So your boss stopped by your cube, and said, "What are we doing with influencers on social media?" When she walked away you started furiously Googling, "social media influencer programs" and that's how you found this post. Not to worry, we'll get through this together! Below I've listed a few of the main types of... Continue Reading →
How to create a social media strategy in 10 steps
Just getting your social media program off the ground, or need some help adding structure to fragmented efforts? These 10 steps will help you create a winning social media strategy from start to finish.
How to Model Your Recruitment Marketing after Customer Marketing
Recruitment marketing is a lot like customer marketing - in fact it's almost identical. So I've created this handy visual to show you what the recruitment marketing funnel looks like, and laid out a bevvy of suggested tactics you can use as demand, awareness and decision drivers for your employer brand. Watch out pipeline, here you come.
Making the Jump From Social Media to Employer Brand Marketing
In a past life, I was a social media manager for NVIDIA, creating marketing plans that raised awareness for products. Today, I am a marketing and social media manager for salesforce.com, creating marketing plans that raise awareness for our employer brand (#dreamjob). Initially, I thought this would be a big leap, but I'm beginning to... Continue Reading →
Social Media is like Dating for Marriage
Bear with me on this one...I floated the analogy with a group of marketers at NVIDIA and they laughed, but also loved it. It helps show the difference between traditional and social media marketing. And, also helps create a litmus test for whether or not a specific action/campaign/activity would work well in a social media... Continue Reading →