Tag: Social Media for Business

With social media a marketing staple for businesses in all industries and across all parts of the globe, it has become more competitively critical than ever for brands to get their acts together. You’ll find no shortage of online articles that offer social media tips, but many of them don’t cover the foundational necessities that […]

Working as a social media strategist for the past eight years has given me an opportunity to work with many clients that take social media seriously and have put processes in place to facilitate success. It has also given me ample occasion to deal with businesses that fail to acknowledge that social media marketing requires […]

Social media is no longer the new kid in town, but for businesses trying to navigate it for the first time – or even keep up with this ever-changing beast – it can be overwhelming. I’ve heard some funny things over the years, and I thought it would be entertaining to share a few of […]

It’s funny what people ask, and sometimes offer, a service-based business. I’ve made it a goal to educate our clients and prospects on the reality of social media marketing for business – and this post is no exception.  Here are five things I hope to never hear from prospective customers again! Can I pay you […]

If I had to define social media for business, I would say that it’s an online communications tool, which helps to establish new relationships, enhance current relationships and increase awareness. The reason it’s so powerful is because we have a platform to instantly reach millions of people, furthering our opportunity to expand our reach beyond […]

I was recently interviewed as part of an expert series for mediashower, in which I was asked several intriguing questions about my experience as a social media manager. I would like to share some of those questions – and my responses – with you, in hopes it will shed light on the ever-changing social media […]

Social media marketing is a dynamic, challenging and ever-changing industry. We’ve seen and experienced a lot of crazy scenarios – both on personal and business social media accounts.  In my last blog, I revealed our list of 12 social media pet peeves. These were mainly personal in nature, but common enough that anyone who uses […]

In a comment to my post last week on steps to making your way in social media, a reader on BizSugar asked, “Hi Rachel, So what would be your top tip for choosing the right social media channel/channels for your business? " This is a great question – and something that I’ve been meaning to […]

by Stephanie Rice, #Strella Administrative Support  and Huge Snapchat Fan Snapchat, a photo-based mobile application, is one of the newer social sites available. It follows closely behind Facebook and Instagram in the top five of the most popular social sites available today. In fact,  a recent $200 million investment from Chinese e-commerce giant, Alibaba, has […]