Creating a Hashtag Strategy for your Social Media Marketing

Creating a Hashtag Strategy for your Social Media Marketing

Instagram is the ultimate hashtagging platform. There are several reasons to get strategic about how you use hashtags, including to extend the reach of your content and get the attention of people interested in your niche. Build your following with hashtags By adding...
Take-aways from the 2017 Social Media Marketing Industry Report

Take-aways from the 2017 Social Media Marketing Industry Report

Everyone has their own non-Christmas version of Christmas. Mine is when the 2017 Social Media Marketing Industry Report comes out. Geeky? Most definitely. But since my background is in market research, social media and small business consulting, this report is just my...
What Social Media Marketing Trends Your Business Should Follow

What Social Media Marketing Trends Your Business Should Follow

We all know social media marketing is in constant flux. What works one day, might not the next based on the latest trends and the whims of changing algorithms. We had several progressive speakers at Social Media Marketing World that covered some changing trends,...
Behind the Scenes at #SMMW17

Behind the Scenes at #SMMW17

Every year around this time I write a blog post with my top take-aways and lessons learned from Social Media Marketing World, but this year it’s a bit different. In the past, I’ve always been an attendee or volunteer for this mammoth marketing conference that draws...
3 Ways Small Business Social Media Marketing Will Evolve in 2017

3 Ways Small Business Social Media Marketing Will Evolve in 2017

January is a great time to rethink old habits and create some New Year’s resolutions (i.e. goals) for yourself and your business. And while no one really knows what’s around the corner for social media in 2017, it’s clear that small business will need to keep evolving...
What I learned at Social Media Marketing World (#SMMW)

What I learned at Social Media Marketing World (#SMMW)

Once again, I spent an exciting week in San Diego at this year’s SMMW learning about the most up-to-date tools and trends in social media marketing. In case you don’t know, SMMW is the premier social media marketing conference in the industry, and draws people...