I wrote over 60 blog posts this year, more than exceeding my goal of one per week. To subscribe to the blog and never miss a post, click here. Here are my most popular posts of 2018: Thanking Event Sponsors: 5 Ways to Thank Corporate Sponsors with Social Media (Without Posting Ugly Logos) Instagram for Nonprofits: How to Use Instagram …
9 Tips for Managing Social Media Burnout by Heather Mansfield
Talk about burnout… I didn’t even have time to write a great blog post for today! So, to announce my vacation next week (YES!!!) I thought I would share with you one of my all-time favorite posts by the incredible Heather Mansfield of Nonprofit Tech 2.0: A Social Media Guide for Nonprofits. You should subscribe to her email newsletters and …
5 Things Yahoo Should Do Instead of Banning Remote Work
It’s 2013. Public infrastructure continues to age and deteriorate. Public transit systems are continually undervalued and underfunded. Day care, food and gasoline costs are skyrocketing. On the other hand, innovative technology continues to evolve. Smartphones and tablets are taking over. 80% of the population of North American uses the Internet daily. Considering all of the above, I was shocked to …
Are you a Social Media Zombie?
The Zombie Apocalypse is upon us! (And seriously… where is Carl???) OK, I’m not talking about THAT Zombie Apocalypse. I’m talking about the clever infographic developed by Confused.com that depicts several types of very familiar Social Media Zombies… all of which roam freely among us! I have certainly been bitten by several of these – most notably the Check-In Zombie and the Inner-Dialogue …
The best company page on Facebook
By far, the best company page on Facebook is the Condescending Corporate Brand Page. Yes, it is what it sounds like. Their About page says: We’re a big corporate brand using Facebook. So look out for us asking you to like and share our stuff in a faintly embarrassing and awkward way. As a social media marketing professional, it causes …
Best of the Interwebs – Did you miss these?
Wow, lots of great stuff on the Internet lately! If you missed any of these, then you’ve got your beach reading for the weekend. (Thank me later.) Social media etiquette: 11 dos and don’ts – Ragan’s PR Daily As Google Tweaks Searches, Some Get Lost in the Web – WSJ Clever article from The Onion making fun of digital marketers …