NISM Blog
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...
How to Set Your Social Advertising Budget
When creating social media advertising campaigns for a client, the top and often first question I receive is how much should be invested. The answer should never be the same for anyone. However, the way to an answer is similar. Just like in any situation where you are...
Be Real about Social Media Strategist FOMO
Social media, digital marketing, and the strategies that we put in place for our brands, organizations, products, and communities are subject to change. This change can be data informed, tied to social media functionality changes, or audience focused pivots. So much...
Make the Most of ‘National Day of’ Content
On this day (8.30.22) it is National Beach Day, National Grief Awareness Day, and National Toasted Marshmallow Day. In addition, August is National Dog Month, Black Business Month, International Peace Month and about twenty other things. Wow! Who knew there were so...
Strengthening Your Social Media Presence with Infographics
When it comes to social media, visual content and bite-sized information are quickly becoming the preferred method for customers and users alike. In today’s fast-paced, quick-scrolling world, your company's information needs to stand out in any way it can, especially...
Social Listening for Strategic Planning
“In the absence of social listening, strategic planning is under-informed or uninformed, and this can be costly for an organization’s time and resources.” Strategic planning is an essential cornerstone of social media strategy and connects an organization’s social...
My Mind is Full – How Can I Be Mindful?
Do you get overwhelmed by the daily work, struggles, and sheer volume of information in your job? Do you sometimes feel the urge to just go to a place where there is quiet, no internet, and no expectations? Oh, how wonderful that would be. Would be? How wonderful that...