NISM Blog
Meet and Greet: Wendy Wicks
Our SMS professionals serve as ambassadors for our certification program here at NISM. Not only are they knowledgeable about our curriculum, but they also share our passion for social media. Best of all, their stories help shape our organization and the work that we...
All of Those Stories
On the morning of November 17, I opened Twitter to find the video announcement that Fleets were live. Twitter introduced it as, “That thing you didn’t Tweet but got so close but then were like nah.” The Twitter handles I follow either bemoaned or embraced the...
Meet and Greet: Jessica Flagel
Our SMS professionals serve as ambassadors for our certification program here at NISM. Not only are they knowledgeable about our curriculum, but they also share our passion for social media. Best of all, their stories help shape our organization and the work that we...
Learning from 2016 and Adjusting to 2017
Ways 2017 is Going to be a Big year for Social Media 2016 was a year of transformation for social media and the ways that people approach it. Social media has become a way of life for many people, and 2017 is going to be the big push to bring interactive experiences...
New Leadership at the National Institute for Social Media Answers the Call for Professional Standards
For Immediate Release: January 11, 2017 New Leadership at the National Institute for Social Media Answers the Call for Professional Standards Jennifer Radke, CEO, reveals new product offerings and updated Advisory Committee MINNEAPOLIS – Now under new leadership, the...
Check Off Your First 2017 Resolution This Week
I’ve enjoyed working with the National Institute of Social Media immensely lately. We’re putting out a series of new books in 2017 to help social media marketing professionals prep for the Social Media Strategist exam (and a career in social media in general) and the...
A Gardener, Your College Marketing Professor, and My Mom Walk Into a Bar
The NISM Anthology deadline is just weeks away – December 31st! And as people contemplate what they might contribute, I’m amazed how often I hear: “I don’t have any advice to share with social media professionals… what could they possibly learn from me?” Who’d take...
NISM 2016 Job Study Review
One of NISM greatest priorities is to actively listen to its audience. To become the best resource for our members and partners, we have to stay attuned to their needs and relevant to the trends of their workplaces. This is especially important in such a...
Twitter: A Powerful Tool
You can say a lot of things -- positive and negative about Twitter. For example: Positive: It’s the go-to source, oftentimes, for information about breaking, developing, or in-progress news. Negative: Whereas once it seemed the “cool” thing opposite Facebook, now it’s...