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The Evolution of Influencer Marketing
Photo by Ivan Samkov Influencer marketing no longer simply refers to celebrity endorsements, it has evolved past that and now includes numerous collaborations with social media influencers, to leverage the different kinds of audiences across various platforms....
Disingenuous Marketing Isn’t Fetch: The ‘Mean Girls’ Debacle
Photo Credit: Jimin Kim/SOPA Images Paramount’s “Mean Girls” was recently queen bee at the box office, raking in $33 million through the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. Audiences were first introduced to the iconic clique known as 'the plastics' when Tina Fey...
How to Create and Integrate a Social Media Policy (and Why You Need One)
Photo by fauxels You’ve seen the articles. An employee is fired for badmouthing their employer on X or someone got the company in hot water by disclosing a customer’s private information. Social media can be an excellent tool for growing your brand’s online presence...
Lessons Learned: To bot or not to bot?
It’s been just over 2 1/2 months since we launched a chatbot on our institutional website. Now I’m not here to sell you on whether or not a chatbot is right for you and your business or institution - that’s an answer that can only be found within your own goals &...
Meet and Greet: Bryan Welsh
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...
How to Use Social Media to Advocate for Good
Have you wondered how you can control the positivity of your social media posts? Create a goal of delivering good content that helps the common good. It is an opportunity to showcase your human values of connecting and conversing through social media. Social media...
The Future of Work: Top Marketing Tech Skills
Technology has taken over many industries, including Digital Marketing. Companies have to reach their audience on the platforms that they spend the most time on. For instance, a couple of decades ago, it was television, but today everyone is always on one digital...
Twitter Wants You to Read Before You Retweet
Twitter is taking a stab at ensuring its users engage in meaningful conversations. “To help promote informed discussion,” Twitter is testing a new feature that will ask users if they really want to retweet a link they haven’t actually taken the time to read...
Meet and Greet: Evan Rivera
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...