NISM Blog
5 Ways To Secure Your Company’s Social Media Accounts
As we enter the new year, it is time to start thinking about how to protect your business against the latest threats. A major part of doing so involves securing your social media channels against hackers and cybercriminals that can cause major havoc. The good news is...
Certificate vs. Certification: Is There a Difference?
The words “Certificate” and “Certification” are used often in the world of education and professional development. Many times they are used interchangeably, but is there a difference? The short answer is "Yes", but let's take a closer look at a certificate vs....
An Expert’s Guide to Executing a Winning B2B SEO Strategy
Whether it's SEO, content marketing, or social media, each digital marketing strategy should be tailored to fit its target audience. However, when considering how to execute the right approach to gaining brand awareness and organic search engine rankings, it's...
Going live in 3, 2, 1 – Dos and Don’ts of YouTube Live
Solving challenges and finding good solutions is part of my everyday work as a coach and consultant. How many challenges the new situation in a pandemic would bring I did not anticipate. With a positive shift in perspective however, these challenges became...
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...
Managing Your Mental Health While Working in Social Media
There’s no denying social media marketing is an essential tool for businesses today. While family and friends may oversimplify the workload as just a matter of thinking up witty captions and posting pleasing photos, anyone who has strategically managed social media...
Actionable Metrics
A large part of using and managing social media is the use of metrics. Organizations use metrics as a way to track their KPIs, or for celebration when they hit a particular milestone, like 1,000,000 followers. A good social media strategist knows that there are...