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Why Social Media is the Key to Building Brand Credibility
Image credit: Unsplash Given our limited movements under COVID-19, social media has become an even more crucial outlet by which people keep in touch with their friends and loved ones. Of course, social media use is nothing new. But according to the Pew Research...
How To Reach Millennials Using Social Media Marketing
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels Though many still consider millennials as a younger generation, they are actually in their late 20s to early 40s and were the first generation to access social media. As such, they are the most active generation on social media,...
For the LOVE of Social
Sometimes, social media can get a bad rap. From studies that link high levels of social media use and depression to other studies that find social media facilitates false news traveling faster than true stories, it can be easy to fixate on the negative. Today is...
Changes to Continuing Education Credits
As we certified and then re-certified more and more social media professionals, we realized we needed to make a few updates to our social media strategist recertification process. As an organization committed to the training and certification of social media...
Forrest Flinn Meet and Greet
MEET AND GREET: Forrest Flinn INTRODUCTION Our SMS professionals serve as ambassadors for our certification program here at NISM. Not only are they knowledgeable about our curriculum, they also share our passion for social media. Best of all, their stories help shape...
Fourge Meet and Greet
Recently the social media team members at Fourge Social became the first agency in Iowa to achieve SMS certification through the National Institute for Social Media. While there are many reasons for an agency to obtain certification and training for their team...
Why is it so hard to secure our own masks first?
Leaders, this blog post is for you. I was watching the safety instruction video for what felt like the millionth time and my mind began to wander. As I watched the animated woman in the video dutifully follow instructions and secure her own mask before securing her...
Fourge Social is the First Agency in Iowa to be Certified by the National Institute for Social Media
“Taking the National Institute for Social Media (NISM) Social Media Strategists (SMS) course not only improved our skills as a marketing/social media professional, but added a wealth of knowledge to our company,” says Christine Melaas of Fourge Social in Dubuque, IA....
Just Starting Out on Social Media? Follow These Three Brands
Customers are looking to connect with brands on social media in an authentic and unique way. They want to see more than product stats and bland content. They want you to engage with them. They want to be heard. They want to see the heartbeat of your business. When...