it. This also means that they are budgeting for online ad spending, that is on its own an increase in online ad spending [...]
how to setup a brand monitoring dashboard using netvibes
The video explains how to setup an online brand monitoing dashboard using free available tools such as google alerts, social mention, techonarti search, twitter search, wordpress search and of course netvibes In today’s competitive world, it is extremely important to monitor, control and influence the image of your brand and what’s been said about it [...]
VIVA Bahrain - related posts

VIVA Bahrain Sponsors WGA Supercars Championships Racing Team
VIVA Bahrain is proud to announce its sponsorship of the VIVA Racing Team competing in the Western Gulf Advisory (WGA) Supercars Championship Middle East as...

Gtalk SMS service for VIVA Bahrain – How to enable it
I’ll explain how to enable and use the Gtalk SMS service from google with few easy steps, the service is disabled by default and you’ll require to...

APN settings for VIVA Bahrain – mobile internet/data
GPRS, MMS & WAP Settings for VIVA Bahrain: APN/GPRS: Name : VIVAGPRS APN : viva.bh Proxy : Ignore Port : Ignore User name : Password : Ignore from [Server]...

