Category: Business Advice

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How to set and measure social media goals that generate leads.

When we receive inquiries from organizations, we ask them about their goals for social media. Most tell us their goal is to increase sales. We then talk with them about the difference between a goal and an outcome - money is an outcome, not a goal. Experience has shown that a more realistic goal for […]

Social media is a staple in our daily lives, which makes it easy to take it for granted. We have to remember that while technology is a great thing, we are still interacting with people – and, as such, we need to maintain a level of appropriateness.  As we continue our journey of modern communication, […]

Achieving goals of any sort involves doing more of the right things. Marketing and social media goals are no exception. How can you better ensure your social media efforts will help you accomplish your brand’s objectives in this new year? Below, I’ve shared some tips to help you. Think first. Then post. Remember that what […]

In the past few weeks, I’ve been talking about trends for 2019 (2 trends; 3 more trends). There is one trend that deserves its very own post – and that’s change: an ever-constant trend. The one trend you can always count on resurfacing year after year is that businesses must—to some degree—adjust their social media […]

When I was in high school, my German teacher (who was also my Holocaust Studies teacher) said always to question authority. She didn't mean to do so in a belligerent or disrespectful way, but she wanted us to know it's alright to be curious. It's OK to question the powers that be when something doesn't […]

Last week, I shared two social media trends to watch in 2019. They include the growing importance of personal branding to business branding and the acceleration of personal marketing.  No business can ignore the significance of its social media presence because it influences how people perceive its brand. And, while branding and personalized marketing will […]

As 2018 nears its conclusion, business owners and marketers should be thinking about what they can do to make their companies more successful in the New Year. I hope that somewhere near the top of their priorities list is finding ways to leverage their social media channels more effectively. So what can you do to […]