Embrace User Generated Content and Hit the Sweet Spot Between the Customer and the Brand

Embrace User Generated Content and Hit the Sweet Spot Between the Customer and the Brand

Content marketing has matured and I’ve committed to learning more about it this summer.  We’ve passed the phase of sharing brand generated content and developed to a model that is focused on data and analytics. As the backbone of a digital strategy, data puts the...
Green Bean Casserole: Side dish or epic marketing plan?

Green Bean Casserole: Side dish or epic marketing plan?

The Sunday before Thanksgiving I darted into a local grocery store to grab the dozen-or-so items I still needed for Thursday’s big dinner. On the list were all the ingredients for Green Bean Casserole. I knew where to get to everything I needed – with the exception of...
5 Kickass Steps to Boost Engagement on Social Media

5 Kickass Steps to Boost Engagement on Social Media

When you have brand presence on different social networks, you want to have thousands of followers. The more the better. But as fast as you gain more followers, it’s just as easy to lose them. Why engagement? Followers are not only numbers-they are people. Interesting...
“I don’t Tweet”

“I don’t Tweet”

When faced with an opportunity to change industries after 15 years, my response to a potential employer was, “I don’t Tweet…is that going to be a problem”? At that time in my life I had utilized social media for recruitment and networking opportunities. I had also...
Part II: Marketing Don’ts & Why They (unfortunately) Work  

Part II: Marketing Don’ts & Why They (unfortunately) Work  

A few weeks ago, I asked my network what marketers do that they find annoying. I was hoping to uncover themes…and I did! I wrote about the first set of responses in the NISM blog post Marketing Don’ts & Why They (unfortunately) Work. But as I wrote the first blog,...