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...
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...
A modern norm when beginning to establish a relationship is typically to connect online using social media. We meet someone and this person becomes a potential professional networking contact, new friend, or even a romantic interest. Before deciding to pursue the...
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,...
As a certified social media strategist, it’s part of my job to look for patterns. Why do people respond to some posts and not others? Where’s the fine line between provocative and offensive content? How do you tell someone they should check out your product – because...
