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Personal Branding Tips from Nancy Drew
I began a new research project this year – the history and mysteries of Nancy Drew. She’s influenced the world over the last ninety years and the world has changed her, and it’s been fascinating to consider the changes over nearly a century of mystery novels. In my...
4 Ways to Promote Accessibility and Inclusivity in Social Media
Whether you are run your own small-business accounts or manage communications for a fortune 500 company, it's easy to become overwhelmed when planning out your social media content timeline. With that in mind, I have created a shortlist of things to keep in mind while...
Product Reviews Vs. Social Media Commentary: Which Matters More?
Image: Pexels Reviews can be a major factor in the decision process for many shoppers. Especially when they’re shopping online and they can’t physically touch or test out what they’re buying, and there are so many other options available. If you’re looking for ways...
NISM Instructor Highlight – Dr. Margaret Stewart
This month, NISM is interviewing one of its more recent Certified Instructors and Social Media Strategist (SMS), Dr. Margaret Stewart. I had the pleasure to get to know Dr. Stewart during the Train-the-Trainer program and I was consistently impressed with her...
Nashville: New Face, New Partnership
As the National Institute for Social Media (NISM) kicks off its partnership with Kaplan College - Nashville, we had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Rick Duvall, an instructor with both NISM and Kaplan College. Rick will be teaching the courses at the new...
New Year, New Opportunities: NISM Partners with Kaplan College
The National Institute for Social Media (NISM) is proud to announce its newest authorized training partner - Kaplan College. Kaplan College will now offer the Social Media Strategist (SMS) certification training course. More course details can be found below. The...
The First Ever NISM Social Media Scholarship Goes To …
After carefully reviewing the scholarship applications from many qualified candidates, the Scholarship Committee at the National Institute for Social Media (NISM) has made their final decision. NISM is proud to announce the recipient of its first ever quarterly...
Top 3 Social Media Tools of the Month – July 2014
Its time once again for our monthly round-up of social media tools that could help you to manage your organization's social media efforts. The 3 tools we will be discussing this month will all be focused around managing your incoming messages from social media in one...
NISM Instructor Highlight – Toni Pirtle
In this month's NISM Instructor Highlight we say “Hello” to Toni Pirtle, NISM-certified Instructor and Social Media Strategist (SMS)! Toni was one of the first NISM-certified instructors and also assisted the initial implementation team in the roll out of National...