How Social Media Impacts SEO

How Social Media Impacts SEO

At first glance, social media marketing and search marketing might seem very different from each other. Social media, by nature, pushes information out to reach more audiences, while in search engine marketing, it’s the audience who is proactive and pulls information....
How COVID-19 Has Changed the Sports-Social World So Far

How COVID-19 Has Changed the Sports-Social World So Far

It’s obvious that COVID-19 has thrust our world into different everyday practices. Students take part in distance learning. Many, many employees have worked from home. Daily routines are different. Some people find themselves with extra time on their hands via layoffs...
The Power of a Social Media Break: Lessons Learned When I Locked My Phone in a Box

The Power of a Social Media Break: Lessons Learned When I Locked My Phone in a Box

Image Source: Katy Spencer Johnson The great outdoors. A stressed-out social media strategist. One box with a lock. Thus began my 96 hour social media break.  After four years of being “on” as a full-time social media manager. I reached a moment of clarity: I needed...
Made you Click: The Clickbait Debate

Made you Click: The Clickbait Debate

In December 2006, Jay Geiger wrote a blog post that included a never-before-seen word: clickbait. The logic was simple — click referred to the click of a computer mouse while bait referred to something that lures in online users like a worm might lure in a giant...
Meet and Greet: Katy Spencer Johnson

Meet and Greet: Katy Spencer Johnson

Get to know Social Media Strategist, Katy Spencer Johnson! Our SMS professionals serve as ambassadors for our certification program here at NISM. Not only are they knowledgeable about our curriculum, but they also share our passion for social media. Best of all, their...