Five years ago today, I watched — along with millions of others — the news story unfold about the “Miracle on the Hudson.” Within hours, we knew what that phrase meant and learned a new name: Captain “Sully” Sullenberger. It’s a miracle that the plane landed safely. It’s a miracle that the Captain KNEW how […]
If your organization has gotten into a good social media routine, monitoring channels, posting content regularly and seeing results, maybe it’s time to double up on your content output. What do I mean by doubling up? If you’ve been posting two to three times per week on your channels, try doubling your output for a […]
You are, of course, looking deeply at your Facebook insights to see how your fans are interacting with your organization, and analyzing what content resonates with your community. But you can make some instant observations by looking at that little chart which is nestled just above the cover photo and between the “New Likes” and […]
I hear it at least once a week. A grandiose statement about how savvy twenty-somethings are and that they are the experts in exploring and using technology. I interact with that generation every week at the college level, and see a different type of native. In the past two years, I have had students who: […]
I was certain I would get a phone call last month to say that I had won the contest. Not just any contest, but the Williams-Sonoma, Real Simple Holiday Sweepstakes Extravaganza or something like that. The prize was awesome. A $5000 gift card to shop at Williams-Sonoma. There were so many things I needed for […]