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Set Your Small Business’ Social Media on Autopilot
We all know that to get big business these days, we need to be super active on our social media accounts. This can be time-consuming and often expensive for small businesses, especially when you run the business solo or have a small budget. Here is how to set your...
How Social Media Has Become a Priority For Real Estate Agents
Image source: Unsplash Real estate agents are using social media to help homebuyers and home sellers now more than ever before. However, most of these agents are struggling to get the most value out of their social media efforts. Recent research indicates posting on...
Social Media Career Trajectories in 2022
Are you pondering a career in social media? One of the first things to consider is whether you are interested in a creative position or something more analytical and data-driven. The average workday between the two is liable to be a wildly different experience....
6 Tips to Help You Further Your Brand on Social Media
To really stand out on social media, your business has to do more than fill your platforms with product stats and bland content. Customers want to connect online through stories that feel authentic and unique. They want you to engage with them. They want to see...
Keep Calm and Tweet
Don’t let super emotions get in the way when it comes to Super Bowl social media Whether it’s diehard football fans in general, hometown fans of the two teams involved or just people that get emotionally invested in sports, the combination of the Super Bowl mixed with...
What should you do about a deceased family member’s small business social media accounts?
I was shocked to hear of the sudden passing of a friend of mine just before the holidays. I had seen him a few weeks before his death and he had been actively growing his small business, sharing advice, and even sneaking an extra sugar cookie when he thought the rest...
Gaming and Simulations in Digital Marketing Education
Experiential learning is a key component in many of the classes I teach both on-ground and online at The College of St. Scholastica and as an adjunct at Colorado Technical University. Online gaming and simulations take the experience a step further to physically and...
Influence at 20, 40 & 60
It’s amazing how many people tell me they feel like they aren’t heard by their employers. My 20-something students claim they are undervalued and overlooked for their potential and contributions. My 40-something friends talk about being passed over for promotions and...
Don’t Write It Off Yet; Snapchat May Offer a Unique Opportunity to Humanize Your Brand
Through our partnership with St. Mary's University of Minnesota, we meet extremely talented MBA students and social media marketing professionals. One of their assignments in our course, (no comma) is to blog on an area of social media that they found most interesting...