One Course & Two Powerful Outcomes: MBA Credit & Social Media Certification Prep

For immediate release October 23rd, 2017   One Course & Two Powerful Outcomes: MBA Credit & Social Media Certification Prep The National Institute for Social Media has partnered with St. Mary’s University of Minnesota to deliver an MBA course designed to...
Best Value Social Media Certifications – NISM vs Hootsuite

Best Value Social Media Certifications – NISM vs Hootsuite

In 2012, we shared a blog post that compared our SMS certification exam with what’s available through Hootsuite University. It was one of our most popular posts and we heard how much it helped social media professionals make decisions about their professional...
Meet and Greet: Teri Kojetin

Meet and Greet: Teri Kojetin

Every day we all play a part of different mini communities – work, hobbies, family, faith, school, neighborhood, friends – but often we limit ourselves in terms of professional communities outside of our co-workers.  One of the goals at the National Institute for...
Motivational Interviewing: Find Out What’s Really Keeping You from Getting Certified

Motivational Interviewing: Find Out What’s Really Keeping You from Getting Certified

My physical therapist told me about the concept of motivational interviewing – a technique he has quite a bit of use for. Motivational interviewing helps people overcome ambivalence and allows people struggling to change and develop (personally and professionally) and...
Your Social Media Career and the Value of Education

Your Social Media Career and the Value of Education

The evolution of social media from a tacked-on, part-time position to a full-fledged career is fascinating to see. It has grown in the past 10 plus years from being optional to an integral part of an organization’s growth and success. Job titles for the social media...