Google “best times to post on social media” and you’ll find a plethora of answers. (Our personal favorite comes from Sprout Social which breaks it down by industry.)...
As I write this we are over halfway through 2019 and the dawn of a new year and decade is all but shining. When I think back over the last 10 years, 2010 doesn’t seem all that long ago but my, how things have changed...
If you’re having trouble keeping track of social media trends you aren’t alone. Luckily we’ve found some great resources for social media training and updates....
Facebook Jail. If you’re a frequent Facebook user, you’ve heard of this figurative prison in which users who violate Facebook standards are held by being temporarily banned from posting, liking, commenting or sharing until Facebook feels like the user has learned their lesson. ...
By the end of April 2019, Facebook expects to have phased out its relevance score and replaced it with three more “granular” relevance scores, according to a Facebook blog post....
Facebook or Instagram. Everyone seems to want you to pick a favorite as if one were better than the other. But is that really true? Is one platform better than the other? Not in our opinion. Actually, for us, Facebook and Instagram are like peanut butter...
When you're starting a new business, your marketing budget is likely going to be slim to nonexistent and, for a while, your only option may be to handle marketing yourself. But when your business begins to find success and your workload increases, your marketing efforts...
What a year it’s been for social media marketing! This year’s campaigns have been more extra than ever--extra fun, extra user-friendly, extra engaging, and, for some, extra controversial (lookin’ at you, Nike and Snapchat). In part one of this two-part mini-series, we’re taking a look...
Marketers have been honing their social media skills for well over ten years. Yet everyday nonprofit communications teams hear well-meaning suggestions from co-workers, board members and even dear Aunt Sally. While it may feel like you're working in a silo pecking out social media updates, creating the perfect ad and carefully targeting an audience, you are not alone. In fact, most of us feel your pain because we’ve heard that awful advice ourselves.
Because we all need to take a break, roll our eyes and even giggle a little, we’ve compiled the top 12 worst social media advice we’ve received for you to enjoy.
In an earlier blog, I described some interesting tips I learned in a social media workshop at a nonprofit leadership conference earlier this month. Bill Natalzia Northeast Regional Director of Celebrate Recovery did an excellent job. There was plenty of great information in the workshop, and I was glad I scarfed down my turkey sandwich and skipped half my lunch break to get a good seat.