If you attended Social Media Day Halifax 2018 on Friday, I sure hope you enjoyed yourself and learned lots. I know I did! And not all my learning was from the presenters and sessions. Here are a few examples from the event organizing side of things. 1. It doesn’t matter how many lists you make … Read more
Imagine living in Halifax and not having enough to eat. Or going to sleep at night with your belly rumbling, and wondering if you even care to wake up to live another day. For our neighbours in need, Souls Harbour Rescue Mission is a true lifeline. Souls Harbour serves over 50,000 hot, nutritious meals every … Read more
If you’re going to live-tweet from the Social Media Day Halifax 2018 Conference (and of course you are!), you’ll want to add #SMDH18 to the end of each tweet or place it within the tweet. This allows us, the Conference organizers, to track conversations and see if there are any concerns to tend to. It allows … Read more
We all need to engage in professional development from time to time. Being with social media peers always has a refreshing, invigorating and inspirational effect. There is a plethora of ways to turn a conference into great social media content. 1. Write a Top 10 list of things you learned. 2. Do a recap of … Read more
1. Take advantage of a unique once-a-year social media training opportunity. Every entrepreneur I know, beginners and sophisticated marketers alike, can benefit from better social media marketing skills. How often do you get to devote an entire day to your own social media marketing training? And when we do go to a digital marketing conference … Read more
Yesterday, we failed at herding cats! (You’ll see what I mean in the video.) But we’re excited to announce award-winning blogger and media personality Erin Trafford-Basquill as our talented and dynamic keynote speaker at Social Media Day Halifax 2018. Erin is the creative instigator, influencer and DIY enthusiast behind DIY Passion and a co-host of In The Story House podcast. On the morning … Read more