NISM Blog
Brand Ambassador? Influencer? Who’s Best Qualified to Spread the Word about Your Brand
Photo by Jarritos Mexican Soda Are you starting a business—or trying to grow one—and feeling stalled? It may be time to connect with someone who could be a brand ambassador—or several ambassadors, if you believe in the old saying, “the more the merrier.” Before you...
What Hollywood’s Greatest Scripts Can Tell Us About Marketing
Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko In a time when everyone is selling everything using social media, audiences have become hyper-aware of when they are getting sold to. From personal experience, I get frustrated when creators, specifically on TikTok, try to push their...
3 Essential Mobile Apps For Social Media Marketing
Navigating social media can be a complicated task. It's time-consuming, complex, and easy to get wrong. Too often, brands misunderstand the power of social media, leading to unpredictable and costly mistakes. They may under-utilize their platforms or overextend their...
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...
Utilizing Social Media Marketing for Your Real Estate Business
Effective marketing has always been one of the key challenges for any real estate business. Yet, it’s undeniably an essential component to success. Fortunately, the rise of the digital landscape has provided realty businesses with some great tools here. Chief among...
Meet and Greet: Chris Strub
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...