NISM Blog
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...
#AllHallowsReadNISM: Ghost Writing
“Ghost writing…it’s not just for Halloween anymore.” -Unknown We couldn’t get through #AllHallowsReadNISM without...
#AllHallowsReadNISM: Masking Yourself on LinkedIn
What you see is what you get. When it comes to your LinkedIn profile, are you scaring people away? No, I don’t mean your profile picture. The scariest LinkedIn profiles I’ve seen are those who “mask” their identity by providing limited information and not showing...
One Course & Two Powerful Outcomes: MBA Credit & Social Media Certification Prep
For immediate release October 23rd, 2017 One Course & Two Powerful Outcomes: MBA Credit & Social Media Certification Prep The National Institute for Social Media has partnered with St. Mary’s University of Minnesota to deliver an MBA course designed to...
What I learned at MN Blog Con 2017!
One of the presenters at MN Blog Con, Donna Hup, related a story of bloggers floating down the Chicago river on a tour of Chicago architecture: all wrote posts, all were very different. Thus, this post is a take on Saturday’s events at Concordia, but a very personal...
#AllHallowsReadNISM: The Frightening #Fails of Responding on Social Media
As a social media manager at a big brand, in a regulated industry none the less, one of the things that has consistently kept me awake at night is how we provide our community with the customer service they need on social media. What if a member tweets us at 11pm on a...
#AllHallowsReadNISM: Your Worst Nightmare (Come True)!
Ever had those nightmares about work or school? You know the ones… like when you go to work naked or your boss or a coworker becomes a hideous monster with gnashing teeth? Put those creatures to rest (and get some yourself) by planning ahead. Yeah, it can be tough,...