NISM Blog
How to Write Engaging Blog Posts on Social Media
If you are in the business of online sales, ecommerce, or content marketing, you probably know the value of engaging content, especially on social media, where people spend a lot of time browsing. After all, content is king. Your blog or website is one of the most...
5 Things to Consider When Choosing If a Chatbot Is Right for Your Organization
We don’t have to go very far into the virtual world in order to find ourselves interacting with some kind of chat automation tool. Chat apps subscribers continue to climb higher than social media app subscribers and with that there’s a surge in the need for brands to...
Meet and Greet: Karly Hall
Our SMS professionals serve as ambassadors for our certification program here at NISM. Not only are they knowledgeable about our curriculum, but they also share our passion for social media. Best of all, their stories help shape our organization and the work that we...
Social Media Certification – A Case of Success
The Situation Jason Schober started his career working in Sales with Financial Services firms in the Twin Cities market. In his work, he found social media to be a great tool for networking and lead generation. As he progressed in his career, he discovered that he was...
Future Jobs in Social Media and How to Get Them
Jobs in social media are becoming more and more common in companies both large and small. According to Simply Hired Job Trend Data (See Fig. A), the number of Social Media job posts have increased by 38% since October of 2011. An impressive growth figure considering...
Best Value Social Media Certifications – NISM vs Hootsuite
Hootsuite is an organization that offers its clients and customers a social media management system for businesses and organizations to collaboratively execute campaigns across multiple social networks from one secure, web-based dashboard. Hootsuite University, which...
10 Social Media Sites that are Most Important to Your Business
One of the most frequently asked questions that we get from the students of our courses is, "What social sites are the most important to social media success?" It is certainly a valid question. Who wouldn't want to know if there is a mix of social media platforms that...
NISM Launches Online Certification Preparation Course
In addition to the outstanding curriculum offered through our education network, NISM will launch its first fully online certification preparation course. This course will begin on November 12th and will run for 5 weeks. After completing this course, participants will...
NISM Announces Partnership with Prince Institute
The National Institute for Social Media (NISM) is excited to announce that Prince Institute, a Stenograph School, has joined its list of Educational Partners. For more than 70 years, Prince Institute and Stenograph have offered individuals pursuing stenography, the...