Last night I was invited by Virginia Tech Hillel to speak at their 9th annual Leadership Dinner. The event was sponsored by Virginia Tech Hillel and Ask Big Questions at Virginia Tech. The theme of my presentation was leadership and how student organizations can better use social media to communicate with their members. In addition […]
Read More →Where else can you eat Panera for only $5? It’s easier than making dinner You can network with people in other clubs and organizations Your new-found social media knowledge can help you spruce up your online dating account d It can help you find a job! There is still time to sign up for the […]
Read More →Dearest Instagram, The world has an obsession with your on the fly photo editing capabilities and filters, buy why? Well I tell you why! You give the amateur photographer an instant digital portfolio of their best work, all in the palm of their hand. Don’t think I forgot about your inclusion of the hasthtag. They […]
Read More →Social media is a great tool for communicating with your fans, but do you know how to use it strategically? Sign up for 1 of 2 webinars that will enhance your social media strategy. You’ll have two opportunities to attend the first “Enhance Your Social Media Strategy” Webinar. The sessions will be the same and […]
Read More →Good news! You no longer need to administer contests on Facebook using 3rd party applications. I have written posts in the pasts that highlighted how to legally run a Facebook contest and how to use a Facebook Application, but you no longer are required to use those. Facebook announced on August 27, 2013 that you can […]
Read More →It’s really easy to create a Facebook event, the difficult part is getting people to click “join”. This post will highlight a few out of the box ideas to get more attendees to your Facebook event. This post assumes you already know how to create an event, so let’s get right to the ideas. See […]
Read More →There is a lot of magic in Facebook Applications. I use them to grow my fans and email subscriber list. Growing my email list has been my main focus lately. Subscribing to a blog shows more commitment then following or Liking. Also, a subscriber is giving you their permission to communicate with them privately. This […]
Read More →According to Wishpond, 80% of Pinterest users are women. Stats like these keep men off the platform, but I’ve found a way to use it to my benefit. So here it goes! My birthday is on Wednesday, and what better way to put together what gifts I’d like? I can send this board to whomever, and […]
Read More →I was browsing my Twitter feed a few days ago and I came across an excellent use of Vine. It just so happens that this came from a friend of mine, so I reached out to her for a comment. Jenna used Vine to highlight the renovation progress of the new building her organization is […]
Read More →Do you manage a website or blog? Twitter Widgets let you create embedded content on your own site. Let’s take a look at the Twitter widgets you can play with. To curate Twitter content, navigate to Twitter.com/settings/widgets and hit the “create new” button at the top right, it will take you to the below screen. I […]
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