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7 Best Social Media Image Practices for Businesses
The importance of images on social media cannot be understated. And with some of the fastest growing social media networks (Pinterest, Instagram) emphasizing images, consumers’ expectations are growing broadly. Need proof? Posts with visuals see 2X more engagement on...
A New Social Media App Just Entered the Scene: Hive
This just in: thanks to a TikTok influencer and a One Direction “psychic,” a new app has skyrocketed in popularity overnight becoming the No. 1 social media app on Apple’s App Store and the No. 2 most-downloaded app overall. The Hive Social app (official name: theHIVE...
5 Legal Issues in Social Media Marketers Should Be Aware of
There are certain legal issues that anyone who is marketing on social media should be aware of. You should be aware of the risk of plagiarism when other people copy your content and post it to their own feed. Another legal issue is copyright ownership. You should also...
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...
Top 3 Social Media Tools of the Month – July 2014
Its time once again for our monthly round-up of social media tools that could help you to manage your organization's social media efforts. The 3 tools we will be discussing this month will all be focused around managing your incoming messages from social media in one...
NISM Instructor Highlight – Toni Pirtle
In this month's NISM Instructor Highlight we say “Hello” to Toni Pirtle, NISM-certified Instructor and Social Media Strategist (SMS)! Toni was one of the first NISM-certified instructors and also assisted the initial implementation team in the roll out of National...
Top 3 Social Media Tools of the Month – June 2014
Its time for our monthly round-up of social media tools that could help you to manage your organization's social media efforts. In this month's column we will introduce you to 3 tools that can help you to create and manage your organization's social media editorial...