NISM Blog
Trends in Social Media Research and Analytics
Photo by Karolina Kaboompics A 2023 poll of business leaders found that over 90% of them believe their company's success will depend on a strong business strategy informed by using social media data and insights effectively. Gaining those insights is critical for...
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...
Not Following the Crowd on Social Media
Every time we wake up and turn on the news there is a new must-have social media app. TikTok, Snapchat, LinkedIn, Instagram. Which one should you be on for your business or personal brand? Before you create a username for every social media platform out there, read...
Making In-the-Moment Content STICK
Summertime, upcoming events, and an increase in outings mean one thing: more in-the-moment content for your social media pages! Content is everywhere so take advantage of these longer days, brighter colors, and warmer weather; this is what your audience wants to see!...
5 Musts When Creating a Content Strategy
Image source: Unsplash If you are a business or organization, you likely have one of these goals: Sell products Promote services Gain subscribers Acquire volunteers Collect donations Hire staff How do you sell yourself to your target audience to reach these...
Make Actionable Audits Work For You
Data-driven marketing, strategy, and social media; more than just buzzwords in thought leader Twitter threads. Strategy driven by accurate and actionable data analysis can help marketers, strategists, organizations, and individuals highlight opportunities for stronger...
Establishing an Online Community with Facebook Groups
Image source: Unsplash Gathering as a community. A concept we have not forgotten but have missed doing in the traditional sense during the Pandemic. Even before our lives were moved to an online or hybrid world, Facebook was providing ways to cultivate meaningful...
Maintaining Your Skills Through Continuing Education
In most professions, the learning doesn’t stop when you graduate. Having a career in social media, marketing or communications is no exception. However, the amazing thing about education in our world right now is that there are so many options to choose from, both...