The Key to #Winning on Social Media

The Key to #Winning on Social Media

Have you ever interacted with an organization or a celebrity on social media? Not just by tweeting at them or liking their Instagram, but by receiving a response back from them? When my husband, Taylor, was in college, he saw a Snap from Gary Vaynerchuk telling his...
Social Media Is Not The Enemy

Social Media Is Not The Enemy

Working in the world of local television news, social media was once seen as an enemy, just another thing added to a long list of things we have to get done by deadline.  There just wasn’t enough time in the day to get everything done and to have it done...
Earning the Right to be Heard

Earning the Right to be Heard

Last summer I attended my first blogging conference. (I wore a sock bun and everything!) It was a day packed with useful information, helpful tips and plenty of networking. Though I learned a lot, one idea in particular stuck with me. Scott Kleinberg, of the Chicago...
Quench Their Appetite

Quench Their Appetite

A few weeks ago, I had a wonderful social media exchange with the community manager of a restaurant here in Chicago called Nellcôte. The interaction eventually led to an invitation for a friend and me to come to dinner as her guest. Needless to say, I was tickled. It...