While as individuals we’ve all had experience with social media, as a marketing tool for a business, social media is an entirely different beast. Julia Becker Collins has partnered with the Massachusetts Innovation Network to bring her “Making Social Media Work for You” webinar crash course to their audience of startups, business advisors, and innovators. […]
One big hurdle for small businesses and entrepreneurs is graphic design. The pressure to create compelling visuals for websites, social media, and print collateral can be intense. While the hurdles of technical skill and cost have deterred many, there are easy and no- or low-cost resources available. In a recent webinar hosted with the Center […]
A few technical difficulties aside, Communications Manager Catrina Gardner and Marketing Specialist Dominique Goyette-Connerty had a great time walking viewers through the reasons and reasoning behind the need to respond to negative customer reviews in our most recent Vision Business Bootcamp. If you’re interested in learning why you should and how to respond to reviews […]
Whether you’re a long-time Facebook for Business user or are looking to finally get your business on Facebook or Instagram, the new Meta Business Suite is a tool you must learn to succeed in managing your social media content and performance on those platforms. And with a plethora of new tools, menus, and user interfaces, […]
Once you have employees, your business changes. Leadership isn’t defined by what you lead, but by how you lead. Who do you put first at your business? Yourself? Your team? Your customers? There are no right or wrong leadership styles, per se, but the workforce struggles of the last few years have revealed one style […]
No professional camera? No problem. Thanks to how far the technology of smartphones has come, many of us already have quality cameras right in our back pocket. Maybe you’ve used your iPhone to take selfies or snap a quick sunset pic before, but you’re unaware of how much more your phone’s camera lens is capable […]
Both our CEO Laura DiBenedetto and COO Julia Becker Collins were invited to speak at the Leaders Communicate Clearly Digital Summit – a series of online webinars equal parts theory and practical teaching from leaders around the globe, released episodically through August and September. Two of the over 21 speakers for the online event, Laura […]
When it comes to social media videos, recent trends have shown us that short videos pay off long when it comes to views, engagement, and the often-chased unicorn of going viral. Rolled out as a response to TikTok, Instagram’s reels combine that quick action of that platform with the more mature demographics of Instagram and […]
Instagram can be a fun social media platform for personal use, but you need to know a whole different set of skills as a business. From picking the right account type to features to use to driving followers, engagement, and positively marketing your products and services, it’s a lot to take in. Thankfully, our own […]
A brand’s image is a significant factor that weighs into a consumer’s decision to buy. If you’re currently in good standing in your industry, it’s obvious to you by now that reputations aren’t built in a day. They require a strong dedication to customer satisfaction. Yet, no matter how long it took you to build […]