#AllHallowsReadNISM: Your Worst Nightmare (Come True)!

#AllHallowsReadNISM: Your Worst Nightmare (Come True)!

Ever had those nightmares about work or school?  You know the ones… like when you go to work naked or your boss or a coworker becomes a hideous monster with gnashing teeth?  Put those creatures to rest (and get some yourself) by planning ahead.  Yeah, it can be tough,...
#AllHallowsReadNISM: Who Will You Be for Social Media Halloween?

#AllHallowsReadNISM: Who Will You Be for Social Media Halloween?

Personas and Their Importance in Social Media When I first read about the National Institute for Social Media’s plan for #AllHallowsReadNISM and the question that keeps me up at night, many different things came to mind. Admittedly, not many were social media related...
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...
Building Alliances with Strategic Social Media Partners

Building Alliances with Strategic Social Media Partners

The adage, it’s easier to accomplish more with others certainly holds true across business, especially in social media campaign planning and implementation.  The social media professional is working alone or as part of a larger internal team to craft messages about...
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...