NISM Blog
Setting The Stage for Success: How to Nail the Creative Brief
Photo by Alice Yamamura You’re gearing up for your next great social media campaign when it hits you: you know what needs to be done, but you’re not sure how to get there. The creative brief ensures you and your team are on the same page and sets up your campaign for...
Mission, Vision, and Values: The Blueprint for Your Business’s Success
We have all visited a company’s “About Us” page at some point. It usually consists of a brief history of how the company rose to success and highlights its mission, vision, and values. Most of us usually skip over it or maybe briefly skim it. What we typically...
Case Study: Social Media Strategy Around Social Enterprise
Featured image by Kampus Production Although many are aware of social enterprise and its various business models such as L3Cs or Benefit corporations, crafting a social media strategy to engage potential advocates can be challenging. Social media engagement around...
Social Media Crisis Management Planning
Social media community management can be challenging and rewarding for brands looking to build their reputation. Balancing content creation and curation, posting, social listening, and engagement can positively impact brand efficacy in engaging its audience. When...
What You Need to Know to Stay Afloat on Instagram: 2024 Edition
With the advent and disappearance of once-popular social media platforms MySpace, Vine, and Google+, Instagram has sustained its power over the years since its birth on October 6, 2010. By being able to drive better conversions, boost your engagement, increase brand...
Five-Star Strategies: The Art of the Customer Review
In 2019, I wrote a blog post for the National Institute for Social Media about How to Write a Meaningful Review Quickly, but in honor of National Leave a Review Day, we’re going to take a deeper look at reviews – why they should be part of your strategic plan and what...
Is YouTube Shorts the Long-Game Winner?
Over the past few years, short-form videos are in and longer content is out. Due in large part to the growth of TikTok, social media users have grown accustomed to videos that are sixty seconds or less. In July of 2021, YouTube launched their own version of this with...
Navigating the Storm: Tips for Social Media Managers to Manage Election-Related Stress
It’s safe to say that the fourth presidential election season with social media as part of the campaign strategy is the most contentious yet. From AI-generated content to the changes made on X after Elon Musk’s purchase of the platform to talk of political influence...
5 Reasons To Recruit A Social Media Manager For Your Business
Regardless of what you may have thought before, social media marketing is more important than ever. People underestimate the importance of social media management and social media today since they believe they can live without it, only to find out later that they...