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Happy 10th Anniversary NISM!
Photo Credit: Unsplash It’s hard to believe 10 years have gone by! Time has flown by since NISM was formed to create the first-ever social media certification program whose curriculum set industry standards. Join us as we reflect on the first 10 years of NISM, its...
10 Websites to Help Plan Your Next Social Media Campaign
Image source: Unsplash Social media platforms change, but how we work to build relationships with customers and potential customers hinges on understanding a broad range of marketing principles that are tried and true. This list includes 10 websites that can be...
3 Cyber Security “Fakes” to Watch Out for on Your Social Media
Image Source: Unsplash Social media provides excellent platforms for many of us to promote products and services and reach a much bigger, greater market around the world! Plus, we’re human and we are social creatures by nature (yes, even introverts crave people...
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...
5 Kickass Steps to Boost Engagement on Social Media
When you have brand presence on different social networks, you want to have thousands of followers. The more the better. But as fast as you gain more followers, it’s just as easy to lose them. Why engagement? Followers are not only numbers-they are people. Interesting...
Before You Re-Tweet: Copyright Pitfalls for Social Media Users and Practitioners
Given the constant need for content and eye-catching visuals, it would be nearly impossible for social media practitioners and users to create every bit of content from scratch. However, one should use caution when appropriating others’ works – whether visual or...
Building Alliances with Strategic Social Media Partners
The adage, it’s easier to accomplish more with others certainly holds true across business, especially in social media campaign planning and implementation. The social media professional is working alone or as part of a larger internal team to craft messages about...
Online Going Offline – Visiting NISM in Crystal, Minnesota
Have you experienced this phenomenon? This exciting, yet weird moment when you finally meet people in real-life that you have only seen online? Suddenly your brain must build a new reality because your online picture is supposed to translate into a real offline...