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Leveraging Students to Support Higher Ed Social Media Initiatives

Social Media Strategies Summit

Research from TINT found that: 72% of consumers believe reviews and testimonials submitted by customers are more credible than brands talking about their products. However, leveraging students to support your social media initiatives is easier said than done. Kelly Bennett , Social Media Manager, University of Cincinnati.

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What the heck are social media consultants and what do they do all day?

Sherrilynne Starkie

Social media consultants are not masters of the dark arts. Nor are they only those bearded hipsters who never look away from their iPhone. Companies often call a consultant in because social media is not working. Companies often call a consultant in because social media is not working.

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Google Confirms Apple iPhone Bricking iMessage Bomb

Forbes Social Media

A simple iMessage can turn your iPhone into an unusable brick according to a Google security research project which has just disclosed the methodology behind the attack. Here's what you need to know, and what you need to do next to make sure your iPhone doesn't fall victim to this attack.

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The ‘Creative Desert’: Brainstorming Social Content Ideas During Slow Days

Social Media Strategies Summit

To help you out when you’re lost in the creative desert, we gathered a panel of social media experts to discuss how to run effective brainstorming sessions for social media campaigns, create the mental space to induce creative thinking, and use KPIs and goals as a guide for what you want to achieve with your posts.

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How Not to Become a Victim of Scams on Social Media?

BeingOptimist

Social media scams are abundant online and many people fall victim to them daily. Elders, youngsters, tech-savvy people, ordinary users – everybody falls prey to social media scams easily. Here are a few common social media scams you might have come across while using the internet.

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5 Technology Influencers To Follow On Social Media

Ignite Social Media

It can be a struggle to know what’s the best of the best, which is why tech influencers are great sources to use when researching what to buy next. Want to know more about the iPhone X? This time instead of another iPhone X video, we’ll see what Marque’s impression is of the Samsung Galaxy 8. Unbox Therapy. Marques Brownlee.

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21 best social media analytics tools

Unmetric

It’s pretty evident that social media isn’t anymore just a medium for communication and funny cat videos. We all know how big of a role social media plays for business and that managing multiple social accounts on different social media networks can be time-consuming. G2Crowd Rating: 4.1. CoSchedule.

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