August 3, 2017

Staying Mentally Strong While Working in Social Media

There’s been a lot of discussion lately on how social media is not healthy for you. But I’m here to tell you that it is,…

July 27, 2017

Don’t be a Flower!

Three C’s of Community Management: Curiosity, Courtesy, Constancy I love alliteration so I hope you’ll bear with me after reading the title of this blog. And,…

July 25, 2017

3 Things to Remember Before Your Next Social Complaint

A colleague of mine recently posed a question to the group – “what is the brand or company for which you would least like to…

July 20, 2017

Social Listening: Recognizing the Ways that We Listen Online

A modern norm when beginning to establish a relationship is typically to connect online using social media. We meet someone and this person becomes a…

July 18, 2017

“I don’t Tweet”

When faced with an opportunity to change industries after 15 years, my response to a potential employer was, “I don’t Tweet…is that going to be…

July 13, 2017

Meet and Greet: Teri Kojetin

Every day we all play a part of different mini communities – work, hobbies, family, faith, school, neighborhood, friends – but often we limit ourselves…

July 11, 2017

Part II: Marketing Don’ts & Why They (unfortunately) Work

A few weeks ago, I asked my network what marketers do that they find annoying. I was hoping to uncover themes…and I did! I wrote…

July 6, 2017

How Social Media has Changed the World of Sports Journalism

It’s been covered over and over again how much social media has changed our world the past few years. From communication to job searching to…

June 29, 2017

The Value of a Like for Your Brand

As a Marketing Director, I used the “Like” counts on our company social media posts to measure the power of the content shared on Facebook…

June 27, 2017

Motivational Interviewing: Find Out What’s Really Keeping You from Getting Certified

My physical therapist told me about the concept of motivational interviewing – a technique he has quite a bit of use for. Motivational interviewing helps…

June 22, 2017

Is Self-Study Right for You?

There are many different options professionals pursue for continuing education – classroom learning, online education, and a variety of self-directed learning options. To prepare for…