I was recently scrolling LinkedIN and came across a personal post by someone I follow on Facebook. I immediately became uncomfortable as I knew this person likely didn’t mean to share something so private on LinkedIN. So how did it happen? I’m guessing they use a scheduling tool vs creating posts unique to the platform. The giveaway – seeing hashtags…
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Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok are just some of the social media platforms used by millions of people around the world. If you’re in business, you likely know you need to have a social media presence. But how do you go from just posting to actually connecting with your customers or audience? I find many businesses and organizations, who don’t…
Read MoreWhy Communications is Critical to Pivoting Your Business
Like many of you, I’ve been a lot of Zoom meetings these last few weeks discussing how to pivot your business during a crisis. There is a lot of talk about selling via e-commerce, social media and other channels, but less focus on how to communicate while pivoting. We get it. For many of us how we delivered our business…
Read MoreGoing Beyond Vanity to True Social Media Engagement
How many times have you got excited about the amount of likes on your social media post? Did you think – this is great, we’re going to make a lot of sales, but it never happened? While it can be exciting to watch, don’t let the numbers fool you. The superficial metrics don’t always tell the whole story or result…
Read More5 Social Media Trends for 2020
Navigating what’s hot in social media can be exhausting. But it doesn’t have to be. Here are 5 social media trends to weave into your digital marketing plans for 2020. Real person. Real voice. Storytelling Quality over quantity Content not algorithms Be authentic 1. Real person. Real voice. No one relates to corporate or sales speak. No one! Stop writing…
Read MoreWhy taking a break from social media benefits us all
In the last few months, the majority of my consulting and training work has revolved around social media. I’ve given talks on how to rock social media, helped organizations develop and implement content plans and coached teams on how to have a singular brand voice online. Despite (or maybe because) spending so much time working in this area, I decided…
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