NISM Blog
Content Is Everywhere
Do you ever wonder how many photos you take a year on your phone? Here is some food for thought. According to data shared by Photutorial, it’s predicted there will be 1.72 trillion photos taken in 2022 and 92.5% will be taken by smartphones and only 7% with cameras....
Battling Imposter Syndrome as a Social Media Professional
Since NISM brings together an international community of social media professionals who learn from one another in live webinars and virtual chats, it’s no wonder there’s one topic we see come up time and time again – Imposter Syndrome. Chances are you’ve clicked on...
Recruiting Top Candidates Using Social Media
What does it take for a job post to grab one’s attention? When it comes to recruiting for your company, where are you finding qualified applicants? It seems as if so many companies are struggling to find long-term, qualified, and reliable candidates. Everyone wants to...
Getting Inspired by Social Listening
“Even when you love social listening, you find those moments where you are tired or and want to take pause, or you feel like it can be the task that you put off for another day. And one that never comes unless it must, unfortunately. Social listening is really no...
Missing Something? Social Media Research Is an Integral Part of Your Campaign
In this ever-changing world and economy, coupled with the frantic pace of life, businesses want to see results… and quickly! Clients’ requests and deadlines seem to come in on an hourly basis. Social media and technology platforms continue to launch, grow, or fail at...
How to Host a Virtual Event or Fundraiser
During the pandemic the world shifted. Organizations had to rethink the way they fundraised, hosted events (if they even did), and utilized volunteers. Due to the economic climate, some companies or individuals saw a need to pull back their annual contributions. We...
Social Retail: COVID-19 Changed How We Buy
Consumer behavior has undoubtedly shifted to the use of digital tools in the last few years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. If you are like me, and you check out your list of purchases on your Target or Amazon app, there’s an upward trend in purchases. You’ve likely...
Teaching Social Media to Adults
Working as a social media professional is more than community management, strategy, and marketing. Most social media roles entail some aspect of education. This can be anything from educating leadership on the goals and fundamentals of social media to teaching team...
Making the Argument for a Social Media Council
Often at big companies, there’s an assumption that “the social media team does social media.” But this is not true. Your social media team works with groups throughout the company to ensure your social media is safe, effective, on-brand and compliant. Close...