One of the many benefits of online social networking is the unexpected contacts we make with fascinating people. How would I have met Stu Bradley, a Yorkshireman running a business in the French Loire, if it wasn’t for Twitter?
Don’t ask me why I first followed Stu’s tweets (@LeChantdOiseau). Something to do with the Loire, maybe, a place with special memories for me. I’m a francophile who’s interested in business, so Stu’s ‘running commentary’ on the trials and tribulations of a Brit abroad running his gite and campsite holiday destination was right up my street.
An Englishman in the Loire
While the exact circumstances of our initial contact are lost in the mists of time, I gradually got to learn more about @LechantdOiseau (the songbird) each day. I discovered Stu’s blog and Facebook page – and soon I was hooked.
Those daily updates and insights painted a brilliantly colourful, human picture of an ex-pat entrepreneurs’s life. I also came to realise that these narratives I enjoyed so much were really great social marketing.
Please get to the point
On Thursday 25th November at 11AM I’m doing a Twitter interview with Stu. Sign up below. Please tweet using the hashtag #crosschannel
I’ll be asking questions such as:
- how come you moved to France?
- what challenges does a ‘rosbif’ face to get a business off the ground?
- what have you got against Stihl strimmers?
#crosschannel = 11AM, Thurs 25th Nov
Please join in with your own questions for Stu!
The hashtag is #crosschannel – it would be great to hear from you.
