NISM Blog
Conference Content: How to Plan & Perform
What are social media strategists best at? A lot of things, definitely! One of the strongest? Planning! Whether virtual or in-person, conferences are the place to form genuine, quality connections with like-minded professionals. They allow you to learn from...
Can AI Tools Create Good Blog Content: A Case-Study
AI is here and definitely making an impact in businesses today. We may not even realize we have been using forms of AI for years. Ever heard of Grammarly? That tool has been helping people double check their grammar for years now. And what about chatbots. These AI...
8 Tips to Nail Your HARO Pitch as an Expert Source
It’s no secret that media exposure is great for business. It increases your visibility and credibility, helps you reach new audiences, and drives traffic to your website. The good news is that today, getting some clout is easier than ever with services such as HARO,...
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...
Improve your LinkedIn’s Curb Appeal
As a college student nearing graduation, the prominence of LinkedIn’s connection opportunities have not been lost on me. Like everyone else, I know that a solid LinkedIn profile is more important than ever to job seekers and hiring managers. But with more than half a...
Relationship Building 101
If you've been reading my previous blog entries or we've met in person, you know that I am a self-described "people person." I love meeting new people and learning more about who they are and why they do what they do. Their story matters to me. This is a gift I've...
Math 2.0 Day: Celebrating Math and Innovation on July 8th
July 8th is Math 2.0 Day – and it’s our opportunity to recognize that the world today runs on math and numbers! Social media professionals will be the first to tell you that without math, it would be incredibly difficult to have meaningful conversations with our...
3 Keys to Employee Engagement
Whether your organization has ten employees or 10,000 employees, chances are you've heard of employee engagement or have thought about ways to help get your own employees more engaged. Engagement can take different forms-- monthly employee lunch outings, utilizing...