NISM Blog
How the Healthcare Industry is Harnessing the Power of Social Media
Social media affects virtually every industry in our world today. Healthcare is no exception. As social media usage continues to climb and shows no signs of letting up, more and more healthcare professionals and organizations are adopting social media as a core...
YouTube Video Ads: How to Capture Attention in the First 5 Seconds
With over 1 billion active users, YouTube is a powerful platform for video advertising. But with so much competition, it can be tough to capture a viewer's attention. For businesses, advertising on YouTube provides an excellent opportunity to connect with potential...
How to Optimize Your Google Ads Campaign
A Google Ads campaign is one of the best ways to reach your target audience. But as data grows and competition levels increase, it can be challenging to stand out from your competitors and convert leads into sales. For this reason, it's essential to keep your Google...
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...
Staying Creative in a Content-Heavy World
Free photo download here Imagine you’re asked to write a blog post about social media distracting employees from their work. You think, “This will be easy. There have got to be tons of statistics about how bad social media is for productivity.” Then, you do what...
MEET AND GREET: Melissa Mathews
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...
Can you do too many CEUs?
Talking in the SMS community this month about the work everyone’s doing over the summer brought an interesting question to light. Can you do too many CEUs? Our focus has been on the power of learning and how important it is to stay up-to-date in our industry. But with...
Embrace User Generated Content and Hit the Sweet Spot Between the Customer and the Brand
Content marketing has matured and I’ve committed to learning more about it this summer. We’ve passed the phase of sharing brand generated content and developed to a model that is focused on data and analytics. As the backbone of a digital strategy, data puts the...
I Will Survive – A Song, Compliance, Governance and How the European Union Ruined my Summer – or not?
I am sure if I were to hum the tune of “I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor you would all be able to join in. Oh come on, let’s try it just for the fun of it….See, you can do it! As I was riding in my car home from work the other day the song was playing on the radio....