NISM Blog
Significant Social Media Updates: Summer ’21
Being a social media manager means being on top of ever-changing trends, updates, and algorithms. We know it’s no easy feat to ensure that copy and graphics are perfect in addition to platform updates, so we’ve rounded up the most notable and significant changes by...
Creating a Fun, Beneficial Internship Program in Higher Education
In the world of higher education, there will come a day that you have to take on an intern. Typically, we charge interns with tasks like scheduling posts, creating keyword lists, sizing photos, or other research. Often, these entry-level tasks and assignments do not...
Three Ways to Create a Connection with Your Creative Team
Being a Jack or Jackie of all trades is something that comes naturally to a social media professional. Our daily tasks could include creating posts, editing videos, and composing graphics. Some of us are lucky enough to be able to collaborate with a creative team....
Best Value Social Media Certifications – NISM vs Hootsuite
In 2012, we shared a blog post that compared our SMS certification exam with what’s available through Hootsuite University. It was one of our most popular posts and we heard how much it helped social media professionals make decisions about their professional...
Hired Guns: Avoid Shooting Yourself in the Foot
One of the first milestones in a growing business occurs when the owner realizes that she cannot do it all herself. Congratulations if it’s time to grow! But take heed, owners: how you choose to grow can have a serious impact on your pocketbook. Rather than wade into...
Building Alliances with Strategic Social Media Partners: It Takes Two
Last month, I reflected on the topic of strategic alliances in social media and found that it was difficult to incorporate all of my inspiration on the topic with just one blog post. In that post, I outlined a plan to put partnerships into action. Now I will focus on...
“A man is known by the company he keeps.” – It’s All About the Reputation
Recently I was doing a consultation for a client, talking about approaches to social media for small businesses. While I was giving a general overview of aspects to look at and goals to keep in mind, I gave a couple of examples of how to cross the borders of social...
Caught in a Lie
My previous post about what social media strategists can learn from archaeology made me think of another topic that affects groups: Fake findings. In 1912, Charles Dawson claimed to have found “the missing link between ape and man.” A skull that became known as...
Context: What can social media strategists learn from the past?
I was recently watching a documentary about the excavation of a village where the archaeologist held up a thin, grey object and asked the filmmaker what he thought it was. He, of course, had no idea – he had very little to go on. He could feel its weight and see its...