Did you know that Google has an AdWords certification program? This means that any advertiser can take two Google AdWords exams that help qualify them in terms of running your AdWords account. I highly recommend asking whoever runs Google Adwords for your summer camp if they are AdWords certified. The team at Social Summer camp is Adwords certified and we feel confident in helping you run successful, ROI positive campaigns! ...
Read MoreI know about 99.9% of my readers are from the Summer Camp industry, but I love figuring out how social media can be used for all industries! I was approached by the father of one of my amazing clients to write a blog post for his Photography blog. If you are looking for social media tips for photography (or any industry), this blog is definitely the place to go. Here is an excerpt from the post: Recently articles have been swirling around...
Read MoreI'm always encouraging my camps to figure out a strategy for mobile. I found this great chart in Mashable I wanted to share with you all that discusses % of time spend on mobile for certain social networks. It's not surprise that Instagram is almost at 100% (given that they barely have a desktop all), but I love to see how high Pinterest, Twitter and Facebook are too. The chart below from Statista can be found here. If you haven't figured out...
Read MoreI get asked a lot about pulling Instagram stats for your camp. Right now there are not a lot of tools that allow you to pull Instagram stats, but I do recommend trying Iconosquare. Iconosquare provides you will the following metrics: - Followers - Likes - Comments - Like per piece of media - Lost followers - Top performing content - Tag usage - Post history If you know of any other Instagram metrics sites, please comment below. Until then, I'll be getting my metrics from Iconosquare....
Read MoreWhen I worked at Facebook, my favorite motto was "Move Fast." To this day, I still always err on the side of moving fast as opposed to waiting to ship something until it reaches perfection. Sometimes though, I move so quickly that I forget to share with you all some of the things that are on my mind. This blog post is a combination of all of those things! So here is what's on my mind: 1. The death of organic reach: I...
Read MoreYesterday Instagram announced that they have reached 200 million users! According to Mashable, "More importantly, 50 million of those users signed up in the last six months, which means Instagram grew by roughly 100% in the last year. The 200-million figure is for monthly active users, Instagram said." This is huge news for Instagram. If your camp is not already heavily using Instagram then they should be! With the incredible growth they are seeing it is definitely the place right now to...
Read MoreAs Twitter becomes more popular and people start to follow more users, it is easy to miss out on tweets you care about. A new “Fave People” section has recently been added to Twitter and is being tested by some Android users. This allows you to create lists of your favorite Twitter follows to view their tweets easily, as well as receive notification each time they tweet. This could be beneficial for camps because rather than scrolling through the feed to...
Read MoreI don't want to make it seem like the world is ending. But if your world revolves around organic reach on Facebook, it sort of is. According to Forbes, "Research published today by Social@Ogilvy shows the downward trend of organic reach on Facebook that a post published on a brand page can expect. From 16% of followers of a brand page being shown a piece of content in 2012, the percentage of organic reach has dropped to roughly 6% in February 2014 for...
Read MoreOne of my awesome clients started reading Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook and asked me to join in with her for a work-related book club. This is the third book from award winning social media expert, Gary Vaynerchuk. We both found the book fascinating and I wanted to share some learnings with you all here. This book is a social media blueprint on how to jab, meaning to excite and delights your customer, on the right social media platforms at the...
Read MoreI get asked pretty frequently if camps should use Facebook promoted posts or create an ad using ads manager. My answer is always the same, always create an ad!! Why you ask? 1. Targeting- When you create a promoted post Facebook limits your targeting to "fans and friends of fans," or basic geo and interest targeting. When you create an ad using Facebook ads manager you get a lot more targeting options that will help you reach your audience without wasting...
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