NISM Blog
7 Things to Consider Before Collaborating with a Social Media Influencer
The rise of social media influencers is expected to grow over the coming years. This isn’t surprising given how the marketing landscape has changed. 36Ad-block usage is expanding. Banner blindness persists. And just about every commercial out there isn’t connecting...
2020: The Year of ‘Cancel Culture’
I think most people can agree that 2020 has been rough. So is it really surprising that the topic of today’s blog post took shape and flourished in the uncertain, alarming, messy, and disappointing hodgepodge that is 2020? I think not. ‘Cancel Culture’ or “callout...
How to Build Great Marketing Strategies With VoIP
VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) is rising in popularity for enterprises and small businesses alike. In the text below, we’ll go through how you can use VoIP to increase sales. You’ll also learn about the top phone providers like RingCentral and its competitors,...
Why SEO Link Building Is Almost Dead
There’s a lot of debate in the SEO world over link building. It’s an ongoing, ever-heated, and much contested discussion. The truth is, link building used to be easy and fast. You could create some content packed with keywords, make sure your keyword was...
Become a LinkedIn Jedi [INFOGRAPHIC]
(Infographic by Gryffin Media in partnership with TollFreeForwarding.) While Facebook might boast the biggest user base at 1.2 billion users, LinkedIn still offers a sizeable 300 million making it the largest professional network on the Internet. When many people...
NISM Instructor Highlight – Dr. Margaret Stewart
This month, NISM is interviewing one of its more recent Certified Instructors and Social Media Strategist (SMS), Dr. Margaret Stewart. I had the pleasure to get to know Dr. Stewart during the Train-the-Trainer program and I was consistently impressed with her...
Nashville: New Face, New Partnership
As the National Institute for Social Media (NISM) kicks off its partnership with Kaplan College - Nashville, we had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Rick Duvall, an instructor with both NISM and Kaplan College. Rick will be teaching the courses at the new...
New Year, New Opportunities: NISM Partners with Kaplan College
The National Institute for Social Media (NISM) is proud to announce its newest authorized training partner - Kaplan College. Kaplan College will now offer the Social Media Strategist (SMS) certification training course. More course details can be found below. The...
The First Ever NISM Social Media Scholarship Goes To …
After carefully reviewing the scholarship applications from many qualified candidates, the Scholarship Committee at the National Institute for Social Media (NISM) has made their final decision. NISM is proud to announce the recipient of its first ever quarterly...