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Become a Social-First Organization
Read more: Become a Social-First OrganizationWhen I saw this post from a Duolingo social media manager, I cheered. Social-first thinking? Having open communication with your social media manager? Empowering your social team? YES. These are all the makings of great social media marketing and will get organizations so much further. Are you thinking this sounds like a pipe dream? Do…
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How to Do a Task You Don’t Want to Do
Read more: How to Do a Task You Don’t Want to DoWe all have those tasks… No matter how much you know it needs to get done, it seems impossible to do. It’s not because you don’t know how to do it. You are just having a mental block when it comes to this particular task. You probably can’t even explain why exactly you have that…
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What I Am Reading 6/7/24
Read more: What I Am Reading 6/7/24I frankly made some mistakes with reading this week. I once again had too many pages to read and not enough time to get them done. This is not a new problem and I will definitely do it again. I also had read some phenomenal books last week and followed them up with some mediocre…
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On Emotion
Read more: On EmotionI am a person who has always had big emotions. For years, I didn’t know how to handle them and they would take me over in ways that were not healthy. But now? I have a whole set of coping skills and can put these emotions to work for me. Not only is it healthier,…
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Communication Between the Client and the Social Media Consultant
Read more: Communication Between the Client and the Social Media ConsultantOver the years, I have had many different kinds of clients with many different communication styles. I’m adaptable, so I tend to take my lead from the client and make my systems suit them. Is it sometimes like putting a square screw into a round hole? For sure. But, eventually, with lots of listening from…
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Why I Write About Social Media & Mental Health
Read more: Why I Write About Social Media & Mental HealthAs we close Mental Health Awareness Month, I wanted to write about why social media and mental health is so important to me. Whether what I’m posting about this is helping I can’t fully say. I just know that talking about topics of this magnitude is always a good first step to action. And boy…
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What I Am Reading 5/24/24
Read more: What I Am Reading 5/24/24The weather is getting warmer and warmer here, so I’ve been spending a little more time in the air conditioning with a good book. What happened to mild weather? I feel like I missed it somehow. I always have dreams of lounging in my backyard while working or reading, but the weather is never quite…
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When It is Not a Social Media Strategy
Read more: When It is Not a Social Media StrategyRecently, on Threads, a man posted his strategy for the rest of 2024. He then proceeded to list the number of times he would be posting on different networks. A woman reposted his post with the comment, “This is not a strategy.” Predictably, she was roasted by a certain kind of internet dweller with taunts…
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When Someone is Mean on Social Media
Read more: When Someone is Mean on Social MediaIf I have the time, I like to do a project for free that will stretch me a little or just centers in on something I’m really passionate about. I have one of those projects right now. It’s more passion than anything, and I can do as much or as little as I please. Well,…
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Entertainment, Community and Social Media
Read more: Entertainment, Community and Social MediaI’ve been reading A LOT lately about how the role of social media has changed. Where it used to be a free place to gather community, that’s apparently not the right approach anymore. The correct approach lies somewhere in the entertainment sphere, according to so many blog posts. Long live entertainment and death to community.…
