When Your Social Media Team Handles Traumatic Content

When Your Social Media Team Handles Traumatic Content

Photo by Martina Carinci As a social media professional, you will likely be exposed to traumatic content within your feed due to disturbing events in the news or postings by bad actors. Whether it’s real or AI-generated, being exposed to graphic or traumatic content...
Using LinkedIn Like It’s 2015? Let’s Fix That

Using LinkedIn Like It’s 2015? Let’s Fix That

Photo by LinkedIn Sales Solutions Before college, I never imagined my professional life would include a social media profile. But after my first semester, the search for a summer job began. Enter: LinkedIn.  While my original intent was to use it for job hunting, I...
Where Should I Advertise? Breaking Down Today’s Top Social Platforms

Where Should I Advertise? Breaking Down Today’s Top Social Platforms

Photo by Antoni Shkraba Studio How to Pick the Right Platform for Your Social Ads If there’s one question every marketer hears at some point, it’s this: “Where should I advertise?” I wish there were a one-size-fits-all answer—but the truth is, it’s not that simple....
Branding Blind Spots Your Audience Sees But You Do Not

Branding Blind Spots Your Audience Sees But You Do Not

(photo credit: Microsoft Stock Images) A brand is not just the content a company posts or the promises it promotes. It is also what customers perceive, what they share with others, and what they silently decide after scrolling past a few posts. Social media has become...
Influencer Marketing’s Blindspot: FTC Regulations and How to Follow Them

Influencer Marketing’s Blindspot: FTC Regulations and How to Follow Them

Featured image by MART PRODUCTION Influencer marketing is booming, expected to reach $33 billion globally. It’s a space where everyone from budding influencers to major brands is looking to cash in (and yes, NISM even offers a webinar on influencer marketing basics!)....
Behind the Posts: A Look Back at My NISM Internship

Behind the Posts: A Look Back at My NISM Internship

When I started my internship with NISM, I wasn’t looking for a job. I was already running my own coloring book company (which, as anyone who has started a small business will know, was no small task). Time? I had none of it. Spare energy? Not exactly overflowing.  But...