Jumping In A Freezing Lake: Minnesota Insanity for a Good Cause

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  Want to push me into a freezing lake? Click here to donate! Once again this year I am jumping into an ice cold lake in the middle of the coldest month of the year in Minnesota. If you follow our blog you already know the answer to the big question of why… But in case you [...]

Content Marketing in a Mobile World

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With technology constantly changing around us, sometimes the idea of continually adapting our marketing goals to match seems like an impossible feat. But when it comes to your company’s content marketing, knowing how to adapt for a mobile society is a must. According to Kylie Jane Wakefield of  The Content Strategist Google predicted that this year, one billion [...]

Play in the Facebook Game & Get your Fans Cheering

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One of the most frequent questions I am confronted with as Community Manager for SocialNicole is, “People are talking to me on Twitter, but how do I get that kind of reaction on my Facebook fan page?” In my experience even if your company has a bustling Twitter feed, sometimes your Facebook page isn’t exactly [...]

Stepping Up to the Plate- Let’s Hit a Homerun This Year!

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I am not sure about you, but I am very excited that the new year is under way. I spend a few weeks before the new year reviewing my business and planning for the next year, setting business goals, making communication plans and trying to get everything set to move ahead. It’s always an exciting [...]

Wikipedia: Is it a ‘go’ or ‘no go’ for your business?

Stop Or Go

A few weeks ago I walked with you through the steps to creating your very first Wikipedia article.  What I did not mention, however, is that for many businesses the question of whether or not they should even bother tackling this task is a first concern. There are more than 25 million pages that have [...]

Are you ‘open’ to a New Years marketing resolution?

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It’s that time of year again… Businesses around the world are wrapping up 2011 and planning for 2012.  At SocialNicole we are busy helping our clients assess their current online marketing strategies and helping them determine which improvements can be made to help them reach their 2012 goals for engagement online and increased sales. Don’t [...]

Give to the Max Day Livestream from the Mall of America

Give to the Max Day: The Fun Begins It’s finally here. The day that we have been talking about online quite a bit these past weeks at SocialNicole – and for many months behind the scenes as we have strategized with our nonprofit clients to help them reach their fundraising goals on this special day. [...]

Give to the Max Day: How SocialNicole turned a crazy idea into crazy inspiration

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  In three short years, Give to the Max Day has become a Minnesota tradition. It is an amazing day of camaraderie and community as people from around Minnesota, the country, and even the world come together to support nonprofits that call Minnesota home. Because of the success of Give to the Max Day, it [...]

Discovering paid advertising on StumbleUpon

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StumbleUpon Ads-How It Works: Hopefully by now you’ve brushed up on the StumbleUpon blog posts here at SocialNicole and are fully aware of how to  use this beneficial social media tool.  If not never fear go ahead take a moment to read them now: Stumbling Around the Web and  Creating a Community of Stumblers for Your [...]

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.”

I write this post as a way to reflect on my feelings as the news hit me today that Steve Jobs had passed away. Many, many people are tweeting, facebooking, blogging, google+ing and yes talking about this sad news. And so what I have to say is only a small blip of all the chatter [...]