While pre-recorded videos are able to get your point across, livestreaming can help you reach a larger audience and repurpose your videos for future use, making it easier to engage and connect with even more people and grow your brand. At the Houston’s Social Media Breakfast on February 8, Kami Huyse sat down with Ahn Nguyen from Amplified Marketing to discuss how using livestream video can help build your business. Nguyen hosts multiple livestreams, such as Women Who Mean Business and Mobile Chat Live, and has been working in social media and digital marketing for years. The Benefits of Livestreaming Livestreams can read more...
Starting a Social Media Campaign with a Single Facebook Post
When it comes to using social media, many professionals think that more is better and that spending hundreds of dollars on ads and marketing campaigns is the key to success. While this may sometimes be the case, oftentimes just a single Facebook post can jumpstart your business -- and it’ll be easy on your wallet as well. At the Houston's Social Media Breakfast, our CEO Kami Huyse sat down with Eric Edward Schell, founder, and photographer of Pride Portraits, to share some tips on how social media can fuel a powerful and impactful campaign. He created a Facebook event to take free read more...
Twitter Chat Success Secrets with SMBHOU
Twitter is growing quickly, and with over 300 million active users it can be difficult to find a community you can connect with on the social media platform. This is where Twitter Chat comes in, a tool that makes it easy to connect with like-minded individuals over an array of subjects ranging from technology to fashion. Houston Social Media Breakfast invited three experts in the field of Twitter Chats to come speak about what they are, how to join one, and how to start one yourself. Great stuff being shared at read more...
Legally Speaking: What You Need to Know About Social Media Law
Social media law is a largely new frontier and is often unclear or difficult to understand. Trademarks, patents, and copyrights are all topics which can affect social media law, so it is important to know how these topics can affect you and your social media channels. Social Media Law: What You Need to Know At our Social Media Breakfast Houston, We brought in Travis Crabtree, a former journalist who has been practicing law with Gray Reed & McGraw for 16 years, to read more...
How to Build a Relevant Instagram Following
Instagram is quickly becoming one of the premier social networks for both brands and individuals. This is even more true thanks to recent developments by the Instagram team, which include offering business profiles, added analytics, and opening up advertising. They also added a story feature, and most recently, live video. We brought in an Instagram expert at the Social Media Breakfast of Houston to discuss how to build a relevant following on the platform, regardless of whether you represent a brand or as an individual. Not only does Jillian read more...