NISM Blog
Instagram Reels: Trendy and Targeted!
Last month, we broke down why Instagram Reels are so successful for reach and how to get started making them. If you haven’t read that blog post, we suggest you start there! Now, we’re diving into the fun side of IG Reels. From finding inspiration, to hopping on...
Social Media Storytelling for Business
Anyone in the social media industry will tell you that social media marketing can be quite simple: people want to see people on social media. And this is true, but it also needs to be done effectively. Oftentimes many accounts’ marketing campaigns can fail because...
Not Following the Crowd on Social Media
Every time we wake up and turn on the news there is a new must-have social media app. TikTok, Snapchat, LinkedIn, Instagram. Which one should you be on for your business or personal brand? Before you create a username for every social media platform out there, read...
#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,...
#AllHallowsReadNISM: Twitter Monsters
I love Twitter! I spend time each week growing professional relationships and my business by connecting with others through Twitter. I love the condensed character limit (I know…they are trying to scare me with increased limits), the quick nature of the information...