A lot can happen in 10 years. We interviewed social media professionals (and those who use social media regularly in their jobs) about how social media has changed over the past decade. We gathered our intel from people who have been attending the Houston Social Media Breakfast for all or a part of the past 10 years. In May of 2009, SMBHOU was officially launched by the founder of Zoetica Media, Kami Huyse, and Jennifer Texada, who now lives in California. Over read more...
The Science of Instagram Hashtags – Ep 105
Today on Keeping Up with Kamichat we look at hard data to answer the age-old question, Should you put Instagram hashtags in the body of the post or in the first comment, and how many should you use? We think we found the definitive answer, at least for now. And we also cover the latest updates on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Snapchat. This Week’s Question: Instagram Hashtags. Should you put them in the body of the post or in the first comment, and how many should you use? Answer The short answer is that you should put them in the post and that you should use 30 relevant hashtags, and this time I have proof. read more...
What Are the Pros and Cons of IGTV – Keeping Up With Kamichat – Ep 104
What are the Pros and Cons of Using IGTV in your marketing strategy? This week’s question is from Andrea Nicole Long: Andreanicolelong87 Thanks again for the wonderful information! I’d love to hear your pros and cons so far in regards to IGTV. Here is a chart of the pros and cons of IGTV that we have discovered after using the feature for about two months now. Leave your own thoughts in the comments of this post. PROS CONS It’s easy to use Editing vertical video with good production values is harder. We talked about the tools we are using in read more...
How to Create Digital Content on Instagram that Pops
Have you ever wondered about how you could take your social media presence to the next level and make your business boom? Kami Huyse, the founder of Zoetica Media, sat down with social media consultant and content creator Mike Metzler, @Mtzler on Instagram, to discuss tactics for making your business stand out and grab viewers’ attention. Here are the top five tips Metzler addressed. 1. Make your posts engaging Metzler recommended that brands include interactive features on their read more...
What Are the Best Tools to Edits Vertical Video – Keeping Up WIth Kamichat (Ep 102)
This week on Keeping up with Kamichat we talked about updates on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Snapchat and YouTube. It was a busy week for the social networks as they continue to make changes to their platforms. In this episode, we talk about cool new features across social media platforms like Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. Plus, we answer the buring read more...