NISM Blog
How Social Media Has Become a Priority For Real Estate Agents
Image source: Unsplash Real estate agents are using social media to help homebuyers and home sellers now more than ever before. However, most of these agents are struggling to get the most value out of their social media efforts. Recent research indicates posting on...
Social Media Career Trajectories in 2022
Are you pondering a career in social media? One of the first things to consider is whether you are interested in a creative position or something more analytical and data-driven. The average workday between the two is liable to be a wildly different experience....
Why Packaging Needs to be Social Media Ready
Our mode of communication has become modernized because of technology. Most people spend the majority of their time monitoring their mobile phones and engaging in social media. Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp are some of the popular social media platforms. It shows...
Using Pinterest and Instagram for Small Businesses
Starting a business is hard. With all the legal and money stuff, it can get overwhelming. On top of that you need be on social media, and there are so many choices out there. You have to figure out which ones will work best for you. For someone who loves to have most...
Amy Got On A Plane: NISM Goes to Bahrain
Amy Jauman, our Chief Learning Officer, recently returned from a trip to Bahrain to teach the Social Media Strategist Certification Prep Course. Sixteen students attended this class, the second one held in Bahrain. I composed this little poem about her trip just for...
The Heart of Community Management
“When I grow up, I want to be in charge of community engagement for a vegan butcher shop!” My guess is, the number of people who have had this thought is approximately zero. So how do you go about fostering a culture around such a niche career? The answer is... well,...
Six Ways I Deal With Test Anxiety
Has it been a while since you have taken an exam? Do exams make you nervous or anxious? Prepping for and taking exams can stir up all kinds of feelings and emotions for some of us. I know that I get anxious when I have a test on the horizon. I just recently took my...
Cybersecurity Implications of Using Social Media
Let’s face it: We live in the social media age. We crave attention. All the world's a stage! Most of us are actively promoting ourselves with social media, and to be honest, it works. <insert shameless plug for my sites here,...
Studying for the NISM Social Media Strategist Exam
So, the prep course is over and I survived the six weeks. It was a busy six weeks for sure, but I am so glad that I took the course, learned some new things and brushed up on some old skills. You might be wondering what comes next? If you took the prep course because...