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How European GDPR Can Help in Boosting Digital Trust
Can I truly trust a company or organization when I share all my data with them? Will they use it responsibly, or might they share it with numerous partners and clients, bombarding me with unsolicited emails, offers, and proposals? These are questions that users find...
Making Friends With Video: Ten Tips for Reel Success
Photo by Skye Studios on Unsplash Does the thought of appearing on video make you cringe? Do you typically use a still picture whenever you can get away with it if attending a meeting on Zoom? If so, you’re not alone. Although computer and phone cameras are better...
The Keywork: Building Brands with Creative Research Techniques Using ChatGPT
Photo by Matheus Bertelli With the AI landscape shifting daily, it’s hard to ignore the incredible advancements technology can make on your work. Everyone is noticing, especially the companies and organizations that we work for and with. Right now, 55% of...
The Power of a Social Media Break: Lessons Learned When I Locked My Phone in a Box
Image Source: Katy Spencer Johnson The great outdoors. A stressed-out social media strategist. One box with a lock. Thus began my 96 hour social media break. After four years of being “on” as a full-time social media manager. I reached a moment of clarity: I needed...
5 Steps for Professional Recommendation Requests
There has, most likely been a point in your life where you have either asked for or have been asked to give a recommendation. In the not so distant past, this was done in a paper letter format. In today’s virtual work world, recommendations are online with the entire...
How to Incorporate Reddit Into Your Social Media Strategy
The Internet is huge, that much is a given. And the opportunities to reap it for marketing purposes are painfully obvious. Given that it’s teeming with millions of people that just a few years ago had an annual spending capacity of $61,224 on average, it’s practically...
Made you Click: The Clickbait Debate
In December 2006, Jay Geiger wrote a blog post that included a never-before-seen word: clickbait. The logic was simple — click referred to the click of a computer mouse while bait referred to something that lures in online users like a worm might lure in a giant...
How Are Your Phone Skills?
Does it sound too low-tech for a social media professional to talk about phone conversations in a virtual work environment? Not when you’re working to meet clients, coworkers, and team members where they are. You may find that connecting via phone is a welcome...
Meet and Greet: Katy Spencer Johnson
Get to know Social Media Strategist, Katy Spencer Johnson! 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...