Technology is not for everyone and many refuse to change with the times and explore the opportunities. Last week, I spoke with Gareth Isaac of GI Carpets in Bury Port, who told me about a conversation he had with the local butcher.

Brian Budenis of Brian’s Butchers is also from Butry Port. He is 73. He wasn’t at all interested in promoting his business on Facebook, but Gareth persuaded him and took charge.  His Facebook page was born.

Very soon Brian started posting and to his amazement he had quite a following!

Its early days for him but he definitely got the basic idea of how to post photos and engage with his customers and the importance of how to make his page more interesting and informative. How to “meat” their needs… so to speak.

Two new customers came into his shop in the first week, one didn’t even know he had existed until Facebook and he also gained an order for a Christmas turkey! He’ll be stuffing the competition before he knows it!

More and more customers have been calling in. Brian is now hooked.

Who said that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks?