NISM Blog
Teaching Social Media to Adults
Working as a social media professional is more than community management, strategy, and marketing. Most social media roles entail some aspect of education. This can be anything from educating leadership on the goals and fundamentals of social media to teaching team...
Making the Argument for a Social Media Council
Often at big companies, there’s an assumption that “the social media team does social media.” But this is not true. Your social media team works with groups throughout the company to ensure your social media is safe, effective, on-brand and compliant. Close...
Utilizing Social Media Marketing for Your Real Estate Business
Effective marketing has always been one of the key challenges for any real estate business. Yet, it’s undeniably an essential component to success. Fortunately, the rise of the digital landscape has provided realty businesses with some great tools here. Chief among...
Barracuda PR Meet and Greet
To close out an amazing 2018, the social media team at Barracuda PR, in El Paso, Texas, dedicated themselves to additional training and certification. We are proud to announce that this fantastic organization recently became the first agency in Texas to achieve the...
3 Effective Ways to Manage Multiple Clients
Congrats! You've landed multiple clients for your business. After the initial excitement wears off, the reality of what this actually means soon sets in. How will you manage this? What tools can available to help you feel less overwhelmed? I spent the first 10+ years...
5 Steps to Gaining C-Suite Approval for Social Media
A few years back, I was nearly through a 60-minute presentation on social media with a room full of directors from across the organization when one lone voice finally asked the question on everyone’s mind: What will all of this [social media focus and work] do for us?...
Reconnecting with Reviews – Why we need reviews in our online portfolio
Online reviews have become a part of everyday purchase decisions and social media interaction. Still, business owners and companies have a hard time with reviews. The potential pitfalls and not too obvious numbers of returns make it hard to see the benefits. Although...
3 Ways to Develop a Successful Holiday Marketing Campaign
Is it just me or did the holiday sales start even earlier this year? Many retailers offered "Black Friday Week" deals instead of "Black Friday" deals. Based on what I've read and heard from family and friends, these week-long deals made an impact. So, what makes a...
Got Baggage? Try Social Media to Resolve Your Customer Service Issues.
Last month, I returned from Germany and my bag did not. An experienced traveler, I wasn’t even worried. My bag has always made its way back home. But when it wasn’t delivered the next day as promised, I called the Delayed Baggage Department and learned that my bag was...