Repurpose Your Content!
Do you recycle, reduce and reuse? Earth Day may have been last week, but that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t be constantly incorporating these concepts into your life. And by life, I also mean your digital life! Yes, this same dictum can be applied to the content that you use for your social media. There […]
What's There to Like about the New Timeline?
When the Timeline first came out for fan pages, I wasn’t psyched about it. (Admittedly, I’m not good with change… but Facebook seems to be hell-bent on helping with my personal development!) But now that I’ve lived with it for a couple of weeks, I have found some things I really like about the new […]
Buying Facebook Fans
Just don’t do it. The key component of social media is the “social” aspect of it– that is, to interact with other people and to be, well, social. Purchasing your fans gives you no advantage in social media, only to seemingly build up your numbers and to give the illusion that you have worked hard […]
Social Media Takes Time
I like things that take time. I don’t like things TO take time, simply things that require time to work, and work well. Like a good wine, or composing a symphony, or mastering a skill, the best things in life don’t simply happen. No, the best things in life require dedication, commitment, patience and time. […]
Pinterest Best Practices for Businesses
Recently, Pinterest claimed the spot as the world’s third most popular social media site. Pinterest is an online visual bulletin board, where you can “pin” up pictures of just about anything. You can categorize your pins into different boards, and “repin” other people’s material (much like the reblogging feature from Tumblr). Pinterest is a great visual […]
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Not All Social Media Agencies and Services Are the Same
Working for a social media agency where we take our practice extremely seriously, it’s not a surprise that I feel irked when I see Internet “marketers” blithely tack on social media as an add-on service to their list of professions. It’s not an elitist thing, but the truth is nowadays everybody and their moms tout […]
Last Minute Timeline Tips
It’s here, it’s here! In an hour, Facebook, if true to their word, will be rolling out the new Timelines to all brand pages. Is your page prepared for all the changes yet? We made the switch early and have had ample time to configure and play around with the new layout and settings, so […]
Katie Wagner Social Media is Hiring!
We are expanding the KWSM team – could you be a good fit? We’re looking for someone who is currently working as a journalist. If you are a professional storyteller – radio, TV, print, or online – and are interested in putting those skills to work in the world of social media, we’d like to talk. […]
3 Ways to Use Twitter for Business
Twitter can be an extremely useful tool for marketing your business. It is by far the most underused and misused social media platform there is based on the amount of impact you can have. There are so many different and unique ways to use it for business, I could make a list as long as […]
