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Sunsetting a Social Media Account
For many organizations and brands the decision to start a social media channel is a deliberate decision with conversations, strategy, and a roll-out. What are the considerations and deliberations when you decide to close a social media account, effectively retiring,...
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...
A Simplistic Approach to Social Media
When was the last time you sat still and were simply present? In today’s fast-paced world full of schedules, chores, and obligations, it seems nearly impossible to pause, breathe, and focus on the little things. And yet we’ve all heard that mindfulness is...
Meet and Greet: Heather Rule
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...
More Than Just Fireworks
It’s no question that when it comes to Independence Day, Americans tend to go all out. According to this infographic, it is expected hungry barbecuers across the U.S. will spend $6.8 billion on July 4th food. It also comes as no surprise that more than 16,000...
Meet and Greet: Leslie Constans
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...
Brands Just Want to Have Fun
I can only hope that upon reading the title of this blog you heard Cyndi Lauper crooning the undeniable jam that is “Girl’s Just Want To Have Fun.” But these crazy antics shouldn’t only apply to the hair-teased women of the 80s — the idea of letting loose and acting...
A Journalist’s Approach to Instagram
A sports writer gets to a local hockey arena a couple hours early, leaving plenty of time to set up in a spot with his or her laptop and to prepare for the game. With the stillness of the arena except for maybe a few workers, the reporter snaps a photo from the top of...