Building Human Connection through Social Media

Building Human Connection through Social Media

A few weeks ago, I was trying to line up a time to visit one of my best friends from college. She ended up calling me on the phone to discuss specifics and while we were talking, I thought about the last time we talked on the phone. I can’t even remember when we did....
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...
6 Ways That Social Media has an Influence in Sports

6 Ways That Social Media has an Influence in Sports

Social Media has changed the way that we look at many things in today’s society, including how we look at sports. Many people are now looking at social media to help them find sports results, chat with other sports fans and even follow or like their favorite...
“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...
Live Streaming Video: the 2016 Social Media Trend that Exceeded Expectations

Live Streaming Video: the 2016 Social Media Trend that Exceeded Expectations

There were several social media trends in 2016, including: Live streaming videos Snapchat stories Mobile optimization Faster real-time engagement More focus on social commerce Higher demand for organic content (keeping SEO in mind) Increase in video marketing Many of...