You may have noticed that when you log into LinkedIn, there is now a list of “hashtags you follow” on your home page. And when making a LinkedIn post, you might have been prompted to include a hashtag. In fact, I was required to include a hashtag in a recent post! If you’re wondering, “What’s […]

I’ve recently been named to the Director of Human Resources for #Strella Social Media. As I’ve evolved from trainee to trainer in the organization, I’ve learned a few things along the way. Here are a few questions to consider to ensure your team is positioned for growth. Do they fit your company culture and values? […]

Nearly every client we work with has one thing in common:  Before they worked with us, they lacked consistency with their social media efforts. They get busy and push social media marketing to the bottom of the to-do list – sometimes, to a point of no return. I see this frequently with those who have […]

Colleagues, clients, and friends often tell me how difficult they find it to keep up with the never-ending changes in social media. I agree that it's challenging; social media platforms regularly add and remove features, change guidelines, and update algorithms. However, dealing with all of that doesn’t have to be cumbersome. With the right plan […]

On Friday, I received an inquiry through the #Strella website from what appeared to be a small business owner looking for social media help. It wasn’t until my husband saw the online form – and called me out – that I realized this business owner was a former professional athlete. He isn’t the first celebrity […]

I would like to take a moment to wish all the mothers of the world a Happy Mother’s Day! I would also like to be honest about some things.  I’m not what most would consider a modern mom.  My parenting style is the way it is because I was raised by very strict southern women. […]

Renown social media strategist, Mark Schaefer, recently wrote a post which analyzed the decision of a large pub company that quit social media. The company claimed it was an addicting time-waster with no direct impact on sales. Mark diligently reviewed the facts to conclude that the company did not have a true sense of the […]

Why do some businesses succeed on social media and others do not? Our results indicate that social media success comes down to one word.  Alignment. To generate successful outcomes for our clients, the business must align social media with two critical factors. Business Values When we work with customers for the first time, we ask […]

A week or so ago, a client we have worked with in the past sent me a link to an article that he thought I’d find interesting. It revisits the conundrum I recently addressed in another #Strella blog post, How Long Should a Blog Post Be?—which, incidentally, was inspired by an inquiry from the same […]