Nobody likes talking or thinking about this, but as we head into wildfire season in California it bears repeating: you need to have a plan for what to do with your brand’s social media during a tragedy or disaster.
Read MoreWhen it comes to social media, “if you fail to plan, you plan to fail.”
Read MoreConsistency is key 🔑.
Read MoreDon’t forget to include holiday posts in your social media!
Read MoreGiving Tuesday success doesn’t just mean having a plan for the day of or even the month of. Launching a successful Giving Tuesday campaign actually begins much earlier than that. It is a direct result of the work you do the whole year through. Here are my 7 tips for your successful Giving Tuesday social media plan:
Read MoreWhen it comes to creating your own content, many people get paralyzed or stuck: they don’t know what to share, or if they know what they want to share, they don’t know how to go about getting it. Read on to see a list of 10 social media content ideas you can use in your business!
Read MoreHaving a successful social media marketing strategy requires more than just posting content to social media...when you remember to do it. There are three main ingredients that need to be present in your strategy - what I call The 3 C's of Social Media Marketing.
Read MoreEven if you haven't started creating your own stories on Instagram and Facebook, you've probably consumed at least a few by now. They're pretty hard to miss since they sit front and center at the top of the page when you open up your app!
Read MoreYou didn't become a business owner to let other people tell you what decisions to make. So why are you looking at your competitors and letting them dictate your marketing strategy? Blaze your own path. Be a unicorn in a sea of a horses. Stop worrying about what other people are doing and focus on doing you.
Read MoreThe new year is less than two weeks away and I'm sure many of you are busy making your 2018 business plans. You're dreaming big and writing goals that might scare you just a little bit. You're trying to get your arms around all the changes that happened in social media so you can make a plan to do better and be better in 2018. You're committed to doubling down on your strengths. You have a plan to deal with your weaknesses. And maybe, you're willing to try something new.
Whatever your plans for 2018 look like, if there's one investment you should make for your business in 2018, it's this:
Read MoreNot sure what you should post on social media for your business or brand? Ask yourself this one crucial question first:
Read MoreIf there's one thing that is constant about social media, it's that it is ever changing. Some of your favorite social media platforms rolled out big changes this month. Here's the highlights of what you should know:
Read MoreStop me when this starts to sound familiar. You've been giving the social media thing a try. Maybe you're handling it yourself or you've gone all in and hired an expert to manage it for you. Everything seems to be going okay. After all, posts are going out and nobody's publicly shamed you yet. But you just don't feel like you're "winning" the social media game.
Before you fire the person who has been helping you (or fire yourself if you're the one in charge), make sure one of the following isn't the reason behind your lackluster results:
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