#Blab #BreakingBlab #Blabathon #Blabbing What the Blab? If you haven’t heard of Blab.im yet…you will! Blabbing is all the rage. Everyone is doing it…seriously! There are cooking shows, fitness, dating, game shows, marketing, entrepreneurs, musicians, & more. You name it you can probably find it on Blab. If you can’t – start your own! What is Blab.im? It’s a live … Read More
Social Media Strategy – 7 Simple Steps!
Does your small business have a social media strategy in place? Most small businesses only think of social media as an after thought. Facebook has over 1.15 BILLION users & 23% of those users log in at least 5 times per day! Consider all the opportunities to interact & engage with your customers & potential customers through social media. I … Read More
What Makes Content Go Wildly Viral?
What makes Content Go Wildly Viral? Content is how to reach your audience, but visual content provides the key! There are many mediums in today’s age to make an image to go viral whether it is through Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, or Twitter. Pinterest alone has 70 million active users! Youtube has 6 billion views per month! Instagram has 200 million … Read More
Creating Visual Content with Canva!
Creating Visual Content with Canva! (My favorite tool!) There are many types of visual content you can create using a simple online tool, Canva! Canva is an awesome online site where you can create all kinds of visual content. What kind you may ask? Well there are many different visuals you can create such as business cards, cover photos, presentations, … Read More
Why Create Compelling Visual Content?
Why create compelling visual content? Sounds like a silly question right? You want compelling visual content because it connects with a consumer and makes them more willing to take action. How do you make your content compelling? A great step is to make your content visually appealing. There are many reasons for this, but the main reason is when a … Read More
Searching for a Social Media Manager?
Looking to hire a social media manager? There are four steps to help you find the right match for your social media needs. #1 Find out the plan: When researching potential social media managers, a business owner needs to ask what the plan is. Some social media managers may simply set up Facebook and Twitter and post once a week. … Read More
It’s all about Instagram!
It?s all about #Instagram! Over 300 million active users 30+ Billion photos shared 2.5 Billion likes daily 70 Million Average Photos per Day Insta is one of the fastest growing social media platforms out there! After listening to Sue B Zimmerman?s webinar on ?How to Monetize Instagram?, I thought I would share some of her amazing insights to help you … Read More
What to Know Before #SMMW (Insights from a First Timer)
After returning from one of the largest #SocialMedia Conferences around, Social Media Marketing World (#SMMW15). This was the first year I attended such an event & thought I should share my experience. I have attended other conferences, meetings, tradeshows, etc in my past life. WOW, what a difference & I mean this in the very best way possible! Mike Stelzner, … Read More
Top 5 Takeaways from Guy Kawasaki at #SMMW15
I recently returned from San Diego, CA where I attended Social Media Marketing World 2015 (#SMMW15)! I met many #SocialMedia super stars & networked with 2,500 fellow marketers at the mega-conference designed to inspire and empower social media marketing ideas. I was lucky enough to meet Guy Kawasaki (Chief Evangelist for Canva – my favorite design tool), Jay Baer (author … Read More
Do you love what you do? I do!
7 Step Steps to become a Successful Social Media Manager Have you ever considered becoming a social media manager or consultant? A few years ago, I would have never thought it was possible for me to run my own business doing what I love…being SOCIAL! Seriously, I get paid to be online all day & help other businesses increase their … Read More