NISM Blog
Vanity Metrics: Not Useless, Just Misunderstood
Featured image by Karola G Let’s be honest, vanity metrics can feel great. Watching the likes roll in on a post, hitting a new follower milestone, or seeing your video views spike overnight can certainly boost your ego. But therein lies the problem. While these kinds...
Less Stress, More Strategy: Why You Need a Content Calendar Now
Featured image by fauxels You don’t need to post more, you need to post smarter. Running a business or your own brand can be hectic! For many, content creation and scheduling can be overwhelming tasks. As a result, it’s often pushed to the back burner. Without a clear...
Stop Feeling Stuck: The Power of Action Plans for Students and Young Professionals
Featured image by Vlada Karpovich If you are currently reading this, chances are you are feeling a little stuck– or you’ve at least felt that way before. Most of us have been at a point where we feel like we are constantly busy but somehow never really getting...
Unbottled Buzz: How Pantene Turned a Viral TikTok Into a Brand Win
Featured image by Mizuno K Picture this: your product gets casually mentioned by a mega-influencer. Suddenly, your brand is trending, your social mentions are exploding, and your product searches are skyrocketing. Every marketer dreams of this moment. But when...
People Are Tired of Being Sold To. Here’s What They Want Instead
Featured image by Andrea Piacquadio Marketing has a reputation problem. Ask the average person what they think of marketing, and chances are, you’ll hear words like manipulative, pushy, or deceptive. And honestly? I get it. Too many companies consistently overpromise,...
Can You Post That? A Social Media Marketer’s Guide to Likeness Rights
Featured image by Arnav Pratap Singh Have you given much thought to your likeness rights? If not, imagine this: You’re driving down the highway when a billboard catches your eye. It's an ad for a fancy new restaurant, nothing unusual. But then you do a double-take:...
Building Meaningful Online Communities on LinkedIn
Featured image by Ono Kosuki Among Social Media Marketers, social media marketing is also known as “many-to-many” marketing. Meaning that marketers do not hold much control…people do. Social media was not originally created for brands to market themselves. Since their...
The Only Equipment You Need to Start Doing Video for Your Business
Most people overcomplicate video. They buy fancy cameras, multiple lights, expensive microphones—and all of it ends up sitting in a closet because the setup takes too long to use consistently. The truth is much simpler: you only need one thing to start creating...
Chronically Online (and Proud): Why Marketers Should Embrace Their Inner Internet Addict
Photo by Rumeysa Demir When I started my 2025 summer as an NISM Social Media Strategist Intern, I didn’t expect to leave with an unofficial superpower. But as the internship wrapped up, I was honored (and a little amused) to receive the “News & Trend Tracker”...