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How to Become Top-of-Mind with Consumers
"My business isn't busy during 'x month' so we are not going to manage social media or do much marketing during that time." Experts within the marketing & advertising world hear the above statement many times from clients throughout the year. I'll preface this...
3 SEO Tools You Should Know About
Social media marketing’s influence on SEO is somewhat tangential, but that doesn’t mean it should be ignored altogether. If you’re a social media professional, you should be aware of different SEO tools and how they can be utilized to share “viral” content that will...
5 Tips On How To Get Started Creating A Logo
The logo you choose for your company is a representation of your company brand. It is used to differentiate who you are and symbolize what your brand stands for to your audience. A logo has the capacity to take on various forms over the years, but one element should...
Always Educating
If you’re an internal or external social media professional (i.e., full- or part-time employee vs. consultant, speaker, etc.), you’re an educator as much as you are a marketer – or at least you should be. One of the core learning objectives in each of the six NISM...
8 Tips to Improve Your Video Resume
People are always asking for video tips, so today, I have a quick list for you to reference as you get started. Lighting – Don’t Be a Shadow Human When you sit in front of a bright light, use a window as an example, the light coming from behind you will make you look...
How to Choose a Social Media Management Tool
How do you manage your social tasks? Do you write and schedule content into each social platform individually? Or do you use a social media management tool to schedule your content across multiple platforms? If you have not yet used a social media management tool, I...
Instagram: It’s as Simple as ABC
Instagram is an incredible platform to get your brand out there. It allows companies to show their clientele the business from the inside. Instagram also allows your company to reinforce brand values, brand identity and voice. First of all, as a business you need to...
MEET AND GREET: Sandy Williams
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 our organization and the work...
Connecting with the younger generation online.
"How do you do fellow kids?" With a 5 second clip of Steve Buscemi, skateboard slung over his shoulder and all, 30 Rock has unintentionally encapsulated how many brands targeting Gen Y and Z appear on social media: oblivious and out-of-place. Young consumers are a...