Staying Creative in a Content-Heavy World

Staying Creative in a Content-Heavy World

Free photo download here Imagine you’re asked to write a blog post about social media distracting employees from their work. You think, “This will be easy. There have got to be tons of statistics about how bad social media is for productivity.” Then, you do what...
MEET AND GREET: Crystal Lindsey

MEET AND GREET: Crystal Lindsey

INTRODUCTION Our Social Media Strategist professionals serve as ambassadors for our certification program here at NISM. Not only are they knowledgeable about our curriculum, they also share our passion for social media. Best of all, their stories help shape our...
3 Meaningful Ways to Build Community Online

3 Meaningful Ways to Build Community Online

There are several different definitions of the word “community.” One definition of the word is “a group of people with a common characteristic or interest living together within a larger society.” If you think about it, the social media realm sounds an awful lot like...
Just Starting Out on Social Media? Follow These Three Brands

Just Starting Out on Social Media? Follow These Three Brands

Customers are looking to connect with brands on social media in an authentic and unique way. They want to see more than product stats and bland content. They want you to engage with them. They want to be heard. They want to see the heartbeat of your business. When...
Don’t Write It Off Yet; Snapchat May Offer a Unique Opportunity to Humanize Your Brand

Don’t Write It Off Yet; Snapchat May Offer a Unique Opportunity to Humanize Your Brand

Through our partnership with St. Mary’s University of Minnesota, we meet extremely talented MBA students and social media marketing professionals. One of their assignments in our course, (no comma) is to blog on an area of social media that they found most...