NISM Blog
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...
Social Media Marketing Tips for Introverts
Image Source: Unsplash As an introvert, social media marketing is full of potential minefields and awkward interactions. You don’t have to talk to anyone in person if you’re not on video, but you do have to expend a lot of energy to schedule and maintain pretty...
Creative Commons: What It Is and How It Can Benefit You
So, you just wrote a great blog post or made a video and now you need something else to spruce it up. Where do you go? Can you use any old image or song you find on the web? Probably not. So many people make the mistake of using what they can find easily and this is...
The Business of YouTube: An Interview with Roberto Blake
When YouTube’s biggest star gets dropped by not one, but two, major affiliates, social media strategists around the world are wondering what this means for us – our brands, our videos, and the freedom we’re afforded on social media platforms.
Thinking Outside the Classroom: Using Social Media Platforms to Engage Students
Registration is open for The Social Classroom! The course begins March 13th and runs for two weeks – a great opportunity to experience social media as a classroom tool first-hand while learning techniques you can use in your own environment. A teacher’s competition...
Certification for the Social Media Professional
I remember the first time I applied for a social media position within an agency. I was using Facebook and was barely present on Twitter. Part of the requirements for the job, content moderation, was to be on several platforms, so I quickly created accounts and...
It’s All About Engagement: An Interview with YouTube Expert Derral Eves
YouTube’s gotten a lot of attention lately with PewDiePie’s separation form Google and Disney. It made us wonder: What advice do YouTube experts have for our social media strategists? We all know video is critical to the success of any social media campaign, and...
Social Media Crisis Management: Is Your Organization Prepared?
When thinking of a crisis we often think panic and chaos. It’s true that these things happen and that will never change. It’s part of our landscape. We live in an ever-changing world with a non-stop news cycle and social media that doesn’t take a break. When a crisis...