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Ask Nicole Weekly Livestream: Social Media Contest Best Practices (Part One)

by Nicole Ouellette | Mar 29, 2022 | Social Media

Thinking of running a social media giveaway? Want to increase engagement on your page? Want to get people to your social media without buying ads? A contest can be a great way to do things. In part one, we’ll discuss best practices and in part two (next week)...

5 Tips for Engaging People on Social Media

by Kassandra Strout | Jul 11, 2017 | Social Media

One of the biggest challenges businesses have with social media is engagement: Generating likes, comments, shares, etc. After all, what’s the point of your social media presence if you’re just shouting into the abyss? Building an audience that will...

5 Ideas for Instagram Marketing

by Kassandra Strout | May 15, 2017 | Social Media

Instagram, like any good social media platform, has in the past 6 months-year added a few new features, which most businesses approach with caution at first. As businesses/people have gotten more comfortable with marketing on Instagram, I’ve noticed a few...

How To (Not) Run A Facebook Contest

by Nicole Ouellette | Apr 17, 2013 | Social Media

“I know I’m not doing it legally but…” I smile as my friend/small business owner confesses to not running an exactly legitimate Facebook contest. I like how I’m kind of a Facebook priest that people confess their sins to. Now she’s...

Marketing Monday: Superbowl Ads 2011

by Nicole Ouellette | Feb 7, 2011 | Marketing Monday

My theory is companies aren’t trying hard at SuperBowl commercials anymore because of the whole internet marketing movement. That said, I had some fun last night watching some commercials anyway! Here they are, in no particular order: The ‘Aww,...