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Where Selfies and Sales Intersect
Photo by Sound On from Pexels If someone told you 20 years ago that you could make bucket loads of money and influence sales trends simply by taking a picture of yourself, would you have believed them? While the idea of taking a “selfie” or a self-portrait is a...
Celebrating Online Learning
These days, it’s nearly impossible to find an individual who never has sat down to watch an educational video or take a course online. From training videos for new employees to motivational Ted Talks, our access to information is limitless, thanks to digital learning....
How Live Streaming Contributes to Your Sales
Image credit: Pexels Live videos have become a massive trend in online retail. There are a few reasons behind this curious development. First, social media facilitates broadcasting in technical terms: it’s never been so simple to go live! Second, brands want to engage...
Asking the Magic 8 Ball – Stepping into 2018
Making plans for the upcoming year, and sometimes even just for a week, can feel like an impossible task. At times it is hard to predict what lies ahead and what might happen. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a crystal ball to show us what lies ahead? Or even just a...
Professional Goals and Predictions: NISM’s December Blog Series
We received such great feedback about our #AllHallowsReadNISM series (October’s blog posts about the marketing mistakes that scare our SMS community), we decided to try another theme for December – goals and predictions. We asked our SMS community to share both! 2018...
Get Social at Work
Social technology use in the workplace often includes goals of enhancing productivity, influencing efficient collaboration and fostering a rich environment of communication. According to recent research by McKinsey & Company, 72% of all companies use social...
YouTube vs Facebook and The Future of Online Video
Video is the future of content marketing! Those have been the words of many mainstream media companies[1] and new age entrepreneurs[2] for the past couple of years. In a world where visual representation keeps growing these words have increasingly become reality. With...
Green Bean Casserole: Side dish or epic marketing plan?
The Sunday before Thanksgiving I darted into a local grocery store to grab the dozen-or-so items I still needed for Thursday’s big dinner. On the list were all the ingredients for Green Bean Casserole. I knew where to get to everything I needed – with the exception of...
Is the SM Customer Care Revolution Leaving You Behind?
In today’s hyper-competitive marketplace, a business owner needs to understand and adapt to change. Consumers demand excellent customer service; businesses are finding new ways to satisfy customers by providing customer care on social media platforms. Are you being...