Posted on October 7, 2019 Leave a Comment
For Mother’s Day ,my daughter bought me hiking poles. I was going on a walking tour of Italy and have been known to have issues with balance so I asked my daughter to get me the poles. Last week, this note came in the mail to her. Since she lives in Australia, I opened it […]
Posted on September 23, 2019 Leave a Comment
Yes, I put it out there. Marketers whisper about it in our Facebook groups, but really I’m putting it out in the world. Instagram makes life difficult for businesses. Problems with Instagram 1. It’s so damn mobile-friendly, you can’t access it on your lap top. I had a huge fight with my IT department about […]
Posted on August 26, 2019 Leave a Comment
As a social media strategist, I often hear that organic reach is dead. That if you do not advertise or boost a post on Facebook that you will never reach anyone, not even your most loyal fans. I would agree with that statement to a certain extent; however, there are exceptions. I am fortunate enough […]
Posted on August 5, 2019 Leave a Comment
The time to update your profile is today. Don’t wait!
Posted on July 15, 2019 Leave a Comment
Is everything fair game for Facebook? Some people post every waking moment of their day on social media — Facebook, Instagram, Twitter. But what about organizations, particularly religious organizations? Should every activity be fair game? The dilemma occurs because religious organizations need to raise their presence in the community to increase membership and stay viable. […]
Posted on June 17, 2019 Leave a Comment
Have you ever been surprised when you received your bill at a restaurant? That’s what happened to me. Friday night I went out to dinner with my husband and a friend at a local restaurant. It was crowded and we had a 20 minute wait for an outside table, so we sat at the bar […]
Posted on March 4, 2019 Leave a Comment
Imagine explaining to someone how you make a cake, but you don’t know who they are. They could be a gourmet chef or a six-year-old. Would your message be different? Of course it would. When explaining something to a six-year-old, you would use simpler language and more pictures and you would explain simple concepts in […]
Posted on February 25, 2019 Leave a Comment
You may have heard the term UGC otherwise known as User Generated Content. It is the most valuable type of content in the social media universe. It is exactly what it sounds like, you get your customers to create posts for you. But how do you do that? One way to get UGC is to […]
Posted on January 14, 2019 Leave a Comment
Have you ever wonder what other businesses are doing to get customers in the door? Have you ever wished you were a fly on the wall listening to all of your competitors ideas? Or maybe you’re wondering how to support other businesses in the community? Here’s how you can do all those things in a […]